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This is a serious occasion. I mean, someone brung a gun to school. Lives could be lost. Reporter one student was shot in the leg and dragged back into suitland by a class mate. Hes expected to be okay. Now the investigations moved into the neighborhoods where were currently searching for the suspect. Reporter there were five shell cases found at the scene. One bullet pierced the window of a murvsic classroom. No students were hurt. I didnt think that i should have to be put through this situation. I was really looking forward to going home. Reporter Suitland High School is a performing arts school. Students here are completely shocked that Something Like this would happen near their high school. Prince georges county police still looking for the student who they believe is responsible for this shooting. Crews in maryland are pretreating roads and bridges as we get ready for that winter storm. The state Highway Administration wants drivers to check the local travel conditions before you hit the roads. Looks pretty much the same in virginia where contractors started pretreating those roads yesterday. They will be staged roadside starting at 10 00 tonight. The crews treat more than 5,000 miles throughout fairfax, loudoun county, Prince William and arlington. One thing we continue to see here may be a little bit less as far as the wintery type of precipitation as temperatures even today are somewhat warmer. Weve been in the 50s throughout the midday hours. Eveig as we see stuff moving in, that stuff mainly rain. You could see back to the west here, radar picking up a little bit of rain and snow across our region. Farther back to the west, heres the bulk of the moisture making its way. Temperatures are expected to go down and we will see some sleet, maybe some snow. But mostly i think a sleet event. Thats why we have a Winter Weather advisory in effect for most of the region now between midnight and 6 00 a. M. Tomorrow. Look at these temperatures. Youre not getting any kind of frozen precipitation at 52 degrees. The only place below freezing is 32 degrees. That means roads may be okay. Really looking like the main roads are going to be just fine you want to be cautious on those secondary roads. And of course the bridges and overpasses get cooler the quickest. You want to be cautious for patchy ice on those throughout the day tomorrow. Were not looking at a high impact crippling event throughout the day tomorrow. No. Slow down, give yourself a little bit of extra time. Again that Winter Weather advisory in effect until 6 00. Download the nbc washington app. There youre going to get any alerts directly to your phone. You can also check out the latest with the snow and ice moving in right there with the radar on your phone. Held up with a machine gun. Park police are desperate to find the men behind two armed robberies. Both happened along the georgetown victims were walking. One happened last week. The other just this past wednesday. This is the capital crescent trail, a pretty popular spot. They were out there when in each of the cases one of the suspects approached them with a machine gun. Side by side, these two park Police Detectives scoping out the area. At first looking closely around the potomac boat club. We noticed crameras. The first robbery happened here last week. Three suspects confronting the victim. One of the weapons was described as a machine gun and the other was a handgun. Reporter thats right. One of them was a machine gun. Most alarming, a similar incident wednesday afternoon. Still light outside. Two men both armed again with a machine gun and a handgun. So theres a great chance theyre related. It sounds like someone who might com or walk around here, a little uneasy. We met these two gw students passing through. Its pretty scary that arms robberies are going on in the middle of georgetown. Im probably not going to come back now, now that i know somebody has a gun. Reporter the trail is peaceful. Usually pretty. Cool. I like it. Reporter a popular spot too. Its for that reason park police think witnesses might help track down the suspects. Its heavily traveled area. Reporter park police couldnt say whether they were going to staff up patrols in this area. You did see detectives on site here today. Also just a short time ago i saw two Park Police Officers on bicycles coming through here. Coming up, we look into whether or not this has any relation to what was a very mysterious find just a few weeks back. A mistrial declared in the murder trial of a man who was charged with shooting and killing a transgender woman in an alley behind a gaithersburg shopping center. Lablond was embarrassed when she flirted with him in front of his male friends. There was evidence indicating someone else may have been involved in that shooting. The state Attorneys Office plans to try the case again. Chopper 4 was there on the scene earlier today when an suv crashed into a building at burke center parkway. Transition. The president elect donald trump seemed to be in a fighting mood when he woke up this morning. Starting around 6 00 a. M. , trump went after hillary clinton, went after democrats, wentz after republicans. He said in a series of tweets that the allegations published in buzzfeed, he repeated again that thats fake news. He also said clinton should not have been allowed to run for president because of her private email server. News4 is back in baltimore where a house burned down and six children died. Just ahead, the potential dangers in your homes, especially this winter that maryla marylands fire marshal wants you to avoid. Following breaking developments in takata and its scheme to conceal faulty air bag inflaters. Traffic on the roads and rails this weekend. Friday and saturday from 10 to close will be single tracking on the red line. Same situation on the yellow line friday and saturday. This weekend they are holding that inauguration dress rehearsal downtown. Fios is not cable. Were wired differently. That means incredibly fast 150 meg internet. So in the 3. 