Reporter more than anything the community here wants to know why and how a quiet hardworking man who recently became a father could be capable of such hate. In San Bernardino, gina kim, nbc news. The flag on top of the white house is flying at half staff tonight to honor the victims of the shooting. President obama signed a proclamation today calling for flags to remain lowered till monday. It reflects flags at public buildings, military installations and the navy ships and embassies too. The u. S. Attorney general says the Department Justice will not tolerate hate crimes against muslims in the aftermath of the San Bernardino shooting. Loretta lynch spoke at the Muslim Advocates dinner in arlington tonight. The American Muslim Community says there has been an uptick in antiislam rhetoric since the paris attacks. As we again talk about the importance of free speech, we make it clear that actions predicated on violent talk are not america. They are not who we are. Theyre not what we do. And they will be prosecuted. Lynch says since 9 11 there have been more than 1,000 investigations into hate crimes against muslims. Its been just 36 hours since the shooting rampage and the senate has already voted tonight against expanding background checks for guns bought online and at gun shows. It underscores the gridlock on capitol hill over gun control. In this case it indicates the country needs to be tougher on terror. While democrats say the issue remains guns getting into the hands of the wrong people. This horrific murder underscores that we are at a time of war. Right now its just too easy. We can take basic steps that would make it harder. Not impossible but harder for individuals to get access to weapons. Republican senators also helped lead votes against a measure that would ban people on the terror watch list from buying guns. And against increased funding for mental health. Back here at the live desk, weve been following a busy night on capitol hill. Senate republicans passed legislation that would repeal key pieces of obama care and defund planned parenthood. The bill narrowly passed the senate with 52 votes to 47. It was introduced with a procedure referred to as reconciliati reconciliation. It means democrats would not be able to filibuster. Senator rand paul also tried to add an amendment that would establish concealed carry of handguns here in d. C. But that failed. The bill heads to the white house, or the house, rather, where its expected to pass before going to the white house. President obama is expected to veto that legislation. Shortly after passing that bill the house and senate voted to approve a fiveyear, 305 billion transportation bill. It boosts highway and transit spending. Its also the first longterm transportation deal in nearly eight years. Its not as long of a deal as president obama wanted but he is expected to sign it. Back to you. Megan, thank you. One thing that was not in that transportation bill passed by congress tonight was an amendment benefiting 9 11 first responders. A lifetime extension of the socalled zadroga act was stripped from the bill, but it could still pass on its own. Former daily show host jon stewart was among those pushing congress to extend the program that provides health care and compensation for first responders. Some who came up to capitol hill today are battling cancer and other chronic diseases. They went office to office to lobby lawmakers. The program expired this year, and officials predict it will run out of money early next year. Proponents hope it will be part of the yearend spending bill that could be voted on as early as next week. A historic move by the u. S. Military today. Defense secretary Ashton Carter ruled that women would be allowed to serve in all combat jobs in all the countrys elite military forces. He says it will make the military stronger. Secretary carter said commanders of all branches agreed except for the marines, which asked that some positions still be designated for men only. Carter denied that request and decided there will be no exceptions. Reporter new reaction tonight from the parents of Reeva Steenkamp after a south African Appeals Court decision to convict Oscar Pistorius of murder in the shooting death of their daughter back in 2013. Barry steenkamp said he was relieved. June steenkamp said she felt justice was done. The murder conviction means pistorius will almost certainly go back to jail. He spent one year behind bars before being put under house arrest at his uncles mansion in october. If you were getting ready to deck the halls for the holidays, you may be surprised to learn that a popular new outdoor decoration might cause some unexpected problems. News 4s Jackie Bentsen tells us that if use theed incorrectly they can create the same problem as shining a laser pointer at the clock pilt of a plane. Star shower laser lights the easiest way to light up your entire home. Reporter the most popular version is as seen on tv star shower p but they are all essentially lower wattage hole versions of a rock concert laser light show. The laser part is the potential problem. The manufacturers instruction manual notes if your intend surface is within 10 nautical miles of an airport, lower the angle of the star shower so that no lasers point into the squie. Helicopter pilot Bobby Ratliff brings a view from the sky to nbc 4 viewers. With the news helicopter ive been hit with a red lays their manassas. Red i think is better than green. And it was a nuisance. It was distracting. But it was good weather conditions and we were up high. I just pedal turned the helicopter away. So i put my back to whoever it was and it was over with. Reporter ratliff says pilots are acutely aware of the dangers of being distracted by a laser light. The two crucial phases of flight, takeoff and landing. Youre near the ground. More things are happening, not less things. Thats the worst time to get hit by a laser. Reporter just two weeks ago in sacramento a coast guard pilot reported being distracted by a laser light that turned out to be star shower Christmas Lights. The homeowner was unaware the lights were causing a problem. There have been no incidents of anyone deliberately using the laser Christmas Lights to cause trouble. But a reminder that can cost you an 11,000 fine. Jackie bensen, news 4. New video tonight. D. C. Police want to know if you recognize the man in this surveillance video. Hes a person of interest in reference to a firstdegree sexual abuse incident. It happened inside the park at 14th nightclub northwest. The friday after thanksgiving. At 2 30 in the morning. This video shows the man walking away with a woman and holding her hand. Police want to hear from you if you might have any information. The first full day of testimony in the freddie gray trial focused on that Police Transport van. The van was towed to the baltimore courthouse. So jurors could see it in person. Gray died in april, youll recall, after being injured in the back of the van. Prosecutors say officer William Porter violated policy by not buckling gray in. Porters attorneys say gray was intentionally banging his head against the wall of the van. We just got done watching nbcs latest live stage production. The wiz live is the top trend on twitter right now and were sorting through some of the best reaction. Also to come, motown legend berry gordy. Hes executive producer of the wiz movie in the 70s. Gordies with in town for another show playing in d. C. And sat down with our barbara harrison. We saw plenty of sunshine across the area today. But it still only felt like the low 40s all day long with all that wind tomorrow. 