tom sherwood has some advice. >> are you ready to work hard and win this election? >> we are going to win back the white house. >> the final days this long presidential campaign. people voting, even close are you finding that in your family or friends circle in. >> yeah with my brother. he's yelling at me. so, yeah. >> with so much strain we sought out a place of peace for guidance. the washington national cathedral. >> we feel, as many do, this has been a bruising political season that has caused some significant damage to relationships. >> episcopal churches in our area to to focus on reconciliation. the services that day will be different. >> what's distinct is we're dedicating the services to prayers for healing and looking forward taz a people, as a nation post election. >> the public opinion strategies company even did an october focus group on what it called walmart moms revealing diverse candidates and points of contention among friends. >> some people vote for hillary, some people vote for trump. everybody has a different opinion. >> are people being polite

it was in august that news 4's tom sherwood first reported the signs may not have proper permits. the district government is seeking to have them removed. that decision will be made after further court >>> temperatures looking good across the area. temperatures felt a little cool. we actually saw temperatures above average. 60 degrees in d.c. . ocean city at 51 degrees right now. 55 down towards richmond. no cold air in our immediate region, but it's coming over the next couple days. this evening temperatures around temperatures not going down too far tonight. but much colder air coming tomorrow evening. we'll talk more about that and that winter forecast. back here in about 15 minutes. >>> check this out. video records as a man is seen reaching over a a fence there to steal someone's puppy. up next, hear from the owner about what he thinks happened. >>> and a local teacher killed in a custody dispute is being remembered ber >>> and 18 feet tall and weighing two tons, it's a big sign of the progress being made >>> a brazen crime captured camera. a man reaches over somebody's fence

tom sherwood, news 4. >> high school rivals joining forces in northern virginia. the cause that will bring the two schools together on a >> and hiring our heroes. how american businesses are doing when it comes to bringing veterans into the work force. you're watching news 4 at 5:00. >> tomorrow morning on news 4 today, learning rocket science in high school? >> i want to be an aerospace engineer. >> check out the school giving teens a chance to shoot for the stars. >> plus, rain is on the way. i have the latest timing and i for dominion, part of delivering affordable energy includes supporting those in our community who need help. our energyshare program does just that, assisting with bill pay and providing free, energy-saving upgrades. it's more than helping customers, it's helping neighbors. >>> tonight we get to meet another of barbara harrison's wednesday's kids. >> this one loves history and sports. barbara? >> that's right. caleb is anxious to do well in everything he tries. he's a little bit concerned about putting himself out there when it comes to wantin

tom sherwood has more on why flag burning is such an thanes. >> reporter: flags here, there, everywhere. and here. a flag burning protest the day after donald trump's election. >> there is something quite special for many people. that's why it provokes a reaction. >> trump created another twitter burners should be jailed or lose citizenship. more than 200,000 responses. the supreme court has seen it differently. twice ruling that protected speech. nbc justice correspondent pete williams. >> it's just something that strikes a lot of people as offensive, but the supreme court says it's expression. >> it is freedom of speech. >> the tolerance is the true test of freedom. it's easy to tolerate things you agree with. what's hard is to tolerate things you don't agree with it. >> burning the american flag is disrespectful, but it's not >> he tries to deflect from other issues. >> reporter: tom sherwood, news 4. >>> coming up, thousands forced from their homes a as fast-moving fires destroyed and threatened popular tourist destinations in tennessee. >>> the remains of a child found in frederick

(softly) like hearing the sound of your own voice. >>> i'm tom sherwood in the district. mayor bowser today announced a new nominee for d.c. school chancellor and wilson of oakland, california. after ten years, parents will be watching for what comes next. >>> also police are investigating one of their own. a sheriffs deputy in charles county under arrest and facing charges relate ed possession of child pornography. and we told you about new clues in the search for the man suspected of setting a woman on fire during a domestic dispute. >>> if you have an older model kia parked in your garage, move it. the company is recalling 72,000 older suvs because of a fire risk. it involves the kia sportage from the year 2008 and 2009. according to kia, if water that's mixed with road salt gets can spark an engine fire. so if you own one, kia says park it outside and away from other structures or cars until your vehicle is repaired. >>> nbc 4 is working for you responding to a dent dilemma. a maryland woman paid extra for a dent and ding policy for her brand new car. >> but when she

