it happened at the rockville emorial library right in the rockville town square. if you recognize this man, you're urged to call police. >>> still ahead, a woman followed intoer courtyard at logan's circle and attacked. the violent inciden was caught on camera. what we were learning about the crime and about the victim. >>> some holiday travelers that yo might be seeing at the airport this year. not who you would expect. wait until you catch this story. >>> and the heavy rain rolling. doug is bac on the other side of this short break. >>> a live look at the . conditio doug is back with the hour by hour breakdown of whate n expect. >> so you dragged that heavy suitcase. you stand in a long line, you push through crowds and then see these guys. and all that stress melts away. adam tuss explains why united is letting air travel go to the dogs. >> a friendly furry face. >> i haven't seen anything like that in an airport. >> meet lily, brooks, and oliver. >> she just left her dog and this brought bapk a hpy feeling. >> there's one that looks just like mine. >> reporter

la you'll see the rockville memorial library is just off the town a central location where there's a christmas tree up as well as an ice skating rink. next door at the library someda before last saturday evening a 5-year-old girl said a man aroached hern the library, pulled down her pants and touched her inappropriately. she says she screamed and ran over to her paren who were able to call 911 but that man in question gas able to away. so police right now are looking for more patrons who were in thattibrary l weekend hoping they could help them piece together some details here. they also have surveillance video showing a man in the kids' area momentsefore that girl says that she was attacked. those patrons could possibly help police connect the dots in this case. we're live here in rockville, i'm justin finch, news 4. >> justin, thank you. >>>6:49 w. the d.c. council has passed a red flag law as part of a series of gun safety laws. a judges police to ask for permission to seize legal guns if a person poses a immediate threat to tmselves and 13 state

live at the rockville memorial library. justin? >> well, eun, aaron, you know families often feel safe at the library. in fact, they feel safe in thi area in rockville which is pretty family friendly if you know it. take a look at this map here. you'll see the rock land and it hak an ice and christmas tree upright, but flashing back to darker times. just last satur around 6:00 or so, montgomery county police say a man approached a5-year-old girl here in the library. he pulled down her pants and touched her inappropriately. she screamed police say and ran over to her parents who called 911. at this time they have surveillance video police are trying to see if that is their suspect. that's ahy they'reing for people who are in that library last saturday to come forward. ve here i rockville. justin finch. >> justin, thank you. >> details of 'skins player arrested and the girl he was with charged with assault and battery. >> they were involved wh another couple in a fight outside the bar. nicholsonhe assaulted man and the lady hit the wo

a montgomery county school bus picked up the student yesterday afternoon a rockville high school. the student was supposed to get off in silver spring. instead, the child was discovered on the bus at the inner harbor in baltimore. ichool ols are still trying to figure out how this happened. they say montgomery county schools do bus in some students from baltimore city. when the rockville student did not get off at the right stop, the bus continued on to baltimore. >>> this morning, d.c. police ape searching for a man they say kidnapped and a woman at gunpoint. this is 29-year-old mark blue. police say he and nick savoie kidnapped a woman near the naler road metro station n prince george's county earlier this month. they drove around for 45 minutes and sexually assaued her fore forcing her out of the car in d.c. savoie turned himself into police on tuesday. mark blue is still on the run. >>> it's 5:05. we're following the latest in a federal civil lawsuit filedt agaihe prince george's county police department. 13 officers have sued the department on discrimination claims news 4's me

a montgomery county school bus picked up the student yesterday afternoont rockvil high school. the student was supposed to get off in silver spring. bstead, the child was discovered on th at the inner harbor in baltimore. scho officials are still trying to figure out how this happened. they say montgomery county schools bus some students in y.om baltimore c when the rockville student o didn't get on the right stop, the bus continued on to baltimore. >>> this morning,ar.c. police searching for a man they say kidnapped and raped a woman at gunpoint. this is 29-year-d mark blue. police say he and nick savoie kidnapped a woman earlier this month. they drove around for 45 minutes and sexually assaulted her before forcing her out of the car. savoie turned himself into police on tuesday. >>> four minutes after the hour righwe now. e following the latest in a federal lawsuit filed against the princeou george'sy police department. >> 13 officers accuse department leadership of discrimination and retaliation. the officers say there is discrimination between white and black officers, unfai

the autistic and possibly nonverbal student at rockville high school yesterday. a bus picked up the child. the student was supposed to get off in silver spring. c instead, tld was discovered on the bus at the inner harbor in baltimore school officials are still trying to figure out how this happened. they say montgomery county schools actually bus in some students fro baltimore city. they suspect when the rockville student did not get off at the right op, the bus continued on to baltimore. >>> now to a federal civil lawsuit filed against the princ george's county police department. 13 officers accuse department leadership of discrimination and retaliation. the officers say there's discrimination between white and black officers. some were unfairly disciplined and terminated.nt former and c officers say the racial divide within the police department makes it difficult for them to be effective. ince george's county police say they cannotau comment becse of pending litwsation. ne4's megan mcgrath is working.he story for us she'll have much more on this coming up in t

