We are talking 23 million spent on local and minority owned businesses. 4,000 jobs, 2,000 of them filled by folks who live right here in Prince Georges County. I havent slept. I havent eaten. Crystal tibs is used to long hours. She spent 22 years in the Prince Georges CountyPolice Department retired as a lieutenant and now number two in charge of security here at Mgm National Harbor. I retired from the Police Department on april 30th and star patrolling the 23 acre property takes a team and her Security Team includes 211 officers covering three shifts 24 7. We want guests to feel safe and welcome. I was a paramedic and came up through the rank as an ems person. George retired from the Prince Georges CountyFire Department to take a risk manager job here. George and tibs among the 2,000 Prince Georges County residents who offered at mgm. Tibs said her postretirement career was devine intervention. Im actually a licensed massage therapist. I thought i would retire and do that. I had no you know, no ink linger of er no inkling what i was going to do. It is a blessing. Reporter tibs is not alone. We talked to a lot of folks from the area who work here and consider it quite a blessing an an opportunity to worke. President , spoke from the heart about this project and said it truly is a blessing to Prince Georges County and a blessing for the state of maryland. He himself a native of Prince Georges County. Days breaking news lair a rry hogan larry hogan here as well and praised this effort and said last year was the best year for job growth, the best in 15 years and now the state of maryland is leslie, back to you. Reporter all right. Thank you so much, dell ia. Of course we have to wait to see if there will be more jobs and more tax revenue. We will just have to see. You know, studies took a look back to see if more casinos meant more jobs and more tax revenue. Its an interesting mix. You look at the surveys dating back 20 years and the number of States Running casinos grew to 40 and the number of people who gamble scott broom is continue our is continuing our all access pass into the Mgm National Harbor. He talked to people in line for this grand opening at 10 30. The official opening at 11 00. We will come back with that part of the story. Thank you, leslie. The police chief said if youre going to the casino leave early. Lets get you up to speed on trump transition. A fast food executive will be Donald Trumps pick to head up the labor department. We are talking andrew pusner. He heads a group that owns hardys, carls junior and other chains and hes one of trumps big financial backers during the campaign. If in fact, he got on board the trump train before republican donors. Another trump nominee, former investmentke manuches. The president elect tapped the former investment banker as his choice to lead the treasury department. When mr. Trump comes to washington pop and circumstance will happen on january 20th. We got a look at the platform and other work. Stephanie ramirez is live downtown for us. Stephanie is everything coming together on schedule . Reporter yeah, debra, not an event that you want to be according to the senator heading the project said everything is running on time. They are preparing for 250,000 people and thats just ticketholders alone. Thats all nothing in comparison to how important this event is. There she is, the platform thats going to hold the 45th president of the United States who is going. No, no. I think it would be interesting to be here for the historical moment. Its validation. Maybe not these theres plenty others wishing they could go. I would love to be here oh to see history in action. Its been in the work since september. For those following the construction its the same size since 2005 and will hold 1600 people including members of congress. Choirs will sit on the bleachers. For the some 240,000 ticketholders and more there will be jumbo screens on the national mall. Hopefully people come was a polarizing one. Because of this theres concern over who will come to celebrate the inauguration. Corey davis just hopes theres no violence. I would not like to see that happen. Theres another reason on this stage the whole world is watching. I think it means to us and to the world is the peaceful transition of power. Something that we take for granite but every encourages other people in other places. Reporter they said it will be interesting to see if president elect trump putting his spin on inauguration. Nothing has been given yet. Stephanie ramirez, wusa 9. They are on budget with that project. The most expenses are for security. Construction rehearsals can begin. The man accused of carrying a loaded rifle into the comet pingpong will wait longer for his day in court. A judge delayed it because edgar welshs public defender needs more time. He drove from his home in North Carolina to dc to rescue child sex slaves is what he said allegedly kept in the restaurants basement. The restaurant dt true. No