. >> coming up in our next hour, tom sherwood talks with wilson about what personally inspire ued him to be a principal and. superintendent. >>> we're learning more about a crash that killed people in gaithersburg. a driver crossed thece south of woodfield road. chris gordon learned one of the victim was a grandfather of five. >> reporter: police have now identified the two drivers who were killed in this fatal crash here along air fair park road. the 27-year-old was driving his honda southbound and according to police crossed the double killing a 67-year-old. i spoke to director of the montgomery county police accident reconstruction unit. >> we know that speeds is a factor, but we don't know. if he was speeding. being that this road is 50 miles an hour, we know there was a a lot of speed involved in the crash and the damage to the vehicle shows it. >> reporter: we'll hear from the daughter of one of the victims who tells us why her dad was driving here at the time of this crash. that's it the latest from gaithersburg, back to you. >>> president obama is cracking a joke or two this a

coming up in the next half hour tom sherwood explains what's coming up on november 9 to bring frazzled relationships back together. >> for the second time in three months prince georges hospital two babies tested positive for potentially deadly bacteria. as officials investigate we know five infants have been transferred to other hospitals that have intensive care units. this is surprising to have it happen again. >> reporter: folks inside the hospital are surprised as well. they changed some procedures here. not that the they wouldn't have an issue again. now they are wondering where did the bacteria come from. today we watched an ambulance from children's national medical center transport the last of five babies being treated at the nicu. hospital spokesmen say they began transporting babies this morning after 8:00 a.m. this after two newborns tested positive for a potentially deadly bacteria for infants with this after two newborns tested positive for a potentially deadly bacteria for infants with weakened immune systems. the prince georges hospital center has been shut down again a

. >> tom sherwood tells us the project is half way through the approval >> i'm tom sherwood in downtown washington. . you may not know where i am, but i'm in the world war i general. . down there is the u.s. congress. right over here is the willard hotel and back over here behind me is the white house. but right here this space is in pretty much dead for the last couple decades. there used to be a thriving park change them and do something to honor and remember world war 1:00. what's the plan? >>> some voters are so unhappy about the election, they want california to leave the union. >> texas was talking about this a a few years ago. twitter. >> outrage from some in california is sparking an online movement to get us out. secede from the united states and make california its own nation. a cal-exit. >> i was tug my friend about this today that i hope and pray it comes true. >> one is planning the exit already by trying to launch a referendum in 2019. >> reporter: in san francisco, nbc bay area news. >>> right now at 5:00, a white house welcome. president obama and president-elect trump m

as tom sherwood reports, opponents say they haven't given up. >> reporter: d.c. council chairman on one knee trying to explain his support for the death with dignity bill. it wasn't going well. >> what were you telling the chairman? >> don't do this. >> we have communication in the community about it. >> reporter: in the crowded council chambers, the red shirted opponents in the room watched along with yellow shirted supporters of death with dignity as the d.c. council voted 11-2 to allow terminally ill patients within six months of dying to end their own lives after rigorous medical and legal revow. ward 3 council member mary chay tranquil opportunity for person who is are doiing in any event to die in a way they would choose. >> reporter: safeguards won't protect people a at a vulnerable time of decision making. >> concerns that people at the end of life are not given all the health options they may have had otherwise. >> this 91-year-old says she loves life, but supports the bill faces a second and final vote in two weeks. tom sherwood, news 4. >>> coming up a

they got encouragement from some of the most popular faces in his tom sherwood joins us from manassas with more on their message to virginia voters. hi, tom. >> reporter: doreen, the trump campaign has moved on from this spot. today is a big day, one supporter even singing for trump. the trump daughters tiffany and ivanka were big hits at this rally in manassas at the red rose. people had waited in line for hours to get in including country and gospel and blues. could you sing a little something for trump? what song would you sing for trump? >> blues stay away from me. blues don't you let me be ? don't know why you keep haunting me ?? >> reporter: inside, it was serious business as the trump family urged everyone to get out and vote anyone, other than the american people. and that is so important. not the lobbyists. not the special interests. not the donors. he's doing this for all of you. >> reporter: most polls show hillary clinton leading in virginia. the trump supporters here today, they want to change that. tom sherwood in manassas, back to you, jim. the country are getting ready

