the national zoo andmithsonian have run out of backup funds. both of them now closed 'll be looking at the ssibility of a deal to end this gridlock this morning. >>> first though, we do want to begin with a check on your nd commut our melissa mollet is standing by but we beginith storm team 4 meteorologist lauren ricketts. much cooler today, lauren. er.much co temperatures yesterday, 64 degrees. i keep reminding everybody. we don't have any 60s on the ten day forecast we have 50s. not today. temperatures today will be closer to seasonable. in the mid 40 for this time of year. you can see the temperatures the 40s right now will slip a little bit as we head through the morning. we'll start to move thete eratures back up. we're dry through much of the day. we have rain on the way later on throughout the evening and even into tonight. no rain out there right we are dry but an area of low pressure right out of texas will move into our area bringing rain ances for us for the second half of your day. that's not it. we have rain chances leading into the

the national zoo closed. the panda cam has gone dar>> upsetting that i drove all the way from miami. >> reporter: for 800,000 federal employees, anher day ofiving without the guarantee of a paycheck. >> not knowing when youmight get paid is frustrating. >> reporter: frustration aimed t washington where common ground is more allusive when democrats take control tomorrow. among the top priorities, introduce a plan to reopen the government. a plan dubbed a nonstarter. for th hundreds of thousands of federal workers, the hit comes january 11th. that is when most employees will miss their first paycheck, unless the shutdown ends. >> thank you. the shutdown goes well beyond the halls of government. all smithsonianuseums are closed now. that includes the air and space museum, one of thost visited visitors ntry, 19,000 a day there. the national zoo is closed and doors at the national museum of history and culture are locked up. news 4s chr gordon continues team coverage now. >> visitors from michigan stopped at the si

parents who have kids home from school this week in a way. >> news 4's aimee cho is live at the national zooh the closure throughout the smithsonian museum and the national zoo. >> reporter: good morning. the good news is all the animals t the zoo will still get to eat. the zoo keepers will still report to work and take care of the animals, but the i bad news you won't be able to visit the zoo or any other smi museum until the shutdown ends. today is the day everything officially closes. up untilow they're using money that was previously left over. the museum days ago had huge lines open. they were trying to squeeze in a visit before it's too late. they flew into d.c. to see the museums. they would haveeen frustrated if they spent the money to have it closed. we've been seeing a lot of posts from people saying they had plant vacations to d.c. but they've had to cancel. as for the employees, the essential ones such as the zookeepers will still report to work but they won't get paid unti after the shutdown ends. live at the national zoo. >>> keep up with every developmente government shutdown

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

the national zoo andmithsonian have run out of backup funds. both of them now closed 'll be looking at the ssibility of a deal to end this gridlock this morning. >>> first though, we do want to begin with a check on your nd commut our melissa mollet is standing by but we beginith storm team 4 meteorologist lauren ricketts. much cooler today, lauren. er.much co temperatures yesterday, 64 degrees. i keep reminding everybody. we don't have any 60s on the ten day forecast we have 50s. not today. temperatures today will be closer to seasonable. in the mid 40 for this time of year. you can see the temperatures the 40s right now will slip a little bit as we head through the morning. we'll start to move thete eratures back up. we're dry through much of the day. we have rain on the way later on throughout the evening and even into tonight. no rain out there right we are dry but an area of low pressure right out of texas will move into our a

the smithsonian museum and the national zoo is closed. tourists and history lovers tell us they are disappointed by the closures and haveto check out alternatives. the smithsonian says they will e not en to the public until the government shutdown is over. >>> w knowthe name of the marine killed in the district. 20-year-oance corporal riley. these are pictures from k. faceb he was shot and killed on duty, reportedly struck by an accidental discharge from another marine's weapon. the military has not released details about his death. >>>d.c.'s first murder of 2019 came on the first day of the yea a man sh and killed inside an apartment building on barny road in southeast d.c. it was last night. police have not released the ctim's name or motive for the killing. >>> with 2019 under way, prince george's county is starting on a positive note. police saw a significant decrease in crime for 2018. our coun bureau chief, tracee wilkinsooks at the stats and the strategy in curbing crime. >> reporter: four murders in prince george's county resulted

and the fst day of the new year is the last day to visit theusmithsonianm and the national zoo duringve the ment shutdown. we'll have the latest before congress returns to capitol hill. first to breaking news right now, police are investigating a shooting. at first and kennedy streets northwest. the chief says people were shooting at two eac other just before 1:00 this afternoon when a bystander ended up shot in the head. is still alive at last check. d.c. finished 2018 with a 40% increase in homicides compared to 17. news4's darcy spencer will have more on this coming up for you ons4 at 5:00. >>> it has been a busy afternoon forga police invesrs in arlington. good afternoon, everyone. i'm susan hon. pat and leon are off today. just hours after ringing in the new year, arlington skoinl investigating a suspicious death. it could turn out to be the rst homicide. a woman apparently stabbed to death this morning on 8th road south. cory smith spoke to neighbors who said she was a caring and generous grandmother. >> just as you said, police are calling this a suspicious death investigation. n