7 seconds it takes gary watson to beat the local sled jump record fly, gary, fly. His friend can download 13 different versions of the perfect song. His sister can live stream it. While his mom downloads how to set a dislocated shoulder, get 150 meg internet, tv and phone for just 79. 99 per month online for the first year. Hurry offer ends january 21st. Only from fios. Fire investigators are searching for clues into yesterdays devastating fire in baltimore. They believe a space heater may have caused it. Six young children, all from the same family, killed. Their mother, two other siblings, are fighting for their lives at the hospital. The mother is a staffer of congressman elijah cummings. The b there are crucial steps that you can take right now to protect potential fire dangers in our home, especially during these winter months. Reporter six children died in the fire that destroyed this house. Three other children got out along with their mother. One of those children, an 8yearold girl has been released. The mother and the two childrens condition is still the same at this time from the last update we received. They are still in critical condition. Reporter the fire started around 12 38 a. M. Most of these fires occur in the middle of the night when people are asleep. That smoke alarm goes off, you have a very short window of time. Reporter the plan should include a Gathering Place away from the home. In this fire the victims were on different floors in different rooms. You only have three to four minutes to escape once that smoke alarm sounds. Reporter investigators are exploring the possibility that a space heater may have been a factor. If space heaters must be used, they should not be left on overnight. Their placement is critical. You want to make sure they have space. Reporter newer models have a switch that shuts them off should they tip over. The older ones without that switch, experts say throw them out. Its extremely important to have that life saving device working and tested on a monthly basis. Reporter as the investigation continues, Fire Department Officials Say they dont know how long it will be before there is a determined cause of this fire. But again they are looking at a space heater as possibly being a factor. We have posted a link to these tips so you can make sure your home is safe. Search winter fire safety in our nbc washington app. Were tracking new details involving an Embattled Air bag manufacturer. Takata has agreed to pay a billion dollars to settle a criminal investigation that led to 16 detds. This is a Major Development with takata. Three top executives have been indicted on charges of wire fraud and conspiracy. This announcement coming today from the department of justice. The takata executives are accused of providing fraudulent information to auto makers, specifically the executives claimed the air bag inflaters were safe when in fact they knew they were rupturing during takata systematically todays settlement comes after toyota recalled an additional 500,000 vehicles for defective takata air bags. The recall includes various models of sedans and suvs made between 2006 and 2012 including t the kor rcorolla. Nearly 15 years after the murder of a local social worker, her killer was sentenced today. John lutz will spend life in prison without parole for stabbing and killing his social worker Nicole Castro in 2002. Prosecutors say lutz stabbed castro multipl her body later discovered outside his apartment in silver spring. Lutz was once a doctor. According to court documents, hed been described as suffering from delusional disorder. He was deemed unfit to stand trial. He sat for years in a psychiatric facility until last month. After 14 years of legal wrangling, finally this has come to a head. And with justice being served, they felt a good sense of relief. Last months castros family said they felt that justice finally had been served. Today there was the commemoration in d. C. To the longest continuous military campaign of world war ii. 75th anniversary of the battle of the atlantic was marked with a ker moceremony at the nationad war ii memorial. Does anybody remember the name William Peter blatty . Hes the author of the exorcist. His widow said the cause of death was multiple myeloma. He was a former Jesuit School valedictorian who wrote a story of demonic possession. The oscar winning film made 400 million world wide. Inauguration weekend just a week away. Weve got a roundup of whats planned around the city and what you can take part in. Montgomery county Public Schools will be delaying all weekend activities until noon tomorrow