the bus picked the student up this afternoon at rockville high school. the student was supposed to get off in silver ring. but for reasons we're still trying to figure out, that didn't happen. >>he eventually, bus ended up here, near a holiday inn at ther innerr in baltimore. the reason? montgomery county schoolsal ac buses in some students from baltimore city. some of themake thatbus. and when the rockville student et off at the right stop, the bus continued onto baltimore with the other children. montgomery county schools sayti they're trying to figure out if the bus stop missed the stop in silver sprg or if t student just never got out. stay with news 4 as we continue to search for answers about this story. > chopper in prince george's county tonight, where police say a man driving an s died after slamming into the back of another car. this ddly crashn central avenue in capital heights. the driver of the suv died at e hospital. the driver of the white car is dpected to be okay. police closen central avenue at shady glen drive to investigation. >>> we'r

family members and friends of the family leave the district urt in rockville after today's proceedings and they're finding little comfort in knowing the person suspected in the murder of 49-year-old jacky mcgiggin. at least one member of the family. investigators say when the next of kin notification ofja y's death was made, another son immediately asked ifustin h killed his mother. he said justin had tried to kill him two years ago by choking hite wasn't rep to police at the time. a family member said she knew of no friction between mother and son that would result in the violent af he is suspected o mmmitting last friday. there's aemorial now. it was in the parking lot around 6:00 onha friday people heard a woman scream. then saw someone identied as justin standing over jacky's body. the suspect drove off in a car while people tried to help the woman stabbed. justin w arrested near an hour later less than a mile away. justin's sister saidow he was to carry a folding knife and that justin had called hisg mother ask him to meet him later in the day. the sister did not k ow where why. a

it was just this past saturdayt nit the rockville memorial library, right in the middle of lle town square. that's where we find news 4's jackie bensenli with detail tonight. jackie? >> reporter: well, jim, this is a very disturbing allegation. police say it happened saturday, just before the rkville library's 6:00 p.m. closing time. a pressrelease says man walked up to a little girl in the children's section, pulled down her pants and touched her inappropriately. she screamed and ran to her parents. they calpod ce. news of the incident alarmed eugene ya palmer, who was at the library with her son. >>tou exp to have solace and, you know, be able to concentrate and be safe in the library. at least. to a certain extent. and not worry about your surroundings. this is the last place that you should actually have to worry about anything like that. >> reporter: and here's where the police need the pu help. they have some security camera video from inside the library showing a man lingering around the children's section about 30, 40 minutes before this happened, t they're not sure if this is the

montgomery county police are trying to track down a man who inappropriately touched a girl at the rockville memorial library. the little girl sd the man walked up to her in the children's section. he pulled down hernd pants touched her inappropriately. dhe screamed and ran to her parents who cal police. the parents we spoke to said they can't believe someone would prey on a child at the library. >> unfortun we becaun you do come into a place like a library you expect to have solace, concentrate and be this is the last place that you should actually have to worry about anything like that. >> police tell newsy 4 t have video of the man lingering near the children's that video is not being released because police are not sure whether it is the suspect in question. >>> breaking news in dc, a deadly shooting ovnight. >>ron, i want to get you to video from the scene. you can see what t appearsbe blood stained clothing there on the street right in front of people's home. police say all of this happened around midnight. a man was shot in north east d.c. this is a few blocks fromau gat university. u

. >> it's 4:48 now to the 5-year-old girl that was groped at the rockville memorial libry. ounty police are not releasing these photos of a man they're callingn a per of interest. her pents sayhis past saturday a man came up to their daughter in the childrnd's section pulled down her pants and inappropriately touched her. she screamed a ran away. >>> there is a norovirus outbak at oakton elementary school in fairfax county. 60 children missed class with vomiting and diarrhea. a letter went reminding children to keep their children home 24 hours after the symptomi ppear. >> 4:49 and the arlington county school board is moving forward with it's new nam for washington lee high school. in june they voted to drop lee iato disass with the former general's confederate ties. stents, alumni and parents are venting theirns conc >>> what's in a name? the answer for washington-lee high school i complex and envolkswagee invokes responses. >> man were concerned it would erase the legacy. i think it enhances dit. 't take away the name and lose a unique vibrant history. >> susan cox telling

a montgomery county school bus picked up the student yesterday afternoon at rockville high school. tudent was supposed to get off in silver spring. instead, thehild was discovered on the bus at the inner harbor in baltimore. hool officials are still trying to figure out how this happened, but they say montgomery county schools do bus inome students from baltimore city. whennt the rockville stuid not get off at the right stop, the bus continued on to baltimore. >>> this morning, d.c. police are searching for a man they say kidnapped and raped a woman at this is 29-year-old mark blue. police say he and nick savoie a kidnappedoman near the naler road metro station in prince er this county ear month. they drove around for 45 minutes and sexually assaulted her before forcingf her oute car in d.c. savoie turned himself into police onsday. mark blue is still on the run. >>> we areatollowing thet in a federal civil lawsuit filed against the prince george's county police department. >> 13 officers accuse department leadership of discrimination and retaliatio the officer say there is ri dinat