that were closed as part of the national shutdo are reopening this morning. the national zoo and the se smithsonian s will reopen for the first time since the government shutdown. the national a and space museum, the natural history museum, and the gallery of art and other the smithsonian museums will open the doors for tourists. that's welcome news.ht >> my da is extremely excited. she's been waiting for weeks to go to the museum of natural history to see the big elepht they have in the entryway. >> the national arviives or the tors center are not open yet. no word on when that will change. >>> now, that the federal government is back open, the state of the union is back on. trump and house speaker nancy pelosi spoke yesterday afternoon. the speaker invited the president to address congress. heon red. the state of the union will be tuesday, february 5th. you can wat nbc 4.right here on >>> as t area is getting back ho business, we're learnin much the five-week shutdown cost the economy. the noartisan congressional budget office, or cbo, says the cost was $11 million. that's

estimated the smithsonian institution th the museums and the zoo lost about $4.3 million during the course of that shutwn. no way t get that back. we are live at the national, derrick ward ns4 back to you. >>> what a backdrop. derrick, thanks so much. >> it's nice to know the elephants missed us. that's kind of cool. and the great apes, that's kind of cool. >> coming up next, a sour note for apple. >> a rush to fix a jaw dropping glitch in one of its apps that allows others to eves drop on your eye phone. >>> hear from the family of a local thirdrader killed at his school. the unthinkable accident and their passionate plea for. chan >>> and doug is coming back to time out the snow, the cold ff the reste evening, the re of the st>>> right now at 5: weather alert. >>rovided by brooks, our photographer. the snow isameal pictulire f fn of our region. >> it'san lovelpretty too look at but the bigger concern tonight, the falling temperatures. >>> our chief meteorologist doug kammerer is tracking theold d snow. it's going to get a lotolr overnight. >> yeah, that's why we think an area like that insb gaithg could bring montgomery county to close or delay schools.

national emergency. >> reporter: today tweetingui w will the wall. >> that was nbc kelly o'donnell report can. today national park service saying theational mall and memorial park willese tomorrow. all the smithsoan museums and the national zoo. the national park service says all of its sights will open as well. >>> celebrity chef jose andres is keeping his emergency kitchen open. during the shutdown they serve between 7,000 to 10,000 meals every da >> i am very grateful that ople from the outside sector and the government are able to helping peoe. we did nothing to incur the pai that we hav endured by the government being shut down. >>> all right. e av got mowere breeting news too now. a triple shooting in southeast washington.rc washington just got to the scene. >> reporter: we just got here and set up for the live shot. is triple shooting happened here on fort davis place. the cross street q streeu are looking at fort davis place. you can see the pice cruisers, evidence van and all the activity taking place umthe street f where we are standing. d.c. police isng tel us this was in fact a triple shooting. this isom aide but we do not know how many people have died inhis incidents. they responded here to shots fired. they fo

ter remaining open between christmas and new year's despite the shutdown, the national zoo as well as the smithsonian are now closte indefily. art is onal gallery of also expected to close tomorrow. and with many park rangers on furlough, some o america' greatest natural wonders are y erflowing with trash. nbc's morgan ches more. >> reporter: at joshua tree nationpark, the desert views rand abbott fell in love withte now compe with a nasty reality. >> cigar wrappers, tin foil. i mean i could stay here for about three hours and clean this thing up. >> reporter: with park staff on furlough,rand, a disabled vet, volunteers up to six hours a day pulling rangerduty, trying to save a place that saved him. >> then i came out here a started climbing, and it opened my mind up to everything i can do in >> reporter: his best efforts no match for visitors now packing parks nationwide during the government shutdown. in the capital, washington monument views now come with this. and intexas, trash keeps bear proof cans from even closing. >> we areth optimisti we'll get notice that we can come back t

live at the national zoo, aimee cho, news4. >> aimee, thank you. of can also see the impact the shutdown in national parks across the country. many national park rangers are furloughed. that means america's greatest national wonders such as joshua tree in southern california are closed. trash cans are overflowing with crash and public rest rooms are closed. >> we'reptimistic we'll get word to come back to soon but until then -- >> arizona's doug ducey says the grand canyon will notclose. stay with nbc 4 and the washington app. we're covering every angle untiv thenment reopens. a lot of cloud around this morning. lauryn ricketts, does that mean rain son tis on the way? >> we're going to show you that coming up on futurecast in just about 15 minutes. just know we've got some wet days ahead. it's not going to be raining the whole time but we are going to have rain chances. we have r later on tonight that will last through tomorrow morning and that could aytentially last through the day on saturd nothing happening right now. the radar is dry. we're dryi