tom sherwood has rea action to the emotional vote. >> just a few states have these laws. they involve very personal decisions. 86-year-old don collins and his 91-year-old wife taking their se chamber wearing yellow shirts indicating their support for the d.c. death with dignity bill. those opposed wearing red. >> if you want me to have dignity, give it to me while i live. >> reporter: late today the council passed the bill, 11-2, to allow terminally ill patients to end their lives. that was good news for sally who hat 91 wants to control her life to the end. i'm not telling them they should do something. my mother, for example, at 86 was dying and her doctor couldn't help her. she was ready to go. and finally she just starved herself to death. >> reporter: supporters say the bill, which faces a second vote in two weeks, has safeguards against family or medical abuse. sally's husband don collins implemented across the country. and i feel very strongly that the choice we make is a personal choice. >> reporter: ward 7 council member a vat voted no and said citizens should ha

tom sherwood has our report. >> reporter: the music store was busy as usual today in uptown tin leetown. but the owner could be found downtown watching crews moving l historic building that housed the first congregation in washington. moving it 50 in about two years and with millions of donated dollars, it will move again to third and f streets to center a new regional jewish museum. >> it's really important we recognize our history. >> it goes back generations in the district. even newcomers can learn in a community to know that the community itself cares about its history. >> the his cork building will be safeguarded while organizers planned a new museum. >> general grant came here when he was president of the united states for the opening ceremony. here we're really at the very origins of the city and very early stage in the jewish community. >> it first stood at metro headquarters in the verizon center. in 1969 it was moved current location. in the district, tom sherwood, news 4. >>> the man accused of ambushing and killing two police officers in iowa was ordered to move out of his

tom sherwood, news4. >>> we begin tonight with presidential transition process. today at trump tower, another parade of donald trump's possible cabinet picks. >> including a former political rival who once spoke very harshly of the man who is now the president-elect. >> he offers a barking carnival act that can best be described as trumpism. >> but now former texas governor secretary of defense and nbc news director of national intelligence. ryan moore is on capital hill with the latest. >> reporter: the transition team says president-elect trump is ahead of the pace by his predecessors but he's not going to rush to fill his cabinet. the cabinet candidates parading through trump tower are sli president-elect. >> i'm not competing with anybody. i think i'm the best person. there's some tremendous people out there. >> reporter: scott brown wants to run veterans fairs. mary was a little more low key. >> i wasn't offered a position. it was just an initial meeting to discuss a wide range of topics. >> reporter: a bernie backer said her sit down focused on syria but al

tom sherwood reports the city was banking on democratic victories for the white house and the senate, but that didn't happen. >> the members of the statehood commission, i'd like -- mayor muriel bowser sounding optimistic today. >> i'm muriel bowser, mayor of washington, d.c., the best city in the world and soon to be the 51st state. >> reporter: that statehood never has backed d.c.'s statehood. in both the house and senate remain in hostile republican hands after yesterday. democrat hillary clinton had backed statehood and with a democratic senate, the city had been planning to send a petition for statehood to capitol hill. >> and obviously part of our strategy was to be ready when we have like-minded people elected in the white house and in the congress. and we, you know, we are ar comes. >> reporter: former mayor and now incoming council member vincent gray told wamu radio statehood chances are bleak. >> i don't think it's great news in terms of the statehood quest, but i can't see it going anywhere. >> should the district just drop the effort at this point? >> no, i don't think we

tom sherwood has our report. >> reporter: the old automat, put the money in, get the prepared food out. popular decades ago, gone since the 1960s. welcome back. everything old is new again in downtown d.c. on k street where everyone is in a hurry. a new vegetarian automat, 100% digital, food delivered through >> wow. >> reporter: no long lines or human interaction with servers needed. >> it was amazing. it was very new age. very different from anything else that i've experienced. >> the process is weird, though. i'm so used to interact with people. it's kind of strange to have it appear but it's cool. it's interesting. >> awesome. >> reporter: and of course, today, everyone must take cell photos. >> that is brilliant. almost seems like a japanese or european concept. >> reporter: customers use an bowls that appear within minutes. but is it good? most said yes. >> it's pretty good. think you need a lot of -- to add a lot of sauce to it. >> reporter: as busy as it was out here, the company won't let the media behind the wall to see the food prep or delivery. saying it is a proprietary se