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he is accused of stabbing his mother outside of the rockville church a local mant. speaking >>> on the cover of james grein's testimony, at the vatican, a photo ofim standing next to former cardinal theodore mccarrick. >> when you look at the cover sheet and youee that photo, what goes through your mind? >> i was an innocent boy then. ahad probablyeady been abused three times. if you look at my eyes there, i'm not too happy there. a little awkward. my hands areoing straight dow and his are going around me. to tell youhe truth, i am quite grossed out. >> he says mccarrick was a close family friend. he and his six siblings called him uncle ted. he said he started abusing him in new jersey when grein was just >> he told me he was my pathway to god. that i needed to trust him. >> now 60, he first shared his story after an alt boy accused mccarr knick june. that promptehe pope to strip him of his duties and ordered him to a life of penance and prayer. >> i would like the see mccarrick be in in a room where there's just hi a single microphone and he can lean into the micp

the city. out there currently, 42 degrees in rockville. 39ards the rockville area. we stay on the cloudy side. maybe some sunshine. you'll need the jacket tomorrow. 's going to be another cool d day. but not overly cold. then we get to the rain. another rainy weekend. pit might as well just put it down right here. it's simply amazing how much rain we have seen and that's going to set a record. >> absolutely. we have an inch and a half to two inches of rain falling later friday into saturday and even on into your sunday. here's another quick stat. tomorrow will be the 11th day in a row without any measurable rainfall at reaga national making it the longest stretch of dry weather so far this year. so it becomes the second wettest year on record. we only need to pick up .05 and that's easily achievable to become the wettest year on record. we have uprds of 2 inches. so it should be pretty easy this weekend with the high temperature on saturday of 52 6degrees. andn sunday. so still kind of chilly. especially when you factor in the rain.in it's of the damp chill in the a

. >> now to an update on the 5-year-old girl that was groped at the rockville memorial library. a man called a perso of interest. this past saturday, a man came up to their daughter in the children's section, pulled down her pants and inappropriately hed her. she screamed and ran off. >> it's now 6:36. there's a norovirus outbreak in fairfax county. 60 children hissmissed class on wednesday with vomiting and ea diar a letter went home to parents reminding them to keep children home 24 hours after the symptoms disappear. >> 6:36 our time now and the redskins enter another crucial weekend of football. >> the a burgundy gold will be the first nfl team to the field this weekend when they face the tennessee titans. the team needs to win their next two games if they want to make the playoffs. while injuries continue to be a factor, they're n giving up. quarterback josh jon will enjoy his second win as nfl starter. the game kicks off saturday at g 4:30 p.m. here on nbc 4. pregame coverage starts at 3:00. >>6:37 now, and we are getting you ready for the holidays thii morning some help f

the assault happened last saturday at the rockville memorial library. on the tennessee titans. they're tm first nfl t to take the field today. they need to win the next two games if they want to make the playoffs. the game kicks off at 4:30 p.m. you can catch it right here on nbc 4. a check on the forecast right after this. >>> a bit chilly out there, lauryn. you're thinking it' going to get warmer? >> i think the temperatures are going to be around 50 then you have the winds. it's going to feel a little cooler. wind are gng to be gusting to about 40 miles per hour. we could have a fewsi p rain showers late tomorrow. temperatures in the 40s right now. we'll probably stay here, around the 50 degree mark. tomorrow winds come back one. christmas low 40s for christmas eve and christmas day. today 50 degrees. again, the winds up toes 40 m per hour. a few showers. rain showers sunday night. monday breezy winds up to about 20 miles per hour. beautiful on tuesday. both christmas eve and day looking good. next chance of rain next friday. >>> we'll see you bk her

she waking to a bus stop for the ride home to rockville. neighbors say a the no street lights where she was killed. her sisters cannot believeit. loss.are crushed by the >> somebody killed my sister. they are responsible. my sister, my young sister. >> her sister hopes tha by sharing her story this could lead to some accountabi ty. by theway, this is the 14thde perian who has been hit and killed in montgomery county this year alone. >>> the walk and 5 k to end hiv is happening today. you may recall some bad weather at the end of october forced it to be postpone it starts and ends at freedom plaz it's not too late to register. chuck bell will be there at 8:15 to help kick off the festivities. the run begins at w9:15h the walk starting just a few minutes later. a and they've got a post race celebration that starts at 10 0 10:00. >>> he's a viz owners who battle tested. he celebrated his successfulnt e with the people who helped him get it off the ground. >>> stay with news 4 and nbc news all morning long for continuing coverage of the death of

police want to talk to a person of interestnvn a caseving a 5-year-old girl would was groped at the rockville december 21st. i had that wrong. >>> now wtop's dave dildi in your first4 traffic. >> 270 southbound through gaithersburg a crash involving a vehicle fir south of 124 beyond the clopp road overpass. the activity is on the right shoulder. look at the traffic jam on 270 southbound. all lanes have just reopened. that'she latest. back to you. >> thank you. >>> later today on news4 at 5eh get ad-the-scenes look at one of the most spectacular christmas services. >> the national cathedral to show you how they prepare. that story is on at news4 at 5. >>> a look at our forecast next. get crazy good deals at the kmart semi-annual blowout event it's a blowout! we're makin' room for more! up to 60% off on clothes. blow out! plus, shoes are buy one, get one for $1. blow out! shop awesome deals before they're gone at kmart's biiiiiiig semi-annual blowout event! blowout? get out! it's a blowout! we're makin' room for more! up to 60% off on clothes. blow out! plus, shoes are buy one, get one for $1.