the national mall and memorialarks will resume regular operations tomorrow. starting on tuesday tourists will be able to visit the museums on the mall. that includes all of the euithsonian m and the national zoo. the national park service says all of their sites will have normal operations on tuesday as well. >>> meanwhile, furloughed employees preparing to rurn to rk don't know how long the government will remain open. e bill president trump signed last night only includes funding for three weeks. nbc's chris pollone on the uncertainties still in the air. >> federal workers are relieved. >> it feels exciting to go back to work, to harp a e. >> but they don't have relief. government is back open, checks have not yet gone out.lthen, fo affected workers like this one in califor remain open. >> i think that's why everybody is so grateful that you know this iin reg open for us until those paychecks do come. it still aows you to come in and grab the items that you may need and not have to worry abo going to a grocery store. >> pfriday, president tr agreed to reopen the federal government until february 15th. 35th day of the shutdown, the same day unpaid air traffic controllers stayed home. >> wall

ed o'keefe is outside the national zoo in washington. good morning. > good morning, michelle. they are still feeding the animals but only workers are getting in here today. bad news for anyone hoping to see the animals. staff assure us they will continue to care and feed the 2700 creatures that live here but visitors can't get in until the shutdown is over. across the country, some national park have remained open but are operating with limited staff. as a result, visitors are leaving behind overflowing garbage bins that pose a threat to wildlife. in california at joshua tree national park, some local business owners are pitching in by restocking bathrooms and emptying trash bins. conservationists warn if the shutdown continues much longer, visitors could cause permanent damage to these natural resources, while the zoo and parks are closed, other departments are also affected. agriculture, justice, home wland security, housing and you are band develop, parts of the state department all closed but the pentagon and v.a. are operating close to normal. the

tuss discovered, though, not only are the museum and zoo workers happy the shutdown is over, so are the anima at the zoo. >> reporter: at 8:00 in the morning, the national zoo back open fbusiness. >> it's energizing. >> reporter: perhaps one of the happiest to welcome everyone back,he panda cub putting on a show in the trees. and a happy spector joyce carter. she missed it and says he's a bit big er. >> he's grown. i tuned in on the c panda this morning. you could tell, he was sitting up there communi with his father through the howdy window this morning. and they looked about the same size. i mean, heea rllywn has gron 35 days. >> reporter: the elephants are right here where you left them. zoo leaders say the shutdown hasn't been o eas staff or the m animals. >> we observed some of our mo intelligen animals like great apes and elephants, they do know when the visitors aren't there. and there was more interactionee between thers and the animals. >> reporter: museums reopening. lonnie welcong visitors back to the museum of and an-american histo culture. >> it's been a million reunions. >> reporter: for now, on this day, washington getng back to normal. t

. >>> today was the last day to take in the museums on the mall and our national zoo before they fallicm to the shutdown. the national zoo andhe smithsonian museum there's close form a deal isn't struck. people are frustrated and they say this is altering their holiday plans. >> a real shame. no rson the government couldn't stay open. no reason they couldn't find a compromise to make it work. >> i probably spent upwards of $20,000, 000 to get here. 37 hours oftrel. 30,000 k and i've got two days to smashit and f in everything. it's ridiculous. >> if you're in luck and looking for other activities, head to our nbc washington app for some ideas. we have aul fl list of what's open a what's not. just search shutdown. >>> it is a good thing that we have plenty to . >> exactly. we're never bored. up next, rescued from the rubble. >>> a toddler falls into a rhino exhibit at the zoo. >>> and expanding th270 i beltway. hundreds of people are makingth r voices heard. >>> how long will our warm temperatures stick around? all those details coming up in my forecast. look. it's over. i love you, but i

police a not saying how the men died. >>> the national zoo and the smithsonian museums will reopen since the first time since the shutdown. the rest of the museumsil wl open at 10:00 a.m. hundreds of thousands of government workers and contractors are believed to back on the job now. after 35 days without a paycheck, everyone is happy that they will be getting paid later this week. for ma, the damage is done. >> this shutdown really did -- it caused a lot of problems for alerybody. if not me, physically, financially, of course. meanwhile, a bipartisan group of lawmakers will meet tomorrow to avoid another shutdown. the current agreement expires february 15th. >>> looking at your other top stories. former trump adviser, roger stone, will be arraigned in a d.c. federal court today. he flew into reagan national yesterday. he fac several charges, including lying and witness tamperg. fbi agent arrested him friday, as part of the mueller investigation, of interference into the election. stone bieves that mueller's investigation is politically motivated. news 4's tracie potts will have more on

because this is the people's capital they all closed down now they shut their doors today same for the national zoo also free on purpose also close of course the animals will be fed but tourists and other people other americans who came from wherever in the united states to see the museum see or enjoy the cultural life of the sea. that's not going to happen everything is closed right now and adding to that uncertainty in washington we've got the former republican presidential nominee and incoming republican senator mitt romney he has launched a scathing attack on president trump the newly elected senator from utah wrote an opinion piece in the washington post and he writes that a president should demonstrate the essential qualities of honesty and integrity and elevate the national discourse with comity and mutual respect with a nation so divided resentful and angry presidential leadership in qualities of character is indispensable and it is in this province where the incumbent shortfall has been most the way or so. romney of course starting a new job as a senator in washington and attacking the us