tom sherwood and mark seagrave confirm they'll announce a pick wilson in california. the oakland school's website says wilson was hired there just last year. he's also worked in various education roles in denver, wichita, kansas, lincoln, nebraska, and raleigh, north carolina. sources tell news 4 wilson was selected in part for his success in raising achievement scores. again, the official announcement coming tomorrow. >>> this is the man police say n tonight, he faces capital murder charges. san antonio police say he shot detective benjamin marconi twice in the head and called it an ambush. no word yet on a motive. >>> new pleas from a family waiting months for investigators to find their son's killerment seth rich was a staffer for the democratic national committee. police believe he was shot in a robbery back in july. his old bloomingdale neighborhood over the weekend and hope their persistent efforts spark new leads in the case. >> he was a young man that was here to help people, and now i need your help, please. we don't know enough. we don't know enough about wh

tom sherwood, news 4. >> tragic school bus crash. investigators looking at speed in the moments before a deadly collision. >>> targeted because of the uniform they wear. tonight local police talk about the dangers of the job amid-a a e growing number of attacks nationally. >>> and a look at the next phase of metro's safetrack plan. why commuters are getting a . >>> doctors updated us on the stoount students that survived. six in stable condition and another six are fighting for their lives tonight. the bus driver is facing charges in the crash that killed five children on board. we are live in chattanooga with here in this hospital. and we're told six of them are still in critical condition. all this as the people in the community are still coming out here to show their support as investigators are also continuing to delve through evidence. something we're told could take months, possibly even a year. more than 18 hours after this bus crash took the lives of five young children, people stopped to watch as the pulled away from the sce

i'm tom sherwood in manassas. back to you, wendy. >> thanks, tom. what can you expect at the polls when you go out to vote early in the morning. >> our man doug joins us with the election day forecast. >> you want to make sure you start, frost advisory and freeze warnings. and freeze warnings, prince william county and spotsylvania including fredericksburg, even areas not in the advisory, you too are going to be very cold. take the coat. we'll talk about the election day forecast. the entire day, 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. in most elections. we'll talk about that coming up in ten the race for the white house. >>> coming up next, d.c. mayor muriel bowser in the studio with us on early voting and election security. >>> also, the centers for disease control now helping to investigate the source of a potentially deadly bacteria inside the prince george's county hospital. an expert gives his take on what he thinks could have gone wrong. second second time. the first time was an accident. the second was not. >>> a young woman was shot and killed hillary clint

tom sherwood there at that news conference, much more ahead on news 4 throughout the day. >>> a woman is being treated for severe burns right now. she was involved in a bizarre incident on holbrooke street northeast. news 4's molette green is live to explain what happened. molette, this is unsettling, isn't it? >> reporter: yes, it is, standing in the exact spot pretty much where it all happened. d.c. police have not yet released the woman's name and her age. this morning at this hour she is fighting for her life. at this point in their investigation police say it appears to be a horrible accident. disturbing details emerged throughout the morning into a woman's critical burns reportedly to her face and upper body. this man especially who says the badly injured woman found on the sidewalk is his daughter-in-law. a woman who is in her early 30s. >> i got in contact with the mother. >> reporter: every piece of evidence collected from the very personal, her wig, other items, burned matches, and what appears to be a scorched sidewalk reveal here in northeast. >> she had some mental issues

coming up at 6:00, tom sherwood takes a look at why u flag burning is such an e emotional issue and why protecting that right has been a bipartisan issue for decades. >>> one of the largest rallies has hit a snag. organizers of the women's march say they are still planning to draw hundreds of thousands of people to the national mall. chris gordon joins us to this issue. >> reporter: 15 different groups have applied for permits to demonstrate in the days surrounding the inauguration. as a result the women's march on washington has made changes beginning by changing its name. there was a backlash when right after the recent election a so it was changed to women's march on washington. it's led by martin luther king jr., but this rally will not be held at the lincoln memorial because the application to the national park service for a permit was submitted late. >> we're actively trying to find a time and place for them to have this event. new plans have been made. probably including some of the parts of the washington monument. these are areas that we realize we were not going to be able to