one was hurt in the shooting. A getting cold out there. Have you noticed that, bruce . Thats right. Topper said we are just getting started. A storm system dumps snow across from denver to the dakotas. Heres the question for you tonight, debra, is it headed this way . Top . Well, some of the cold air is. We will certainly say that. Lets focus on wind chills. This is what it feels like if you go outside right now. It feels like its 39 in downtown. Already 29 in gaithersburg, already feels like its 22 in by hour because thats what you welcome back to the news at 6 00. The trial is under way for dylan roof, hes the man accused of opening fire during a bible study in charleston, South Carolina in 2015 killing nine people. The attorneys say roofs mother suffered a heart attack in court after listening they asked for a mistrial, the judge denied it. The family members of the victims said they have compassion for roof. Somewhere down the line he will understand that he is missing out on going out on a date, being a father, freedom. That was leroy singleton, the brother of one of the victims. He said hes not nc if hes found guilty. Also in South Carolina the jurors who couldnt reach a verdict in the Police Shooting trial of Michael Slager are speaking out tonight. The forman of the jury said 5 of the 12 were undecided about whether slager was guilty of murder for shooting an unarmed black man during the traffic stop last year. Jurors deliberated for some 22 hours over four days before the judge declared that mistrial. Note from capitol hill. A shortterm spending bill was passed. Now it heads to the senate. The bill would fund the government through april 28th, giving president elect donald trump a time to create a budget on his own. They have to act by tomorrow to keep the government open. Its snowing like crazy out west tonight. Thats right. That cold air is head ed this way. Still to come tonight, a look at what is happening in the the cold forecast from topper. First back the vegas on the potomac. Leslie foster has more from the Mgm National Harbor, including a little on how theyre ready for the big night. Reporter welcome back to the news at 6 00. Im Leslie Foster here at the Mgm National Harbor here on opening night. Lots of tuxes and gowns here. People are scurrying about before the the doors open at 10 30. A spa, 2300 rooms, 15 different restaurants, a 3,000 seat theater that will host the likes of bruno mars and cher all of it here. People have been lined up for hours to get inside. Our scott broom is working on that part of the story. I see you, scott. Reporter i didnt get a vip ticket unlike beautiful party. Those of us outside know how to have fun too. [cheers] im excited. I can tell you brought a chair to sit . I to sit in. I sure did. Is it all about winning the money or all about seeing the place . Seeing the place and winning the money. Now i get it. [laughter] welcome to the mgm. Guests already a rriving at the hotel for tonights you know, the splendor and the extravagant casino and everything around it is just phenomenal. So exciting. Outside there are still finishing touches on this 1. 4 billion construction job going in. Prince georges county police are here in force to manage traffic, stopers at the near by Tanger Outlets feeling the buzz. I cant wait for it to open up. I want t of it. I can not wait. Reporter the vip party, thats a vip party but tonight at 11 00 this place is open to everyone and thats the point of Mgm National Harbor is an amenity for the entire community. I will take your here with my camera and show you the traffic is already building. Prince georges county police now. 1. 4 billion investment here. 3600 jobs. A huge amount of tax revenue coming to Prince Georges County. But also because this is in combination with National Harbor over there and the huge Convention Complex and Entertainment Complex thats already there, this is a huge amenity for the entire region and for everybody, even those of us who are going to wait out here until 11 00 to get in. Reporting live reporter all right, scott, thank you so much. Lets take a look outside to give crow some perspective of where this expansive structure sits here. So you look out at the National Harbor and you can see the ferris wheel all lit up in beautiful colors. You can see around the casino all 1. 