today, visitors could only peek through windows, the smithsonian museums and the national zoo. and car will davis, a grant processer, need inned a little more help. >> i'm glad it's over. but i still don't feel like safe. like, three weeks is not a time. >> on agreed. 21 days goes very quickly. seven snofrs and ten house members of both parties, to strike a long term agree m on home 15th. >> we asked the president to open up gosm to have a time to debate on the best way to protect our border. >> he said he can use his authority to declare an emergency. >> obviously, we will do an emergency. that is what it is. it's a national emergency. today tweeting, we will build the wall. is similar story, a visitors center in san francisco remains closed. and if the point national historict complete the skav jer hunt. >> yeah, i don'tunclear when no services will resume. and the national seashore is tweeting it will resume normal operations tomorrow. >>> well, it starts tomorrow. harris is kicking off his campaign next week, and people attend ready urged to use the 19th strait station. the

the national zoo is shuttered. the popular panda cam has gone dark. ifornia, joshua tree national park is a place volunteers are cleaning up and cleaning toilets because visitors are coming without staff, including rangers. the workers not getting paychecks, suing trump saying the federal government is breaking the law, requiring workers to work without pay. nbc's van hilliard has been speaking with the employees directly impacted by the government shutdown. you talk to somebody affected by the shutdown and dealing with the impact of hurricane florence. what can you tell us? >> reporter: yeah, good morning, chris. the gentleman you are referring to is matt. he's been air traffic control specificist in wilmington for five years. he's raising his son and is cash strapped. he is paying for day care, gas, food and four months ago, run out of his house by hurricane florence floodwaters that went up the walls of his house. he had to move out and he's been paying to remodel his house. i want to play some sound in why the government shutdown is impacting him.

the national zoo and the smithsonian will welcome guests. the air and space, the natural history and others will open their atdoors. good news. >> my daughter is extremely ngcited. she's been wan to go to the museum of natural history in particular, to see the big elephant they have in the entrywayo >> she looks excited. >> she might be camera-shy. w >>ll go with that. the national archives and the visitor center are not open yet. no word on when that will change. >>> now, that the federal governmentens back the state of the union is back on. the speaker spe eer sentd eer invitation to address congress. you can see the address right here on nbc 4. >>> as the area is getting back to business, we are learning how much the kfive-w shutdown cost the economy. the congressional budget office says the total cost was $11 billion. dethat inc $3 the c.o.b. says cannot be recovered. private businesses, restaurants and those thatel on federal workers for their daily business, will neveuperate their last reve. reve >>> roger stone will be in a d.c. feder

. >> reporter: in the nation's capital, tourist attractions like the national zoo, most museums, and national archives are closed. national parks remain shut down, too, but some are getting unsupervised use, like yosemite, c ere trash piles up for lack of funds to haul it away. >> it's a very stressful situation. >> reporter: laurie mccann, a furloughed i.r.s. analyst program analyst outside of chicago, is worried about paying her medical bills after a recent surgery. >> i have to figure out how to pay my necessary living expenses soon. i will go right through my savings, you know, and then i have to figure out what to do. >> glor: all right, major, as we mentioned, the senate gets two additional republicans but democrats take over the house. what happens? >> reporter: well, the new house democratic majority will open congress tomorrow and pass two g.o.p.-drafted bills that could end the shutdown, including one that would provide an additional month of negotiations over urrder security funding. but senate republican leaders have said that legislation dead on arrival. why? because pres

the national zoo. with the shutdownover, our city's famed museums and the zoo are open aga forbusiness. and news 4 was there as visitors began coming back right away this morning. adam tuss is by the african-american history museum which is also reopened. adam, there have to be a lot of smiling faces there this morning. >> reporter: absolutely. and a lot of people breathing a sigh ofrelief. a lot of people who work in places like the african-amerin history museum right here, they weren't even getting paid during the entire shutdown, but now the focus is on moving forward. at 8:00 in the morning, the national zoo back open for business. >> it is energizing. >> reporter: perhaps one of the helpiest to welcome everybody back bei bei putting on a toe. joy carter has been coming to the zoo three times a week for a while, she missed it and says bei i is a big bigger. >> he's grown. in this morning and you could tell he was up there xhuning with his fathxhun i they looked about the same size. he really hasrown

