With meteorologist Amelia Draper with a check of the forecast. Its cold out there. So many people weighing in and saying its freezing outside. Its not actually freezing. But when you factor in the winds, that is how its feeling right now. Were at 37 degrees. And look at the winds, coming out of the northwest at about 18 miles per hour. So when you add in the winds, this is how cold its feeling right now. Feeling like were in the 20s across the area. About 27 in washington, 22 in frederick and o 19 degrees back in winchester. The good news, we have plenty of sunshine in the forecast and we will keep it mainly dry today. But look at how its going to feel at 8 00 p. M. This evening. A as you head out to dinner or holiday parties, feels like temperatures in the 20s. So make sure you bundle up. Ill be walking through your saturday, hour by hour and letting you know how cold its going to be tomorrow. Thanks amelia. Im Melissa Mollet at the says metro is making headway when it comes to reducing electrical incidents on trains. A new report finds that while arcing insulators continues to be a problem. The administrations has helped to push wmata to have a safer environment. There were 18 arcing indents, but since then there have been fewer, eight. Well today is the first full day of business for the brandnew resort and casino at already seeing all kinds of crowds. News4s justin finch is live inside for us. Justin . Hey there, barbara, good morning. We saw everything, from the glitz and glamour of tuxedos and gowns and the early risers who came in to bypass the morning rush. Mgm National Harbors front floor hours later, the crowds seemed to just keep coming. Assistant Front Office ManagerAnthony Turner was up close to those crowds and calls their excitement contagious. Thats the wonderful feeling i had walking through, seeing the smiles that everybody was truly enjoying. Just being in the presence of others. In his first few hours, Mgm National Harbor reached capacity crowds, needing staff to keep some guests waiting outside until space many as 30,000 guests and many were entertained from deejays and tap dancing selfies with members with the blue man group. For much of the night into the morning Mgm National Harbor was busy and some guests left with sweet rewards. I won some money. The food is good. I actually, i was going to as bustling as it was inside, the outside was, too. Car traffic swelling off the beltway and on to oxon hill road in the resort time. Snarls were not enough to stop them. I was out here two hours ago, early. Traffic was smooth for me. But its stopped about a mile down the street. And back out live over the weekend, crowds are expected to start coming in and fill up these hotel rooms and next week, another big kickoff when the shows start coming to town. Starting out with boys 2 men on december 15th. Back to you. Even if youre not a gambler, mgm says youll still be entertained. Its priding itself on making National Harbor as much of a resort as a casino. The stadium seats 3,000 and highprofile chefs are leading Jessica Parkers first boutique for her line of shoes. She was all about shoes when she was carrie on sex and the city and i think thats very exciting. Is that what brought you here . One of the reasons what woman doesnt love shoes . There are 308 rools at the resort and a fullservice spa. And boyz 2 men a some of the entertainment coming. You can get there by car, bus and water taxi and for information in the nbc washington app search for it. Getting to the mgm. And you can do it during the break. New information on a developing story. D. C. Police just released the name of the person shot to death in the 600 block of nicholson street northeast. Last night. Police say 26yearold victor information on a suspect or a motive right now. Meanwhile, the community is rallying around comet ping pong pizza in the northwest. Today neighbors are being encouraged to visit the pizzaria. You can share messages of support on social media using the hashtag stand with comet. On sunday a man fired a gun inside that restaurant. Edgar welch says he was investigating a fake news story called incident, while one shot at least one shot was fired, nobody was hurt. Today the man accused of killing his estranged wife in ashburn will be sentenced. Yesterday a judge rejected a motion to set aside the guilty verdict against bralio castillo. A jury recommended a life sentence plus 16 years. It was back in 2014, castillo broke into his estranged wifes like it was a suicide. Six years after two women were raped at montgomery college, their attacker is being sentenced today. Thats right, this video we have shows Nathaniel Hart in the blueandwhite beanie looking for potential victims. This is at the takoma park campus on january 26 of 2010. Prosecutors say he locked a victim inside a rest room and raped her repeatedly. Hart was previously sentenced to 90 years in prison after pleading he then appealed, and after a new trial, this past october, hes now facing a three life terms. And today is the funeral for a murdered 16yearold girl from d. C. Brianna mcmillan was shot and killed in southeast, the day after thanksgiving. Through a gofundme page, her family raised almost 10,000 to pay for her funeral. Police identified save evans as briannas murder. Police say evans was caught on Surveillance Video firing a gun around the time she was killed. So far, all hes been charged with is unlawful gun possession. Developing this morning, hundreds of workers in our area are about to be looking for new jobs. The Washington Business Journal reports the kane company is going out of business and according to the journal, the financial problems started last year, the kane Company OperatesOffice Movers and several similar