tom sherwood has been looking at the numbers and what they tell us. you're not talking about where people are leaning but what type of people are voting. >> nationwide an exit poll. first for people who like obama, president obama, they put out a notice at 5:00 that he's at the white house. he won't be going anywhere. he won't be mg president of the united states. all the excitement four and eight years ago, he might put out a statement later if hillary clinton or if there's clear results in the elections. >> i hope he's not alone. >> after eight years in the white house, leaving january 20th. over 65 years old. and we have a graphic now. 18% of voters under 30 in these early exit polls. hillary clinton is leading them 54 to 34%. there's a big question whether hillary clinton could get the millennial voters. many they appear to be doing a si night. there's going to be a lot of differences and lots of changes as we get to the polls closing. >> it should be very exciting. >> i'm feeling sorry for obama. >> i think he has a personal chef. >> more than an

tom sherwood was in the council chambers today. >>> we have the clouds across the area. temperatures are on the cool look at these numbers. 61 right now in d.c. 58 in ocean city. 59 in richmond. but hello, 80s. 80 in jackson. morgantown at 80 degrees. that's the air we have coming our way. we're talking about getting the kol weather out of here. hello to the warm air again. we're going for record breaking high temperatures again coming holt things are going to get. it will be hot for this time of year. i'll see you back here laurt. >>> remember the red starbucks cups that got people talking last holiday season. the company just unveiled new cups and let's say they are getting a mixed reaction. >>> plus making waves. what pope francis says women vo: here's the last thing washington needs. amie hoeber. a reckless tea party partisan. hoeber will defund planned parenthood, threatening cancer screening. said she'd invade iraq again if given the chance, and hoeber has fought for a global increase of chemical weapons. we need john delaney. he built two respected maryland busine

tom sherwood is here with some analysis. tom, the city passed the statehood measure by 80% yesterday. is it going anywhere? >> well, you know, that was the big plan, pass this thing, get senate, send it up there, get a vote in the senate, maybe not pass the house but get international attention to the voting rights thing. well, hold everything. the senate stayed in the republican hands. trump won. trump has said he would look at statehood. he's never really considered it. and so the big plan is dead. there's no hope anyone has talked to me or anybody i know in the city that this will actually go forward. so they've got to think of plan "b." >> there is no plan "b" right now. one of the things that irritate us in the district as much as anything else is congress injecting itself into our issues whatever they may be. anything like that on the horizon, gun control, for example? you see anything happening in that regard? >> as much as people in the city don't like it, it is constitutional for the congress to have full oversight,

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in the district, tom sherwood, news 4. >>> investigators are looking over clues in a deadly school bus crash. this comes as new questions emerge about why that driver was riding a different rout. >>> it's a miracle he's alive. a maryland man describes the moment a truck was barreling >>> we're learning new details tonight about that deadly school bus crash in chattanooga. investigators now say the street on which that accident happened was not even on the bus driver's designated route. they're also having trouble downloading video from three cameras inside the bus because of all the damage. vehicular homicide. johnthony walker did not have drugs or alcohol in his system at the time of the crash. state records show he received his license to drive a school bus in april. five months later, he was involved in a minor bus accident. nobody was injured. one mother says she's made several complaints about walker. >> every day they come home, they complaining about the school bus. i've been calling complaining about this bus august. i called the board of education. and i called the school. >>

tom sherwood is live in southwest with a look at the bill and why some call the bikes dangerous. >> reporter: mayor bowser was holding a serious news conference right here last night at a police station. the dirt bikes and loud atvs noisy and illegal, atvs and dirt bikes a real nuance on suburban streets and racing through neighborhoods. sunday night the atvs even interrupted mayor muriel bowser. she held a news conference in southwest about recent murders and shootings. >>'s of about 75 making their way around the city. ap-i think probably lousy timing for the press conference. >> reporter: ward 6 council member, one of several elected leaders backing tougher penalties for any drivers of the illegal machines. >> these are dangerous vehicles and they're being used dangerously. >> reporter: as we talked, interim police chief peter newsome returned news 4's call saying enforcement has stepped up. >> since january, we've we've made 36 arrests. >> reporter: city leaders mostly agree with police policy not chase the vehicles. >> now imagine 75 high speed chases through neighborhoods. that is dang