national parks are reopening this weekend following the government shutdown. the park service is asking visitors to contact individual parks before showing up. in our nation's capitol the smithsonian and the national zoo are expected spooopen as well. >>> now analyst say it will take time for if up and with an shutdown possible on the horizon federal employees are wondering when they'll receive back pay. >> my guess is that it will take several days. i'm sure they'll make this a priority because they and everyone need the paycheck. >> reporter: frameworkers returned to work on monday. >>> after the indictment of roger stone, a long time friend of president trump he left the court in florida yesterday and the f.b.i. raided stone's home early friday morning under a 7 count received anything from wikileaks or that i ew the subject or content of the material. this is being used to silence me. >> reporter: the special counsel has indictment today many. >>> and president trump trump tweeted quote, if longer stone was indictment today by congress what about hilary and her deleted emails. stone plans to plead not guilty during his courapday. >>> it as celtics. >>> a brutal cold is freezing the northwest and t

the national zoo is closed indefinitely. there ar a few things youan do if you're in town for a visit. the library of congress and the u.s. po botanical garden is open. for a complete list of activities still available to the public head to the nbc washington app. >>> the u.s. supreme court says it will hear a case involvingti alles that democratic drew district boundaries to benefit their party nddisenfranchise republicans. a lower court found the rights of republican voters were violated. it's on the same day s thete commission met to address this issue for the first time. >>>as mchusetts senator lizabeth warren is wasting no time she made a stop in iowa yesterday. she spoke at aacked restaurant. she announced her bid for the white house on new year's eve. she said she'll fight for opportunities for all families. >>> the secret service saysma a moved a security barrier on wednesday. he told officers he wanted to eliver two bottles of crown royal to presideump. he also wanted the president's help to find a wife. that's accor

the panda cam at the national zoo is going to be turned off, don't understand me wrong i like pandas just as much as everyone else, but we do need to question whether the national zoo is something that needs to be in the federal government operation. what are federal activities in nature. especially as we enter this decade.sa perhaps this could go on even longer. i think it is very important for rest to think critically about what are proper federal functions and what are things that should be handled on the state and local level in that kind of major political disagreement leading to a government slowdown. in many of the functions are affected not just for the federal government but not for any government at all. many of the black programs, transportations and those are things that should be handled on the state and local level. nen we wouldn't be inat this problem right now with the shutdown. >> host: let's let john who called from silver springs, maryland. john good morning speech three i want to make sure that they economy, has been hurt. they have dropped way way down. as reality

the national mall. that includes all the smithsonian museums hadn't national zoo. ce says all of theires sit will have a return to normaly operations this week. >> federal employees affected by the shutdown can still get a hot meals they return to work. celebrity chef jose andres isin ke his emergency kitchen open to feed people who may still need it. we smaller crowds yesterday as the world's central kitchen on pennsylvania avenue continued to stay open. during the shutdownof they serv etween 7,000 to 10,000 meals every day. >> i'm very grateful to pomple he private sector and outside the government are willing to helpff peoplet by this, the 800,000 employees in the governmt affecte by the shutdown because we n didhing to inkur the pain that we've endured by the governmenteing shutdown. >> the world central kitchen will remain on until friday. >> good news if you use the d.c. circulator. starting tomorrow all rides on the circulator will be free all throughout february. it's part of mayor muriel am bowser'sign to make it easier for residents to get through the dist

. > today, the national zoo and the smithsonian museums will reopen for the first time since the government shutdown. if youan't visit the zoo in person, you can see the pandas. the panda cam will be open thisn mo hundreds of thousands of government workers and contractors are relieved to be back on the job, after 35 days without a paycheck, everyone is happy they will be paid later this week. for many, the damage is done. >> this shutdown d really -- it caused a lot of problems for everybody. if not mentally, physically, financially, of course. g meanwhile, a bipartisaup of lawmakers is set to negotiate toesrrow in h of avoiding another shutdown. the funding resolution expires on february 15th. president trump is set to give his state of the union address next tuesday. >>> here's a look at other top stories this morning. former trump viser, roger stone, will be arraigned in a d.c. federal court today. he flew in from reagan national yesterday. he faces several charges, inscludii including lying and witness tampering. stone believes mueller's investigation is politically motivated. coming u

pandacam at the national zoo will be turned off. don't misunderstand me. i like pandas as much as anyone else. i think we need to understand whether the national zoo needs to be within the domain of the federal government operation. what are federal actions in nature? as we enter this partisan decade, i think it is important for us to think critically about what are proper federal functions? what should happen on the state and local level that you will not see such major effects when you have major political disagreements leading to a partial government slow down. the nonessential functions for the federal government, not for any government at all. those grants for transportation and in the environmental space should be handled on the state and local level where with private sector actors, and then we would not be in this problem right now with the shutdown. host: let's let john from maryland join the conversation. good morning. caller: thank you for taking my call. i want to make sure that first of all the guests say the economy has already been hurt. hote