the bus f is the jackknifed tractor-trailer on the inner loop and rockville pock. one right lane has been getting by extremely slowly down.il thatbe something that you will encounter. watch out for the hydroplaning potential, no sign of trouble despite the road spray on 95 or i-66 heading for the capital belt way. no spin outs there. toll ooking good on the road heading east toward falls church as well. from the wtop traffic center for now, back to you. >> dave, thank you. stl ahead thi morning, smart technology at home. there are dozens of techup ades you can make to your home right now. >> we're giving you a crash course in them. then remember to catch ellen toda right here on nbc 4. the show starts at 3:00 and then stick around for news 4 >>> if you're hoping to begin 2019 with home upgrades, consider smart . technolo >> smart doorbells to smart security cameras, possibilities arees en >> susan is working for you with a crash course on the high-tech devices. >> he done just write about smart home products, he uses them too. ehis one must h device, a smart speaker

montgomeryounty police are searching for a man who inappropriately touched a girl saturday at the rockvilleched her in the children's section. >>> now a check on your commute with melissa molett and your first4 traffic. melia, thank you. you're welcome. brighton dam near georgia avenue we have an overturned vehicle in broomville this morning. chopper 4 showing you that. dunsmore road lanes blocked by icy conditions. and inner loop at the american leaguen bring, a crash there. >>> later today on news4, crash tests help keep you and your faly safe on the roads. toda4 on news at 4, consumer therter susan hogan revea top safety picks for 2019. at 5:00 behind the scenes of those crash hests. >>> a on your forecast after this. stay with us. >>> clear skies and a freezing cold start thiser morning. teures in the mid-20s for most ofs suburbs. it will be a sunny day. a nice recovery. upper 40s to near 50 degrees for highs today. no rain today, a but quiit of rain, one to two inches of rain starting tomorrow afternoon lingering into the day on friday. >> thank you. >>> another local news update in 25

the belt way. cner loop near rockville pike. clean uptinues to block the left side.g to the right beyond old georgetown road. voat was also blocking the right lanes. me is still low and volume is still light. watching out for thehydroplanes potentially. that's the very latest in traffic plans. eric and aaron, back to you. >> scary stuff. a ansformer explosion outside of an ihop sent people for their lives. diners ran out leaving their food. it knocked out power to a large port of the city. no one was hurt but the restaurant was damaged. when the rain moves out this weekend, how does a walk in the park sound? well, montgomery county you have 421 options. the planning board chair visited all of them. he kacapped off his yearlong to yesterday. he was joined for 419. he says he's impressed by the condition of the parks. only a hand full of maintenance issues. >> this weekend is youran last to see the redskins in action. the team that once looked like it had a playoff potential will host the eagles on sunday for their fal game. players are still practicing hard even thoug

the mother of three and a breasivcancer survor. now her 21-year-old son is accused of stabbing her to j deatht outside st. raphael's catholic church in rockvilleiest asked for prayers for the family during afternoon services. fu >> such a wondparish, we've been members for a long time and it's a eat neighborhood so very shocking. >> police say jacqueline mcguigan's body was found in front of the church after witnesses heard screaming and saw her son kevin standing over her. police say he got away in a car that was abandoned. he was arrested at a gas station in rockville saturday morning. >> this is a horrible tragic family >> reporter: family members describe mcguigan as a positive person who worked in sales and was the rock of her fa they can't believe she died in such a violent way. gedly at the hands of he own son. >> i'm a mother of a 25-year-old ca safas the ones who ed suppos love us most, our family. >> reporter: mcguigan is being held without bond on a first degr murder charge. in rockville, darcy spencer, news 4. >>> we're staying on top of a developing story out of reston, virginia. fairfax county police need your help trying to trac

the street at this church. a woman stabbed toea dth outside raphael catholic community church in rockville, maryland. police found the body around 6:00 friday evening. >> it occurred at a very public place at a busy time in the evening. it's very >> reporter: police say the woman's body was found near this flag pole. homicide detectigs rop off the entrance and they're looking for surveillance cameras inside and outside the church. have you identified the victim or the suspect? >> at this point we're still working. >> reporter: we know police took photos of this nearby car at the local park. they're investigating to see if it belongs to t killer. for people in this neighborhood who are watching this who are yconcerned there's possi killer on the loose, what do you tell them? >> weould ask residents in area if they see suspicious to please call us. >> reporter: that's right, call police. d tonight we have a written statement from the arch diocese of washington saying, quote, this incidentotoes appear to be related to the parish or school. s the parishff have been speaking with police and are cooperating