because of this wintery mix. Rex tillerson put exxons interests before americas. Im not here to represent the us governments interest. Instead, tillerson sided with putin. With billions in russian oil deals. He opposed us sanctions on russia. For war crimes forced to pay hundreds of millions for toxic pollution. Putting profits ahead of our kids health. And protect american interests not corporate interests. Almost hard to believe its a weather alert day when you walk outside, how warm it is out there. Whats the timeline for this . This is going to be moving in overnight tonight and through the day tomorrow. S think is going to give us the biggest problems. Not a huge event making its way our way. Take a look. Right now temperatures 50 detectives curre degrees currently. Not a very cold system. Its been rather warm. Going to be kind of hard i think to get a lot of winter like weather. We do have that Winter Weather advisory in effect for most of the area. Still, something to watch and of course the National Weather service saying this is mainly sleet. Sleet changing over to some showers. It may start off as some rain tonight because temperatures are warm. The west trying to move into our region. This is the bulk of the moisture right now. It is all rain. The colder air is trying to sink on down but its not cold by any means. Weve got to drop another 15 degrees at at least least in mo. Heres our future model. Notice what happens here, by 11 00 it already starts to bring in a little bit of a mixture, rain, sleet and freezing rain. Snow around 5 00 a. M. This is more sleet than snow. You can move this line all the way up. I do think more sleet with this. Maybe snow to the north, baltimore around frederick. By tomorrow afternoon, changing over to just plain rain in many areas. Lets talk about the impacts this storm is going to be having tomorrow. Sleet to rain, again, maybe a afternoon. Mainly rain down to the south. And mainly ice back to the west. This is in the form of sleet. Sleet, much better than freezing rain. Sleet is what bounces on your car. Freezing rain is rain that comes down and freezes on the surface creating a sheet of ice. You still have traction on sleet unless theres a ton of it. The weather impact tomorrow, its not high. Were calling it a moderate impact tomorrow. Areas of sleet changing to rain in the afternoon. Slick roads early, especially those secondary roads. We are not too concerned about the main highways as they are being treated right now. 45 degrees on sunday. We are still calling tomorrow a weather alert day because of the chance for icing. 56 on tuesday. And then extremely warm. Look at next friday, Inauguration Day going for 61. That would be the warmest Inauguration Day ever. Something for everyone. Thanks, doug. More than 200 miles above the earths surface a pair of astronauts performed a space walk to replace some aging batteries on the International Space station. They spend hours hooking up 428 pounds of lithium ion battery packs. The current batteries made of nickel and hydrogen are losing their ability to hold a charge. The new ones should keep the space station running into the next decade. Reporter there was a surprise visitor of sorts at friday prayers today. One of the top officials with the fbis Washington Field youre watching news4 at 5 00. Right now at 5 30, a student recovering in the hospital after he was shot just steps from Suitland High School this afternoon. A group of students got into an argument in a nearby parking lot. One of the teens opened fire, shot a classmate, then took off. Investigators still trying to locate that student who opened fire. Now, one of the fbis top officials is delivering a reassuring message for muslims in Northern Virginia he came to friday prayers at a mosque in Northern Virginia. Reporter Law Enforcement officials came to this mosque today to try to ease tensions that arose out of the 2016 president ial campaign and continue even now with talk of things like an immigration ban and a muslim registry. The fbis representative made it clear, they will protect this Community Just like any other. Friday prayers. But at the back of the room, some visitors, representatives from local and federal Law Enforcement. And after the imam spoke, the mike went to one of the top officials at the fbis field office. To keep you safe, your loved ones, the families, the communities that we serve. We do that fairly and equally for everyone under the constitution of the united states. Reporter a spike in hate crimes and the rhetoric of the 2016 president ial camp there were a lot of, you know, bad messages, i would say, against muslim community. Reporter the fbis paul abate says his visit today, just a continuation of an ongoing relationship with this mosque with the muslim community. Thats the job we do each and every day, keeping people safe and stopping and preventing hate crimes is a huge part of that. Its among our highest priorities. Reporter the other pitch here, a plea for help, for information. If you see something reporter the imam says having Law Enforcement here helps reassure during tense times. Its nice to know from Law Enforcement theyre not caught in the political ran kocor. Theyre here to execute the law and safeguard those who are innocent and punish the fear and the anxiety that we usually have during the