best smithsonian and asked today that essentially all museums and the national zoo are shut down because of a partial government shutdown. he also made reference to mitt romney's these in the washington post, here's the headline -- the president shapes the character of the nation, the president's character falls short. never go to our caller in pennsylvania, good evening. caller: good evening. i am calling in about the wall situation. i would like to just take a deep breath and take a look at inch history. at ancient legitimate who called the president a village idiot, and use the word "silly issues comic out they had to these issues 3000, 4000 years ago. chinese civilization built the great wall. as far as i know, it is still today.is job the coliseum built by the romans, they had a different situation where the kind of let everybody in, they got all fat and lazy, and today, the colosseum is in ruins. what would you, say, what did we really learn to this point? you have people on both sides who are very divided. you have to look at the past to see where you are going in the future and w

smithsonian tweeting the national zoo and museums will reopen on tuesday. mayor bower is going to ask the cityer to c the taxpayer dollars spent that usually the feds handle. c we havetinuing coverage on this. still a lot of questions remaining unanswered about what's next and what's going to ppen in the three weeks to come. for upda od information,pen up the app, and search shutdown deal. you'll want to tune in tomorrow morning for "meet the press" with chuck todd. he'll take a look at the political fallout ofyesterday's shutdown truce, and what it means in three weeks when the government d could shutn again. that's tomorrow after "news 4 to y." >>> president trump's long-time political adadviser, roger ston is out of jail. he wasay arrested yeste in his florida home in the early morning hours. he pleaded n guilty in court. he was released on a $250,000 bond. stone vowed not to testify against president trump. he is accused of lying to the white house intel committee about his interactions with wikileaks during the 2016 campaign. an indictment alleges stone

the national zoo is closed indefinitely. there are a few things you can do. the library of congress and the u.s. botanic gardens is open. for a complete list of activities still available to the public during the shutdown, go to our nn washing app. >>> we're learning more about breaking news out of california. three men killed and four injured at a shooting in a bowling alley south of los angeles. some kind of fight i broke out the middle of a large group of people who were crowded into two lane not long after that fight started the gunfire erupted. so far police have not made any arrests. >>> this morning a man is facing charges after a double shooting in clinton, maryland. detectives believe robbery was th motive. prince george's county police arrested sean davis junior. officers say he gunned down two peopvi. o shows the aftermath of what happened. the homeowner says one of the cctims was in a that stopped in front of his house. that n that video you can hear screaming outside. we talked to anoer person who knew one of the victims. she did not want to appea

the government shutdown still area.ting our the national zoo and smithsonian have run out of ckup funds and they're closed. we'll look at the possibility of a deal to end the gridlock. >> melissa mollet is standing by but we begin with storm team 4 lauren ricketts. how's it going, lauren? >> not that bad. have some fairly mild conditions. yesterday we went into the mid 60s. early in the morning, too. now the temperatures stuck in the 40s. a little bit more seasonable for this time of yoyear. can see we have beautiful conditions out there right now. the temperatures in the upper 30s and low 40s. 41 in gaithersburg. 30 out in the shenandoah valley. the next couple of hours we are looking for the tperatures to go down a bit. we are staying in the 40s for the daytime hnghs toput likely in the mid to upper 40s. not much going on on the radar. we are dry. however, as i widen this view a little bit we've got some rain down to the south and some more rain down towards texas area. before that we do have some more rain and showers to get through. so we'll talk about rain for today and tonight com

for all 19 smithsonian museums and the national zoo, at a washington area food bank -- >> i'm happy you guys are back to work. >> reporter: carlo davis, a grant processor at housing and urban development need a little more help waiting on back pay. >> i'm glad it's over but i still don't feel like safe, like three weeks is not a long time. >> reporter: on that, the president agreed tweeting "21 days goes very quickly. negotiations with democrat also start immediately." the new dealmakers will be seven senators and ten house members of both parties, chosen by capitol hill leadership to strike a long-term agreement on homeland security and border funding by february 15th. >> we ask the president to open up government so we'd have time to have a debate on the best way to protect our border. >> reporter: the president says if talks fail, can he use his authority to declare an emergency. >> obviously we're going to do the emergency, because that's what it is. it's a national emergency. >> reporter: tweeting "we will build the wall." terry mcsweeney, "nbc bay area news." >> here in the bay ar

the national zoo re-opened day, as did smithsonian museums, including the national museum of african-american history and culture. director lonnie bunch personally welcomed back visitors as they arrived today. >> people love what they do here and they almost feel like, yes, not getting paid was horrible, but being taken away from being toe to engage the public, share the stories they care about has been even more difficult. >> we've gathe sd allts of personal stories since the shutdown began. we have them, an update on a maryland mother battling cancer, too, who had been furloughed. you can read more about her story o our nbc washington app. just search "donor help". >>> the manf convicted brutally killing three members of a d.c. family and their housekeeper willl for be sentenced this friday. wtop radio is reporting that federalrosecutors are seeking four life prison sentences thout the possibility of parole for daron wint. a jury found wint guilty in october for killing this family and their hsekeeper vera figueroa back in 2016. wint is due back in court on friday. >>> in montgomery county,