businesses,o as 1,000 employees could lose their jobs. The companys owner says their pensions and their 401 k s will be paid. Happening today a Pennsylvania Court is expected to decide whether the states president ial votes should be recounted. Green Party President ial candidate jill stein filed suit claiming that the states Voting System is out of date and vulnerable to hacking. The states 20 electoral votes candidate Hillary Clinton made her first appearance on capitol hill yesterday. Since the election. Clinton was there to honor Senate Minority leader harry reid who is retiring. The former secretary of state jokes she was glad to be invited to the event after spending weeks hiking in the woods. But after a few weeks of taking selfies in the woods, i thought it would be a good idea to come out. And im very grateful to harry for inviting mebe this celebration. During her speech, clinton took some time to talk about the danger of fake news and its realworld consequences. She compelled congress to pass bipartisan legislation, to deal with the issue. And president elect donald trump is in louisiana today, hell be in michigan for a thank you rally on his tour tonight. Nbcs tracie potts shows us how trumps cabinet is shaping up they havent played by the rules and i know its time that theyre going to start. Theyre going to start. President elect trump on china at an evening rally in iowa. Iowa governor with close ties to china is trumps choice for ambassador. You better like china, do we agree . Mr. Trump admitted to stacking his cabinet with millionaires and business executives. The greatest collection of stooges and cronies and misfits we have ever seen in a president ial administration. Swamp, he is now filling it up with hungry crocodiles. I want people who made a fortune, because now theyre negotiating with you. Okay . People like fast food executive Andrew Putzer his choice for labor secretary. He favors Foreign Workers and automation. The president elect is heading in the direction of the bosses, not the workers. Even conservative Breitbart News is against him. Do you think fake news cost you the election. You. Hillary clinton showed up for an event on capitol hill and told congress to do something about fake news. This isnt about politics or partisanship. Lives are at risk. She spoke to the d. C. Pizzaria owner who received threats after his restaurant was targeted in a Conspiracy Theory tied to clintons campaign. Someone else who was targeted, chuck jones, the labor leader who was involved in the carrier deal saving jobs from mexico. He said hes been getting threats since president elect trump called him out on twitter. Today theres a rally in support of jones happening in indiana. We are 41 days out from Inauguration Day and construction crews are working hard to make sure that everything is ready to go. Come january 20th, the inauguration platform will need to hold around 1600 guests. And theyll include former president s, Vice President s and Supreme Court justices. The construction around capitol under way to prevent protesters during the inauguration weekend. The guardian reports the National Park service is blocking planned rallies in front of the Lincoln Memorial and other landmarks along the national mall. Its filed a blocking permit for weeks leading up to and after trumps inauguration. Organizers for the womens march on washington have said they are working on other plans. The Facebook Event says more than 227,000 people are theres more on news4 midday. Just ahead a look back at the life of famous senate and senator john glenn. Stronger is blasting her tumors. Without risking her bones. Stronger is less pain, new hope, more fight. Its doing everything in your power, and everything in ours. And with your support, they will. John glenn, an American Space pioneer, patriot and politician, has passed away at the age of 95. Mark barger takes a most of america met john glenn in 1959. The newly formed nasa, named him one of americas seven original astronauts. He made history in 1962, blasting into space, aboard friendship 7. Glenn became the First American to orbit the earth, circling three times before his capsule came down in the atlantic ocean. He returned to a heros welcome president kennedy grounded him, not wanting to risk the life of a new space hero. Zblen retired from nasa in 1964 and began the next phase of his life serving for terms as a democratic senator from ohio. At 77 nasa gave glenn another opportunity, the chance to be i never thought age would become an advantage. Glenn went through a battery of physical tests and then in october, 1998, liftoff of discovery with a crew of six astronaut heroes and one american legend. Glenn spent almost nine days in space, conducting more than 80 experiments on weightlessness and aging and reflecting on his experience. I dont think you can be ut here and look out the window, in 2012, president obama presented glenn with the nations highest civilian honor, the medal of freedom. Throughout his life john glenn called himself, a very lucky man. God speed, john glenn. Mark barger, nbc news. And that mercury friendship 7 spacecraft that john glenn piloted in 1962 is a Main Attraction at the Smithsonian National air and s washington. A curator said america has truly lost a hero and a legend. John glenn is one of the three most important astronauts, along with Neil Armstrong and alan shepherd. John glenn made history at the age of 77 when he returned to space on the Space Shuttle discovery. Next week parents of Young Children in the district will have the chance to apply for preschool. And this is especially important for parents who want their outside of their neighborhoods. The deputy chief of Early Education at d. C. Public schools joins