in manassas, tom sherwood, back to you. >>> imagine 55 miles an our i-66 during rush hour. that's the promise of new express lanes recently approved for virginia. news4's transportation reporter adam tuss takes us through it's details. >> reporter: this is going to be the first of its kind for northern virginia. outside of the beltway, let me show you how this would work a little bit. two new express lanes alongside three regular lanes. now, you're probably familiar inlanes, which promises you a speedy trip of at least 55 miles an hour, even during rush hour. well, these new lanes would be built basically from the beltway, all the way from gainesville, and it's got drivers talking. >> i pay for tolls, so if there's a way to get to work earlier, i'd do it. >> reporter: if all goes according to plan, construction can start next year. of course, think about that is going to cause some headaches. we'll have more coming up on "nbc washington" tonight on how the whole thing will play out. >> adam tuss. thanks, adam. >>> it's a nice cool monday. is it going to get cooler? >> yeah,

back in august, tom sherwood was first to report the signs may lack permits. they're looking to have them removed. that decision will be made after further court hearings. >>> people who dropped off the dry-cleaning in august will finally have a chance to to get the clothes back. they have been locked inside silver spring because the business was evicted. they have agreed to open the week of december 5th to allow the customers to pick up the long lost clothes. they must have the ticket and exact cash payment in order to pick up their items. >>> good morning, i'm landon dowdy at cnbc headquarters. the floor of the new york stock exchange is an incredibly trading will cease for a moment of silence. after that, the pursuit of money will be paramount. they're looking to trade for an all time high. earnings from retailer jcpenney, the dow climbing to 18,807. the nasdaq down. as for the main focus, they will look thinks their sales will be this year and a read on november's consumer sentiment from the university of michigan. americans are feeling more optimistic abo

. >> you're missing tom sherwood. this is his thing right here. >> he's off for thanksgiving. >> he tweets about it every day. there's no doubt about it. it's become harder to get around, but it's not necessarily that ddot is doing something different or mpd isn't doing something dien you know, there are different forms of transportation, and it's not all geared toward the car right now. if you're trying to get to d.c. from one end to the next during rush hour and you're in your car, you can't just expect it ooh going work. we have bike lanes, street car systems, bus lanes being opened up, certain routes that are pedestrian-only and those kinds of things. the city has thought outside the around. the bottom line is i don't think they're planning for cars anymore. they're planning for the movement of people. if they start doing that, your car doesn't take priority. that being said there are some double parked fedex trucks, those kinds of things and people not following the right rules. >> but they have no place to park.

of the election along with the rest of the nation, many are preparing and wonder what it would tom sherwood and aaron gilchrist are here to talk to us about that and the events of the past few days. we've seen a ripple of protests by young people. how do you read the protests and we see them in washington as well. >> they don't strike me as that unusual. this is what we've seen over the last year on a lot of different issues. young people who want to express themselves after something happens, after the result of something. i don't know that we wouldn't in some sort of protest if the election had gone the other way. >> these are, some driven by social media. people in the progressive left are horrified that donald trump has won so some of the young people who have done the protests, occupy wall street, all of those things, we've had so many protests, this is one way of expressing the anger and angst of what happened in the election. this is democracy at work. you had a stunning election. donald trump woo many democrats and liberal people and they're fearful for what is going to happen so so

. >> tom sherwood joins us now. we're looking at virginia once again. what is going on there? what are we looking at? >> we're looking to see if fairfax county which has about 30 or so more precincts to go where a lot of votes are, whether northern virginia will save hillary clinton in the state of virginia. big margin in northern virginia. it looks like they've carried loudoun and prince william county which are battleground counties. trump has ran up his margin in shenandoah county and the democrats are doing okay in the hampton roads area. classic three quarter offense for the democrats. right now, this is much closer than all of the polls have shown. it tends to be that polls over credit democrats in these races and always are much even given that, it is a very close race in virginia and we'll be watching the last, it could be the fairfax is the word for this whole campaign. >> in terms of what the votes are there. >> and can i comment on state hood in the district? in state hood it has won overwhelmingly but if the republicans keep the u.s. senate, that is the end of the