election, this kind of initiative is very important and i would love to see more of that. Reporter and the timing of this visit here today, im told not linked to the upcoming Inauguration Day. Coming up on news4 at 6 00, i talk to some of the muslims here about how they view that ceremony just ahead and whether or not they will feel welcome. Were still months away from the next election, but republican ed gillespie appears to be the frontrunner in virginias governors race. A new poll shows the former rnc chairman beat iing northam. The poll found gillespie has the highest favorable rating of any which includes Prince William county chairman corey stewart. There are still announcements coming out about some of the planned inauguration celebrations. A lot of these events are protocol. But every year they seem to add some new events, some of which are eaopen to the public. Were getting updates every day, it seems. Lets have a look at what we know so far about the schedule for inaugural week. There are some private parties being given early in the week in honor of the president elect. But the official welcome day is thursday, january 19th. That day will begin at Arlington National cemetery where both trump and mike pence will lay wreaths unknowns. Next on tap that day, the make America Great again welcome celebration. Actors and celebrities are expected to be there for that event. There will be music from military bands. And part of the show will include fireworks above the monument in the evening. Then on the big day, friday, the main event, of course, is the swearing in ceremony that will happen on the steps of the capitol. The swearing in will be at noon followed by a private lunch at the capitol. And then the inaugural parade is expects to begin around 2 00. That parade is an american tradition honoring the newly sworn in president and Vice President. President s sometimes walk, sometimes ride. We dont know yet how he plans to move down pennsylvania avenue. The inauguration will include just two official inaugural balls that he and his wife are expected to attend. Most require invitation or tickets. On saturday, dont forget, theres an Interfaith Prayer Service at the national cathedral. On that same morning, some 200,000 to 400,000 marchers are expected for the womens march on washington. Going to be a busy week. We took at look at what the crowd numbers are expected to be at the inauguration. Its in the nbc washington app. Search trump transition. There is a new portrait you can see it right now at the Smithsonians National portrait gallery. It was taken back in 1989. It shows donald trump tossing an apple. Photographer Michael Obrien took the portrait for the cover of fortune magazine. We know that mr. Trump likes it. Mr. Trump used as the cover for his second book. Mr. Trump had nothing to do with our hanging of this. We are an independent museum who pays attention to American History and contemporary history as well. In other words, this is not the official portrait of donald trump. That will be created at the end of his term in coordination with the white house. You see the signs of the transition of power happening all over town and none more so than this. Yeah. In chevy chase, brace yourselves, the Washington Post says Vice President mike pence spotted in the safeway, people. There you go. He had a Pretty Simple ice cream. No word on the flavor. But mr. Pence tweeted about it, joking that when his wife wants ice cream, he goes out and gets ice cream. T. We have a weather alert out there. Look at that beautiful evening. Its actually almost close to balmy. Coming our way, a wintery few know what its like to grow up in the bubble. But george w. Bushs daughters have some advice for the obama girls as they prepare to leave the white house. They wrote down their thoughts in a letter published online. The bush twins told sasha and ma malia to dwell on the positive experiences they had at the white house. You traveled to liberia and morocco with your mom to talk to girls about the importance of education, girls who saw themselves in you. The bush twins also poked fun at themselves, telling the obama girls to enjoy college. Adding, quote, as most of the world knows, we did. They went to their share of parties. Thats called college. Thats right. On monday, the nation remembers the life, work and legacy of dr. Martin luther king, jr. Here in washington, it will be marked with a peace walk and parade that will take place just a few days before the inauguration. The steps president obama has taken to advance dr. Kings dream and what his message might be for us today. If youre taking two forward and one back, that means you at least advanced one step. Thats what i say about the president. He advanced as if king could send one message, it would be do not get tired, keep fighting. To think about how tired i get as a white man in america working on these issues and to think what dr. King did, what obama did, and yet these men continue to wake up every morning, continue to live their principles and values, continue to fight what they believed in. Its a remarkable lesson. Watch the full interview on for your sunday viewpoint. To learn more about the peace walk and parade, go to nbc washington. Com. The federal government released a scathing report today. It says Chicago Police have violated the peoples rights