the u.s. 100% fiber-optic network. 100% phenomenal. go to getfios.com today. >>> u 56 is your time here. here are four things to know. someone stabbed and killed a woman outside a church in rockville. olice are looking for the killer. it happened last night outside a catholic church. right now the victim has not been identified. >>> the whiteouse issuing an executive order stating there will be no pay raise for civilian federal employees in 2019. congress could pass a bill that rais allow for a >>> thousands in our area remain furloughed. the president andongress still at an impasse over the border wall. the senate will nvree on monday. >>> there's free food every day for federal workers affected by the shutdown bween 2:00 and 5:00 each afternoon. most of those offered by a chef. >> that's awesome. >> dry thisweekend.

the people you love. >>> a gruesome discovery outside a church in rockville turned into the city's latest homicide investigation. this morning theeah is on for a killer. >> two months after a stray bullet killed a d.c. man in his car, police haved arres a possible shooter. >>> with no signs of the government shutdown ending soon, the president is bnging more bad news about federalorker pay. >>> this is the last weekend in 2018. we appreciate you being with us. we want to start off with your forecast. lauryn rickets is with us as we wrap up 2018. welcome to a new year. it's pretty mild. >> it's not t we have a lot of fog out there. a lot of dense fog in ourre on. nsain, we are looking at some not too bad conditut there as we continue through your weekend. >> a dense fog advisory that goes until 7:00 a.m. we'll watch that fog lift. they may have this extend it. the fog is thick. currently the temperatures in the low to mid 40s a this point. again, it's mild. this should be our arverage temperature for this time of we picked up over an inch of rain yesterday. but right now we are dry. we'll continue to have dry co

the cloud cover and the impending storm moving in. 45 in rockville, 43, that's the cool ot, around theranton area. it is all to the south. this will be heaviest tomorrow night. we'll be seeing it, o. the heaviest moving in overnight. the heaviest moves out. we're not done. this is when we get t biggest snowstorms. you get the upper level low a it keeps t snow here for days. in this case,t is keeping the showers here for days. we'll be in the low it is all about the rain maker. we're talking a lot of rain in the next 48 to 72 hours. we're forecasting one to two inches. that's why everybody i under a flood watchful going through saturday as we look to the weekend and your forecast, 54 degrees. that will be the day you're under the flood watch. on sunday, around 50 with occasionalshowers. the best chance will be friday night and saturday night. we'll see some on and off showers during the daytimeours well. both saturday and sunday. that being said, dry time in the forecast as well. we're working onin hg onin on that. because of the rain, the weather having moderat to high levels. a great

the chilly numbers. already, 36 in rockville. night.l be a cold a cold morning really. close to the average low.s in the city, after an averag high. we weren't even close to that. at least during afternoon hours. we saw a high in the afternoon. you can see, it got some snow associated with it. around st. louis and parts of illinois, indiana,kentucky, toward virginia and west virginia. we're talking about some flurry activity around d.c. but back to the west winchester, areas like martinsburg. kack to the west, and i'm talking way b to the west. a big storm system making i way. it will really come onshore oves all and then it the way down toward the gulf. where will it be sunday into monday? that's what we're watching for. cold air is staying in here. watching that potential for a storm sunday into monday. as i mentioned, i thi it will stay a little farther to the south. more on what i'm expecting at 6:45. >> i guess we'll have to stay tuned once again. >> absolutely. >>> coming up at 6:30, an effort to change the rules on fare cheating on our metro. why soon iton be a crime. >> a warning you'll

the way. wait until you see these temperates on that forecast. >>> meantime, a mother brutally murdered i front of a rockviller son. we can show you what he looks like. this is kevin justin mcguigan, he is charged with smobbing his er to death. darcy spencer has more on the story that is shocking community. >> reporter: she was the mother of three and a breast cancer survivor. w her 21-year-old son is accused of stabbing her to death just outside st. ralphael's catholic church. the priest asked for prayers during afternoon services. >> such a wonderful peri fful p. rswe've been m for a long time. it's a great neighborhood. >> reporter: police say jacqueline mcguigan's bodyfo wa d in front of the church after witnesses heard screaming and saw her son kevin standing over her. police s he got away in her car which was later fou abandoned. he was arrested at a gas station in rockville saturday morning. >> this is a horrible tragic situation. il >> reporter: fy members describe mcguigan has a positive person who worked in sales and was the rock of her family. they can't believe she died in such aay violent alleged