the national mall, signs of the shutdown everywhere. garbage piling up in the shadow of the washington monument. museums and the national zoo shuttering tomorrow. tonight, signs the white house may be looking fng to be a grea year. complicated, but great. >> okay, a complicated year ahead. tara palmeri joins us now from the white house. and tara, the president meeting tomorrow with democratic leade s s but they've made it very clear they will not fund his border wall? >> reporter: the democrats gain even more leverage in the fight. the president's advisers are pushing him to offer them incentives like a solution for dreamers, those undocumented immigrants who came to the country illegally as children. tom? >> tara palmeri for us tonight. tara, thank you. >>> overseas now, where a 48-year-old american and former marine is in custody in russia, accused of being a spy. his family says he's innocent, and that he was there to attend a wedding, and now the state department is involved. abc's james longman with the e the tails coming in. >> reporter: tonight, the family of paul whelan, a former marine, speaking out. >> reporter: h

the smithsonian museums of the national zoo will be closed, starting today. president trump started a new year on twitter, ripping his critics, highlighting his successes, and continuing his calls for more border security. in one of his 13 tweets, he wrote, "order security in the wall thing and shutdown is not were nancy pelosi wanted to start her tenure as speaker. let's make a deal. ." >> a lot of people are looking to get the paycheck. i am ready to go anytime they want. we're not giving up. we need border security. the wall is a big part. the biggest part. >> reporter: the democrats are set to take the majority of the house of representatives. they will likely vote on two bills to reopen the government. they will have more time to negotiate on a permanent solution if there pass. this bills contain no new wall funding. >>> you can spend $5 billion a lot smarter and a lot more strategically on manpower and technology, so how can you expect speaker losey to back down on the issue if she believes that money could be better spent. >> reporter: even if they pas

. >> reporter: in the nation's capital, tourist attractions like the national zoo, most museums and thechives are closed. national parks remain shut down, too, but some are getting unsupervised use, like yosemite, where trash piles up for lack of funds to haul it away. >> it's a very stressful situation. >> reporter: laurie mccann, a analyst programmer outside of chicago, is worried about paying her medical bills after a recent surgery. >> i have to figure out how to pay my necessary living expenses soon. i will go right through my savings, you know, and then i have to figure out what to do. >> reporter: the new house democratic majority will open congress and pass two gop-drafted bills that could end the shutdown, one that could provide additional months of negotiation over border security funding. but senate republican leaders said that legislation dead on arrival. why? because president trump opposes it. >> a war of words is raging between president trump and incoming senator and former governor and presidential candidate mitt romney. ed o'keefe updates us on the fallout. >> reporter

the sweats formalise to the teachings of the national zoo as president of venezuela i want to do you in venezuela the president is elected by washington to find his way let in chaos president europe accuses us of an attempted coup after donald trump recognizes the country's celtic led interim leader graciously very quickly out of it without a trace.

the smithsonian tweeting that all museums, research centers, and the national zoo will shut down today. and california's joshua tree national park closed its campgrounds for health and safety concerns as toilets reached their capacity. driving off-road and other infractions that damage natural resources are also becoming a problem. in previous government shutdowns national parks have closed entirely, but gates remained open leaving parks severely understaffed. >>> u.s. customs and border protection investigating an incident at the california border with mexico. agents using teargas, pepper spray, and smoke on a group of migrants trying to enter the u.s. illegally. some of the migrants allegedly throwing rocks as others lifted children over the razor edged wire in the early hours of tuesday morning. about 150 migrants approached the fence, but one-third of the group turned back when they saw the agents. 25 were taken into custody. >>> a family of an american citizen detained in russia strongly denying claims by the kremlin that he is a u.s. spy. retired marine paul whelan was arrested i

the national zoo, too. that means the panda cam has gone dark. and the popular natusnalm of african-american history and culture. news 4's shomari stone is live with more of the far-reaching impacts from pets to marriage licenses. shomari? >> reporter: well, that's right, doreen. the governmentn shutd effecting everything from trash pickup on the national mall to pelt owners, to people who are waiting for their marriage licenses from the duk superior courtind me. some of them come here to the building, trying to get their marriage licenses, only to find out that the marriage bureau is closed. in fact, one couple said, you know what, we're going to get married regardless, we're going to go ahead with it. let's take aook. this couple gotew married a days ago, and now the newlyweds, who live in d.c., smile in their hon honeyho honeymoon in upstate new york. bud they were turaway from getting a marriage license here at d.c. superior court because of the federal government shutdown. >> we showed up and asked which chai to the mark bureau, and he said,