for years, routinely used Excessive Force and targeted minorities. And a newborn taken from the hospital more than 18 years ago, stolen, has been found alive and living with her abd doug and i are tracking. Ill have the latest at dominion, were putting our energy to work creating a cleaner environment by using cleaner Energy Sources like solar, wind and natural gas. Weve reduced Carbon Emissions by nearly 25 , which is the equivalent of taking close to two million cars off the road. Cleaner air and cleaner water. Its good for all of us. Depend on us for more than energy. Youre watching news4 at 5 00. Right now, Prince Georges County Police Looking for a teenager who shot a classmate near Suitland High School. Police say the victim is expected to be okay. No one else was injured. Invst yesterdays devastating fire in baltimore. But they think a space heater may be to blame. Six children, all from the same family, were killed. Their mother, two other siblings are fighting for their lives at the hospital. Japanese auto supplier takata agreed to pay 1 billion in fines and restitution stemming from faulty air bags linked to 16 deaths world wide. Today the Justice Department released a scathing report calling out the Chicago Police department. It says that officers are improperly trained. Some are abusive and target minorities. And theres an overall lack of sup sup supervision in the department. Reporter it is the nations second largest department. And according to the Justice Department, the Chicago Police force has been out of routinely abusing citizens and using Excessive Force against minorities. We found constitutional violations in the use of force, including deadly force, across lines. Reporter attorney general Loretta Lynch announced the results of the investigation after the shooting death of a black teenager by an officer. Our officers know they need to earn the trust of the residents they served and the communities they police. Reporter the report, released today, cites deficient training, a lack of accountability and over sight and a failure to investigate misconduct and use of force by officers. The systems and policies that fail ordinary citizens, also fail the vast majority of Chicago Police Department Officers who risk their lives every day to serve and protect the people of chicago. Reporter Chicagos Police superintendent says his department has already started to initiate in the Justice Department investigation, hiring new officers and revamping training. Im optimistic and hopeful about the direction were heading in. Reporter in an effort to provide nmore transparency, all chicago Police Officers will be equipped with body cameras by the end of this year. 18 years ago a woman posing as a nurse snatched a newborn from a florida hospital, the baby just eight hours old. Now, all these years later, investigators have found the kidnapper who raised the little girl as her own. The Jacksonville Sheriffs Office says Kamiyah Mobley believed she was living with her biological mother. Thanks to a tip, investigators tracked them down to south carolina. Mobleys real family says they are elated to learn shes alive. But police say its up to mobley to decide if she wants to be reunited with her biological family. I were taking a look behind us at that stunning sunset. Beautiful. Its been a lovely couple of days. 70 yesterday, around 50 today. What that means as we see moisture moving in tonight, rain and a little bit of a wintery mix. Road surface temperatures well above freezing. As we fall toward that freezing ma mark, were really not looking at icy roads, at least not overnight tonight. This isnt a crippling event but you do want to take it easy out there, especially during the morning and midday hours. Its looking dry now on sunday and maybe a few showers around for Martin Luther king, jr. Day on monday. Not a washout by any means. He a Winter Weather advisory goes for just about everybody. In the at mainly sleet and changing over to some spotty rain showers with freezing rain mixing in. If youre in blue, mainly sleet through the midday hours. And then on and off rain showers with freezing rain possible mainly north of town. Back around the mountains were looking at mainly freezing rain out there. And then a little ice in the forecast for parts of the northern neck. The weather having a moderate impact on your day tomorrow. Travel, there will be some isolated slick spots out there. Were looking at rain and freezing rain at the slopes. If youre having your dinner out on your saturday night, i would still recommend you go out. Just take it a little bit slow out there. We have a long way to fall tonight, guys. And we are going to fall. But with these kind of events, wintery mix, a few degreesak a huge difference out there. 50 right now in washington. The suburbs largely in the low to mid 40s. If were just a bit above freezing throughout the day, its going to be difficult to get any icy spots out there. Great news if you do have plans. 