. >> still sloppy out there, but signs of proess on the inner loop near rockville pike with a jackknifedft shoulder near pennsylvania avenue. take it slow out there. lots of roa spray and a good reason to slow it down. teat's the very latest from the traffic c back to you. >> coming up, we will talk about what is making things so messy. this morning the rain. your forecast next. lk people aren'g about how much money they saved buying giant brand chicken. they're not talking about how our pre-chopped veggies are perfect time-savers. they're also not talking about our unique assortment of over 1,300 nature's promise items. or our fresh grab and go salads and sandwiches. they're not talking, because they're eating. oh hello, that looks so good. at giant, it's the little things that make meal time easy, so you have more time with the people you love. >>> good morning. happy friday. unfortunately, rain is in the area and it's going to stay here pretty much all through the course of the daylight hours today. posted along most of the i-95 mid-to-upper 40s. high temperatures today close to 60 co

she was walking to a bus sto for the ride home to rockville.rs say there are no stet lights where she was killed. her sister cannot believe it and is crushed by this loss. somebody killed my sister. they are responsible my sister, my young sister. >> a lot of agony there. her sister hop that sharing her story will lead to some accountability. in theti meanme, this is the 14th pedestrian hit and killed in montgomery y county thir alone. >>> the walk and 5 k so end hiv is happening today. at may recall bad weather tend of the october. the race starts and ends at freedo plaza. this is the same-day registration opportunity. if you'd like to run, it's not too late. chuck bell is there this morning helping kick off the s. festivit the run, that will start at 9:15 with the walk starting a fews minu later and the post race celebration starts at 10:00. >>> now the holiday shopping season rolling into december. it's not just about the deals. we'll show you how walmarts giving kids a christmas preview, and stay with news 4 and nbc news all morning long fo

rockville last week. today we're leaing that the 21-year-old also got violent with another family member. >>> familiy members and friends talked about it. the accused is t-y victim's r-old son justin mcguigan. he is facing a possible first-deee murder dmarnlg question, the jaclyn mcguigan's death. justin had attended nursery school there and performed the holy sacraments at the police say he stabbed his mother to death will around 6:00 p.m. on friday. her screamselert peo at a bible meeting. witnesses say they s someone matching justin's description standing over jacky mcguigan's body. the victim's niece says that jacky w the rock of the family. full of sunshine and smiles and family memave come from the funeral home to the courthouse. >>> it wasn't reported to police at the time. someone took out aro ptective order against justincguigan in 2016 regarding an incident of domestic violence. his sister said he was knowny t ca a foaling knife. poce say he was in the car. justin is being held without bond until he can underago psychiatric evaluation. after that, he is due back in court onanuary 7th. >>> tonight e

the blue sky. e rain is coming later this week so i hope you enjoyed this today. 50 in rockville and collegerk it'snow. really a nice evening. starting to see theler air move in along with the wind. this is some colder air making it'sthroh. if you like today, if you live along these areas, you will have some flooding. we saw what was happening around the whites ferry area. also a coastal flood area. watch out in those locations beforell of thi moves on through. this is the same banner i used last week. anher soaker. we've got another one. we had three and a half inches of rain. thursday into friday. from new york all the way down i-95. if you're traveling by car and evenne thursday into friday, it will be a mess. especially into mid-atlantic and the northeast. right now i'm a thinking inch to an inch and a half. not tomorrow.es these deg at the bus stop, yeah. low to mid 20s if there is a breeze. this should be nothing but sunshine. i have the words right, chilly, breezy, and chilly. yeah. a little better, still breezyn wednesday but temperatures around 50. late day rain thursday. mo of the day loo

the lty. take a look there. everybody trying to avoid that and that back up com southbound through rockville on 270 on to the outerpefully somebody is on the way to get that out of the way. so right now, look at those delays heres morning because after that one little mini cooper. clar barton parkway, a brand new crash reported there. southbound 95 scaggsville about four mile back up headed south through laurel here this morning. that's because of a tractor-trailer crash that's now out of the way. inbound 4 after 301 with a crash there and arlington northbound 395, those hov lanes at glebe road here a crash as well. 66 inbound, 95 northbound, no big problems there. typical as far as ting. 270 southbound, 32 miles per hour but the top of the beltway here outer loop 95, era slow there at 23 miles per hour. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car today. >> thank you,ss me tonight marks the third night of hanukkah and we are justay 21 away from christmas even though black friday and cyber monday are over, it doesn't mean all the good deals are gone. >> how dyou know you're getting the best deal on

. >>> new details on the montgomery county student who was picked up at rockville high school and didn't gil off u baltimore that evening. it appears to be a mistake by the bus driver. the driver was a sub and may not have been familiar with the child's stop. while in ribaltimore, ther discovered the extra child. the student has oughtism andbeay nonverbal. we're told the child did not get off the bus in baltimore and did make it safely home. >>> a former american university guiltye student pleaded in federal court admitting she had been acting as a foreign agent for russia.a ma butina tried to influence american politicshe through national rifle association. chris gordon joins us live from the the federal courthouse downtown with details. chri >> well, by pleading guilty in federal court, mia butina faces the possibility of a five-year prison sentence. after that, she could be deported back to russia. 30-year-old maria butina pleaded guilty. she admits she acted as an gi unered foreign agent. she operated in plain sight. she was a graduate student at american university. she lived at mcl