7 billion square feet of it. I mean, it is a massive, massive structure. So when scott talks pretty spectacular for the next few weeks. So you should be warned about that. Driving of course will be the easiest way but there are some Public Transportation options too. There are no metro stations near by but there are four bus routes that get you from the resort to the stations in the green and yellow lines. Mgm officials are encouraging you to use taxis and uber and lyft. Theres a boat from options are not available yet. Its going to be interesting to get out here to the excitement. We know how many people are going to come. Speaking of transportation im going to figueroa out figure out how to get to the station. See you later. Thank you, is so much thank you so much, leslie. Make get a blanket for scott out the shovelers and ice scrapers. A woman in north dakota had to scale a wall of snow to get to her front yard. She had second thoughts. Snow drifts almost a story high. They trapped a family in their home for three days. Dont worry though, they had supplies. They are prepared out here. Im not pre pared yet. Theres no snow here. Its all good, its just cold. Cold so. Degrees tomorrow and the wind chills is the key. Lets start with the 3 degree guarantee. I thought that we would see more sun in the afternoon. Im a little concerned. We have a streak on the line. We are 17 for the last 17. Ill let you know tonight at 11 00. Right now a live look outside from the live michael and son weather cam. Its 44, the dew point in the mass and that signals an arctic air mass, very dry. That enables the temperatures to fall very, very quickly. Temperature wise you look at this and go not bad. 44 downtown, 36 in gaithersburg, 39 in leesburg, 36 in frederick and 34 in hagerstown. Ill leave my finger on hagerstown here. Well factor in the wind and thats a different story. Thats what you really have to dress for as we go through, say, the next 24 hours. Wind chills anywhere from the teens to next 24 hours. Im going to meander back over to the Weather Center because the clicker is not working right now. So well go ahead and advance this. Look at hagerstown at 34. Now advance it. Theres the wind chill. It feels like its 22 right now. Thats the key. Temperatures are se sofia ing deceiving. Wind chills will be in the teens early on in the much better. Wind chills 25 to 32 all day on friday. And then wind chills in the 20s on friday night. So that is going to be the key, layers. I think this is the day that we need a hat, coat and gloves and the whole bit. Into the morning it feels like its 14 in gaithersburg, 22 downtown. Even by 1 00 not much better. Feels like its 32 downtown, 34 in fredericksburg but still in the 20s from about Frederick North ward i hagerstown and cumberland. So you folks never get out of the 20s tomorrow in terms of wind chills. About this time tomorrow night feels like its back in the 20s across the board. So day planner goes bike this like this, low 20s to start, 41 with sunshine by 1 00. Now saturday very cold but not much wind. Cold for the army and navy game at 40. 44 on sunday. The clouds come back and actually not a bad day. Rain on sunday night. Dive. Rain and snow showers possible on wednesday and then arctic air next thursday that could be colder than this arctic air. Afoot and lighthearted i take to the open road. Healthy, free, the world before me, the long brown path before me leading wherever i choose. The east and the west are mine. Fios is not cable. Were wired differently. T the local sled jump record, fly, gary, fly. His friend can download 13 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. Not many of us can say we were state champs with an undefeated season. Demascus football can say that twice if they can win tonight in the state 3a championship as they go for back to back trophies. A ahead of to be thes game in annapolis. Its a chance for demascus to be one of the best programs in may maryland. Its a small small time atmosphere. They go out on the weekends and grow up together. You see the communities here. They have tons of the police and the firefighters and everybody around town and all the way through town theyll have tons of support. This is a rematch of the 14 state title. Franklin rallied to beat demascus 3521. So a chance for demascus to get revenge. Well have high lights tonight at 11 00. Redskins on the outside looking in on the playoffs if it starred today. It doesnt. They have four games to make a run. It starts sunday at philadelphia. The eagles lost three straight. They need to gray gruden laying into his team that it could be heard outside in the locker room. Its an emotional game and physical game and we didnt get the job done. People react differently and its my job to coach, their job to play and sometimes that coachs mouth will change from time to time. These guys are grown men. They understand what happened on sunday. Its all and gone right we learned from it. Well see how they respond this sunday. Amen, coach. Agree with all of tha t. Moving on. Thats the news at 6 00. Bruce will be back at 7 00 with off script. Captioning sponsored by cbs godspeed, john glenn. 5, 4, 3,. Tonight, we were an american hero, space pioneer john glenn, the First American to orbit the earth. Looks like a good wicked weather creates massive pileups, blizzard conditions, and arctic chill across much of the country. And. I thought they were just water vapor. Pelley the nations top doctor sounds the alarm on ecigarettes. Is a new generation getting hooked on nicotine. Bottom line, is there is no safe use of Tobacco Products for kids, and those include