communities not to mention the overflowing trash cans even outside the white house currently or the national zoo or the smithsonian institute the museums and all the support services and also rely on having a federal economy of sorts and i mean what we what we know is though that on thursday the democrats intend to introduce legislation to reopen the government in the house but the senate says they were then pick up those bills for a vote in the senate unless they have assurances from donald trump that he will sign off on them and that's not clear yet so at the moment everything still remains in the shipwreck hansie with the latest from washington following those developments for us thank you. two women in india have defied religious hardliners and entered one of the world's largest hindu pilgrimage sites this sub ramallah temple doesn't allow women menstruating age inside the shrine despite a ruling by india's supreme court lifting the ban the move by the two women has led to protests and the backlash from conservative hindu groups or such a party has the latest. under the cover of darkness and

national facility, many were impacted. the partialarea, government shutdown starts to take a bigger bite out of d.c., with the assignment the sims on the desk at the smithsonian, the national zoo. -- orr next from vivian do i have eric on the line, independent line? vivian in washington, republican line. you are on the air. caller: hi, how are you? is that all these people in congress and the house of representatives, they shouldn't get paid. moneyhould donate their to charity because they are not doing their job. on the feet, do your job. then we won't have an issue with people having shutdowns. congress are not doing their job. that is what the taxpayers voted for them on. they should not be able to take the money from the taxpayers, give their money to charity, and not get a write off on it. they are not doing their job. i watch the television all the time. it is ridiculous. no, no, no. get the job done. that is what you are hired for. vivian in washington state. las cruces, new mexico, a caller on our democrat line. i do not live very far from the wall, and we live in the 21st century. it does not seem to be a good solution to put up the wall. the -- on the border there no

the smithsonian says money is running out so museums on the ball and the national zoo will close tomorrowf a deal is not reached. for ahe look at things to do during the shutdown, head over to the nbc washington app. >>> one of the senate's most prominent democrats looks to be on her way tonc anng a run for president in 2020. senator elizabeth warren announced she's forming an exploratory committee. this is the first major steprd to launching a presidential campaign. the video, warren promised to fight for the middle class and take on corruption and greed. >>> it may be a crowd docratic field in the next among those may be running is west virginia state senator, richard ojeda and julian castro. >>> coming , the man who said he was sexually abused by a priest is testifying and going on theecord with his name and showing his face. >> i believe that he cou do anything. i believed as an adult he would sure thing to me to make his life doesn't change. >> mccar rikacarrick says his c looks forward to doing what's right. or> a maj shakeup in the communications department at the vatican. former f

deal on the wall the shutdown will continue as trash and human waste pile up at some national parks, calls go unanswered at the i.r.s., and the smithsonian museums and the national zoo prepare to close. the animals will be cared for, but the hugely popular panda cam will go dark. and hundreds of thousands of federal employees will continue to work without pay. the largest federal employee union is suing the government arguing that forcing employees to work without being paid violates federal law. >> duthiers: so, chip, what's expected to happen over the next couple of days? >> reporter: well, tomorrow is that briefing here at the white house for congressional leaders. but nobody knows if that's really going to have any effect on resolving this standoff. then thursday, a big day, the democrats officially take control of the house. nancy pelosi, if all goes according to plan, becomes speaker of the house, and then the democrats plan to pass their bill to reopen the government. the problem is that bill has already been rejected by the white house because it doesn't provide enough money for the president's wall. so what happens after that is anyone's guess. vlad. >> dut

deal on the wall, the shutdown will continue as trash and human waste pile up at some national parks, calls go unanswered at the irs, and the smithsonian museums and the national zoo prepare to close. the animals will be cared for, but the hugely popular panda cam will go dark. and hundreds of thousands of federal employees will continue to work without pay. the largest federal employee union is suing the government, arguing that forcing employees to work without being paid violates federal law. c what's happen over the next couple of days? >> reporter: well, tomorrow is that briefing here at the white house for congressional leaders, but nobody knows if that's really going to have any effect on resolving this standoff. then thursday, a big day, the democrats officially take control of the house. nancy pelosi, if all goes according to plan, becomes speaker of the house, and then the democrats plan to pass their bill to reopen the government. the problem is that bill has already been rejected by the white house because it doesn't provide enough money for the president's wall. so what happens after that is anyone's guess. vlad? >> all right, chip reid at the white h

the shutdown has gotten so bad the national zoo in washington, d.c. rything down, including their beloved panda cam, which broke my heart, because i love the panda cam. i relate to pandas. i, too, am half black, half white and i also don't want to have kids. so i decided the "the daily show" was goin going to do someg about the panda cam being down which is why we brought a live panda to the show! ( cheers and applause ) no, guys, i'm messing with you. we can't afford to bring the panda here. we don't have the oliver hbo money. we canal the star of our panda cam, michael kosta, everybody! ( cheers and applause ) >> this is humiliating, trevor. i'm a grown man. >> trevor: i don't want to cut you off. can you chew on the bamboo while you speak, please? ( laughter ) >> fine. what i was saying is this is undignified and if you keep treating us this way, we won't be around much longer. >> trevor: he's so cute, look at him with his little stick. thanks, panda, we'll check in later. where were we? the government shutdown. the shutdown is affecting lots of peo