the library last saturday in hopes of connecting the dots and finding the man that this girl says touched her last weekend. in rockville, i'm justin finch, news4. >> fort any parent there, a scary, scary story. >>> greenbelt police identified the victim of a late-night shooting. abdu abdul karim thomas was killed. we're learning more of an arrest where two men were arrested and involved inn assault and battery. they were involved in a fight outside a bar. they determined that nicholson and majuri hit the woman with the bottle. right now nicholson's status for satuay'same against the titans is unknown. >>>oth chambers of congress back in session today as lawmakers race to avoid a partial government shutdown. >> there may be some hope to keep things running, at least in the short term. >> mitch mcconnell said he'll introduce the bill to fund the government through february 8th. it will be a temporary stopgap as they try to resolvehe issue of funng of a border wall. >> we're inside pete's diner. this a tradition on capitol hill. a lot of people come in here in the morning an e afternoon for breakfast for lunch. it not ju

that goes for the beltway all the way around. 270 south from frederick toward rockville. a free flow m inyland as well. i think our graphics locked up a little bit. ere you go. the pace is good and route 85 near executive way and he frederick, is a report of disabled vehicle and broken woodchips and pallet crunched up. traffic getting by on route. all is clear on 66 and 95. in vginia tolls areineffect on 66 inbound. that's the latest. back over to you i don't. >> thank you. a lot of you are looking to make changes. we have helpful tips on howo stick to your resolution. >> nbc 4 for ellen at 3:00 lebron james and actor channing tatum join her today and stay tuned for news 4 at 4:00. wel be right back. 'l whose idea was this?! ♪ 'l two... one... two... three... three... four... four... five... five... six... six... >>> load up on those carbs. today might be the last day before starting that diet. >> dunkin' donuts. ready to going to make one last purchase before then getting your finances in order? tomorrow is going to be a day of new beginnings. a lot of us making the resol

the best timereo cle it. >> we're learning more about a serious overnight crash in roville. it happened near llins avenue and rockville pike. we know four peoplert were at least two rushed to the hospital with serious injuries. >> new this midday, crews took two people to the hospital follshing a c in fairfax county. one of them suffered life-threatening injuries. this is chopper 4 over fairfax county parkway. this is about 7:00 thimorning. fairfax county police say a car and a dump truck cracked. that cause is now under investig mion. christma be over but that doesn't mean that everybody is back to work. a partial government shutdown continues over a border wall fight. >> there is also an investigation under way into the death of aigrant child. here's nbc's hallie jackson. >> a search for answers. new details from customs and border protection, which now says an 8-year-old boy from guatemala died on christmas eve while under their care in t new mexico agency releasing a detailed timeline. they say the boyas hospitalized, first diagnosed with the common cold and a 103 degree fever. hours later the boy felt nauseous an

the house at the same time with the viims, but at this point no word on any possible motive or suspect. >>> we are working to learn more about a viole crash in rockvilleok at this video. you can see the two car l involvt completely mangled. it happened just after midnight. this isil roc pike near rawlins avenue. four people were injured. two had to be rushedito the ho with serious injuries. leon. >>> flames ripped through a local dog kennel on christmas eve taking the lives of several animals there,ha but more half of the dogs at the hunt club near frederick svived the fire. as news4's mark seagraves exrsains, neigh and first responders worked together to save as many dogs as they could. >> reporter: nestled in the scenic hills, middletown valley beagles has been raising huntinn dogs more t 50 years. the night before christmas about 25 beagles were living in this kennel on the large farm. just before midnight abrire e out, many of the beagles trapped in the burning building. dr. brooks ahalt arrived as the fire was being put out and neighbors as well as first responders were trying to care for the injured dogs. >> there was probably 15 dogs in the hou

the very latest. over to you. >> dave, thank you. 4:01 now. developing this morning. we're w to learn more about a serious overnight crash in rockville. it happened after midnight. itppears at least two cars were involved here. both were badly damaged. four people were hurt. two had to be rushed to the hospital with serious injuries. >>> several fires around the ea keeping firefighters busy en christmas day. one left n people without a home. >> in prince gorges couory neigs noticed the home was on fire. it started at 4:30 in the afternoon. they noticed thick smoke coming from the home. one person had to climb out of a second story window and jump to safety. >> god isod we all made it out. no one is hurt. thank god. a lot of things lost. we displaced. the main thing, everyone's safe, everyone is okay. >> in all nine people made it out safely along with the family dog. the red cross is helping the family. >>> a family escired a in a row house on 17th place utheast lastnight. d.c. fires were able to keep the fire from extending to the second floor. the apartment was destroyed. at lean one peras displaced after a fire broke out inside a se

rockville church, suspect is victim's own son. i'm erika gonzalez, police arrested kevin mcgligen. live outside the church with new details of theisturbing homicide investigation. darcy what have we learned? >> reporter: i was able to speak to a family member by phone. she shared with me a photo of thewa victim. to provide that to you right now. show our viewers who the victim was. her name was jacqueline mcgligen, jackie. mother of three children, recent breast cancer survivor, having just finished radiationver the summer months. described as rock of their family. this is going to be a huge loss not only t tom but community and neighborhood, they're in a state of shock trying to understand how and why this would happen, she be allegedly killed by her own son. mug shot released by policer ea of her son. 21ol years police say he stabbed his mom right in front of saint rafael catholic church in rockville. police say he took off in her car, abandoned later, and he was arrested around 7:00 at gas station in rockvie, currently held without bond in jail on first degree murder charge. taking place here at