7 00 a. M. We will be tracking sleet. And that could lead to some slick spots around the midday hours. And then widely scattered showers at 3 00 p. M. Maybe pockets of freezing rain north of town. I think tomorrow evening were mainly dry. If youre heading out, have the small umbrella handy. On sunday, not bad. Clouds diminish throughout the day, mid 40s. Okay for monday, highs around 40 degrees. Cloudy skies and maybe some showers at times. Tuesday were in the mid 50s. Upper 50s wednesday and thursday. Inauguration on friday. I know everybody has a close e 61. And if the forecast holds, the warmest on record. Next weekend were in the mid 50s as we look toward late january. The past five days have been pretty busy in our consumer unit. This week nbc 4 responds recovered thousands more dollars for our viewers. You wrote in or called us and we heard you. From a homeowner who was floored over the cost of a service call to cable connection lost at one viewers home hit by lightning. When a local homeowners says he couldnt get a straight answer from the company, he called us. The Flooring Company agreed to drop the 322 charge that included a fee just to make the trip. It took them about 20 minutes to fix the problem. 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I raise turkeys without growthpromoting antibiotics, hormones, or steroids. If youre looking for little ways to simplify life, feeling good about what your family eats is a Pretty Simple place to start. My name is tammy plumlee, and i raise honest, simple turkey for shady brook farms. You might notice something a little different about d. C. Police officers uniform these days. It happens every four years wen a new president. This years badge is special because of who designed it. It started back in 1981. Every four years since then, d. C. Police officers have voted on a design for the commemorative inaugural badges. This time they voted for a badge designed by a wife and a mother of a d. C. Police officer kathy bannon has been married to a d. C. Police officer for 45 years. Her son has been on the force for 15 years. Its being by myself a lot. Sometimes worry, especially nowadays. Its just been hard, but its been good too. The Police Department has been good to us. Both kathys husband and son have worked every inauguration since they joined the force. Both will be working next friday, wearing a badge kathy designed. Im proud, very proud of her. The tradition of commemorative badges started in 1981 with the swearing in of ronald reagan. Every inauguration since, d. C. Officers have worn an inaugural badge, which they get to keep. When john saw a notice that the department was looking for designs, he urged kathy to give it a try. I said how much time do i have . He said i have to take it back tomorrow. It was literally a half a day that i had to play with it. Well, i wouldnt have asked her if i didnt think she would. Kathys been an amateur artist since college. These days she does all her drawing at her kitchen counter. Thats where she came up with the badge. She wanted it to be different from the past inaugural badges. All of the badges i have looked at have been the capital. I thought it would be difference to put the white house. Ckathy says she also wanted this badge to reflect the men and women of the metropolitan Police Department. The mo it represents our metropolitan police and what they go through each and every day with their families. My husband being in the Police Department 44 years and another 15 years with my son, it means a lot. She came one that in just a half a day. D. C. Police officers are the only ones who can wear the badges now through the end of the month. Every officer from across the country who participates in the inauguration can get one as a souvenir. We asked kathy how she felt when the department told her her design was chosen. She told us she didnt find out until the badges were made and her son saw one and called her. News4 begins now with storm team 4. First at 6 00, dangerous conditions ss midsection today as a winter storm moves through the area, producing a thick glazing of ice in some places. This is the scene in st. Louis, missouri. This is all part of the same system that is moving our way. Local crews have been pretreating roads and bridges as we get ready for changes overnight. Lets get the latest from doug in storm center 4. The word is that i think were a little bit warmer than what we were looking at over the past couple of hours. Temperatures have not fallen all that much. Thats going to lead to a little bit better conditions for us overnight and tomorrow. Radar tracking some areas of moisture back to the west, some rain, some sleet. A little bit of light snow. Most of this not hitting the ground but it is trying to move our way. Heres the bulk of the moisture back in kentucky. It will mostly be down to the south of washington overnight and into the morning. We have a Winter Weather advisory from Fauquier County to the north. I think most of this will be sleet tomorrow. Look at the temperatures right now. Were still on the mild side, 49 d. C. , 50 in richmond. 31 way up towards pittsburgh. Weve got a lot of cold air that has to move in for us to get any kind of sleet or ice at all. Well talk much more about that in about 15 minutes with amelia draper. Download the nbc washington app now. There you can track this storm with the live radar at any time. To the president ial transition now and new questions for the president elect about the actions of his designated National Security advisor, retired general mike flynn. It has been a busy day on the hill as congress clears the way to repeal obamacare. With just one week to go before the inauguration, weve