us with more on what people need to know. Good morning, thanks so much for joining us. So i want to you start by telling us a little bit about who can apply. Who should be attending these programs. So any parent of a 3yearold or 4yearold, who will be three by september 30th, can enter the lottery. What they do is go on the can see all kinds of Different School profiles and choose a school that they think will be a good match for their child. And then list their various preferences. So this happens on monday. Yes. That they can start applying. And i dont have children personally. I have friends that have children and i hear them talk all the time about the d. C. School lottery system and how challenging it is. To get in and get their kids in the school that they really want. Were talking about little kids. Three years old. So what is happening in the very early years, is that kids brains are developing very rapidly. And so if we can get them into highquality Early Childhood programs like our classrooms at dcps, then that child has an opportunity to have their minds stimulated in all kinds of different ways. When parents are thinking about what is the right program for their particular child, perhaps i mean theyre three, seeing exactly what their full potential is. What type of programs should they be looking into . How do they gauge what is best for their child in. First, parents know their kids better than anyone. So they really need to be thinking about who their child is. And then through that lens, look at the Different School options. So for example, if they know that their child loves playing outside and getting their hands in the dirt and fascinating by the outdoors, then they should look at, look for a school that has a garden program. Example, cw harris in ward 8 has an amazing garden program. The kids are actually involved in planting. And then every week they have a Farmers Market that families participate in. And language im sure is another one of those special programs. We have several duallanguage programs where kids can learn spanish and english. Arabic and english. And then they should also look at the curriculum. So every dcps Early Childhood classroom is guided by researchbased curriculum. We have three, one the mind. And that really focuses on cultivating independent learners, we have creative curriculum, all about projectbased learning. So kids are learning literacy and science and math. Theyre learning it by for example exploring trees and in all kinds of different ways. And then the Montessori Program is a very childcentered. Weve got to go, but one more question, if parents start applying on monday, by when do they know and how many kids will be accepted . The lottery closes march 1 and theyll find out march 31. Tehani, thank you so much for your time. Its getting harder and harder for some parents to figure out what to do with their elf on a shelf. Well explain this very unique my favorite part about being a dad just to see their faces in the morning when i wake them up. The first thing you think about is my follow up that i needed a second surgery. And thats when i said i need a second opinion. Everyone, from the moment i walked through the doors, theyre smiling and i love the fact that included me in the whole process. The diagnosis of cancer is one of those things that you want an answer now. We can do now here. Rod was great. I mean, he did everything that we asked him and more. The treatment plan was for him to have chemotherapy and radiation followed by surgery. I feel like this was the right way for me and the right treatment for me. At Cancer Treatment centers of america, we treat cancer, every stage, every day. Call or go to cancercenter. Com. Appointments available now. We all do it, parents go out of their way to make the this, though. This one dad out of west virginia, i think he took it a little too far. He turned himself into the reallife elf on a shelf. I never did that. So he sat on the roof at Wayne County Elementary School and he had the whole outfit. Look at the faces on the kids. The dad says it was pretty cold up there. But the looks on the kids faces, i think say it all, like dad, get down if there and dont ever do that again. Their frinds to know it was their dad. Christmas greetings have a special way of warming our hearts this time of year. But its especially true for a young cancer patient in north carolina. 5yearold hayden drake has spent most of the year battling leukemia. For christmas he had one simple wish to get a whole bunch of cards with his name on them. And his mom felt obliged to you know make that happen for him. And word got out and he started five cards in the mail and he did a little happy dance. And he was doing a happy dance the whole time he was reading the cards. And there is some good news, haten is in remission from his cancer. But he will still need chemotherapy treatments for the next three years. Good luck to him. We have cold weather out there. Yes, its cold. People are getting colds in including myself. But seemingly nonstop this year. Its so frustrating, but it is very cold outside. Its the coldest its been so far this season. Because of that its the storm team 4 weather alert day. Look at the current temperatures right now. Were coming in in the 30s. Mid to upper 30s across the area. 37 right now in washington, but the thing is, is its blustery out there you look outside your window, its deceiving, youre seeing plenty of sunshine, but with the winds its feeling about ten degrees cooler. The case throughout the day today. So heres your afternoon and evening planner. A high today of 41 degrees, well hit that around 1 00 p. M. We continue to have plenty of sunshine into the afternoon hours. But still a bit blustery du