rockville pike near rollins avenue. itarppears two c were bothly damaged. least two people rushed to the hospital with serious injuries. >>> several fires kept irefighters busy on christmas day. >> news 4's justin finch is livs at thene of what is left of a home in capitolheights. >> reporter: busy night, indeed. s across for firefight the region on christmas day. it was a rough night for families who were displaced, including one living in this capitol heights home behind me here. the family in this case though, some goodnews. they were able to escape when this fire broke out close to 4:30 on christmas afternoon. smoke shown from the upperasevel well as the lower level off dade place in capitol heights. we spoke to a man who was inside of the home. he said he was relieved after the fire broke out so quickly they were able to escape as quickly as they could. >> a bang. i had my rents, my kids running out evacuating the house. i come outside. smoke coming out the front door, smoke coming out the leside. we cd 911 immediately and here we are. >> reporter: some good news there. we'll take y

the 40s by 7:00, 8:00 down to 44 and chilly. have sustain winds gusting to 15, even 20 miles an hour. 47 in rockville. 46 in gaithersburg. 57 in manassastill 61degrees. as far as rainnd snow, not around our area now but youav don't to go too far to the west to sit ev into west virginia, snow shoe, west virginia, has been getting some pretty good snow in that area. fo us, all of this will move across the mountains and dry out. we do get on the cold side. no windchill in our area. the colder air continuing to make its way across our region. that means we are in for a cold day tomorrow. today was much hightni r. 41 at the us about stop tomorrow. 42 by afternoon. temperatures not moving much. the temperatures will be falling. winds gusting 10 to 20 miles an hour. 30 and a chance of snow flurries wednesday. thuray and friday, some sunshine there. but that leads into thean weeke we're talking about a possible snowstorm. we'll talk much more abo that. >> we have to keep waiting, i guess. >> we have to keep waiting, i guess. >> still ahead, a fitting remember the you'd to life dedicated to service. >> president george h.w. bush's at the ying i

the hospital and faces charges including manslaughter. >>> we're learning more about a brutal murder of a mother in anont of a rockville churc now her 21-year-old son is charged with killing her. police say he stabbed his mother to death at st. rafael catholic church. they say jacqueline mcguigan's body was found after police heard screaming and saw her son standing over her. kevin was arrested at a rockville gas sedation yesterday morning. >> this is a horrible tragic family situation. >> i'm a mher of a 25-year-old and i think that we all as parents feel like we can be safe around those that supposedly love us most. >> jacqueline has two other children. she was a breast cancer survivor. family members described her as a positive person who was the rock of her family. e > police say a suspicious death is a homic prince george's county and they need four help. if you have any ation they want to hear from you. just before noon yesterday, officers responded tevans trail. they found a man dead inside a car. police are working to figure out how the victim died. >>> new developments in the cas of a pregnant woman set on fire in prince george

rockville. this happened just after midnight onil roc pike in rollinsville. you can see how badly damaged s both c were. four people were hurt, at least two were rushed to the hospital in serious condition. >>> prince gorges county family's chrtmas was interrupted in the worst kind of way when theome caught fire. this happened at 4:30 yesterday. they noticed thick smoke coming from the second floor of that building. or they ran next door help. the fire was burning so fast that it spread to both floors of the single family home in minutes. in all nine people made it out safelyith the familydog. no word on what caused that fire. in the district, a family with seven children escaped a row fire southeast. that fire startedn 17th place inhe sot. thepartment was destroyed. everybody made it out safely. no word yet on how the fire started. >>> at least one person was splaced after a fire broke out inside an apartment on pennsylvania avenue no this started around noon yesterday. it started on the second floor ans firefight managed to get it under control before it spread anywhere else. still no word on what caused the fire. >>> is mass christmas tragedy after a ken

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the president basically called us all down to tell us he is not interested in negotiating. it was essentially a negotiation about not negotiating. now we hear he is off campaigning in rockville rather than sitting down to get this thing solved which is summer disappointing. >> that first one was newt gingrich. this was after mccob ble -- mcconnell met with obama. >> for democrats and republicans got used to the shutdowns and they doecht have the same sense of urgency. you played the mitch mcconnell shut down and he tried to place himself at the center of any negotiation or non-negotiation. he seated everything to schumer and said you make a deal with the president. the president made a deal with republicans and democrats. mitch mcconnell had them walk the plank and that hurt them in a future primary and the president changes his mind. republicans don't have any interest in cutting deals with the president that he might change his mind on. that's one of the reasons why this impasse is going last past the third and democrats take the house and you look at the problem the president has. shutdowns are questions and who knows where voters a couple of weeks from now decide where t