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But at t. Rowe price, we can help guide your retirement savings. So wherever your Retirement Journey takes you, we can help you reach your goals. Call us or your advisor t. Rowe price. Invest with confidence. Come on world such a different way of living now thank you, world we knew wed be free somehow were still humming a lot of those songs tonight. It was the talk of many of your living rooms this evening and a big hit all over social media. The wiz live gave a modern spin on the classic moef. And from the looks of it you guys loved it. Check out some of the tweets weve been following tonight out there from celebrities who spent the night watching the show. Missy elliott tweeted just 30 minutes in that the show made her go dig out her old the wiz cd. And styler perry for his part has been a big, one of the most vocal supporters out there tonight. He tweeted out tonight he felt like he was 7 all over again and thanked nbc for airing the show. What a show it was. When the wiz hit broadway back in 1975 with its pop sound and allblack cast it seemed like a natural fit for motown founder berry gordy jr. To snap up the movie rights to the show. Barbara harrison sat down for a oneonone with gordy and asked him how they came up with the cast for the movie and especially who would fill dorothys ruby slippers. Somewhere over the rainbow reporter this was the first dorothy. 17yearold judy garland, who some thought was already too old to play the young lead character in the 1939 film version of l. Frank baums tale the wizard of oz. But she wouldnt be the last to gain fame in that role nor the oldest. This playbill from new yorks Majestic Theater in 1975 introduced 17yearold Stephanie Mills as the sweetfaced ingenue, who would ease on down the yellow brick road in a soulful recreation of the 30s hit. Renamed the wiz, the tony award winner would feature an allblack cast. Come on, dorothy. Come on. Reporter then in 1978 a film version of the wiz from motown studios and Universal Pictures would adjust the role of dorothy. Instead of a young girl she became a young schoolteacher. To accommodate the age of this star. When i think of home i think of a place diana ross was thought by some to be too old at 33 for the role of dorothy. Motown founder berry gordy says the producers knew who they wanted. Michael jackson and diana ross were in it. She wanted to play. And diana ross at that time was my super, superstar. And i think i was in love with her at that time. Reporter which she laughingly says didnt play a role in the decision. She said i wanted to play dorothy and i said, well, i dont know how that would work. I dont know if you could fit it. But she proved to me she could do it. And i basically encouraged people to reach for the moon. I said the sky is not the limit. Its just the first step. Reporter another big star of the film version of the wiz, 20yearold michael jackson, who by then had left motown for epic records. Berry gordy says he encouraged all of his young talent to spread their wings but tried to take care of them at the same time as a father would. Unfortunately, i didnt have a lot of control. Michael, when he left the company, because he made millions of dollars, when they were with me i was very strict on certain things. But totally free on other things. I was free within restrictions is what i used to call it. Reporter but young stars grow up eventually, and like cares in a fairy tale they are ready to spread their wings and try new things. Its a theme that forever repeats itself. Thats why its not surprising that with the new nbc version of the wiz, the story of dorothy never grows old. At 86 now berry gordy remembers fondly all the talented youth who came through the doors of mo motown. He sees his role as surreal in some ways, his life like a fairy tale, like the tale of the wizard of oz. In the end he says what matters is love. Barbara harrison, news 4, washington. Berry gordy was in town for the opening of motown the musical based on his autobiography at d. C. s National Theater nap show is playing now through january 3rd. Five, four, three, two, one. Wow. More big dogs in town tonight. Its been a holiday tradition for more than 90 years. This evening the first family lit our National Christmas tree outside the white house and sang and danced through the evening, thanks to performances from Trombone Shorty and crosby stills nash. Reese witherspoon hosted the event. The trees been lit every year since 1923. So tonight we are sporting our wiz swag. You get the mug. I get the hat. Are you going to need it tomorrow . Thats the question. Kind of cold out here. Theres a mug for you somewhere. I dont think we can share that. Well, youre so germy. You dont want anything. You might need the hat when you step out the door early tomorrow morning. We are talking about a fairly chilly start, especially if youre take the kids tthe bus stop, youre going to be walk in to work. Temperatures cool but not frigid. We havent seen any extreme cold. Were at 42 right now. Wind chill at 38. So yeah, were on the cold side. But this time of year thats exactly what we expect. 39 currently in mansate. Culpepper already down to 29. We are cooling much faster down to the southwest. Warrenton also around the freezing numbers. We may see some of you in the upper 20s to around 30 degrees when you wake up tomorrow morning. Sunrise at 7 10. I expect between 7 00 and 8 00 a. M. Will be in the mid 30s here. Its going to be a chilly start to the day. But tomorrow afternoon not too bad. I think we get a little warmer than we were today. Still a little i of a breeze but not quite as much wind. Temperatures around 54. Well call is it koom. But still a pretty nice afternoon. On the radar nothing to show. No rain out there. And once again on the dry side. Four days of rain. But we really needed it. Weve been very dry in the past three months. About three inches below average. And we continue on that track. Satellite radar making the clouds on their way in from the northwest. Not really getting here. Trying to but not really getting here. Northwestern air coming courtesy of that storm that brought us all that rain. Way up to the northeast exiting finally the u. S. Look behind it. No storms till you get back to washington state. That is it. Thats why were going to see so much sun over the next couple of days. It will be on the low side. Breezy and cool but with lots of sunshine your friday afternoon looking great. What to wear . Maybe the hat tomorrow morning. Maybe the coat early. Maybe even the scarf when you step out the front door. But by the afternoon a lot of that stuff gets to come in. 45. Martinsburg tomorrow. 52 d. C. , 42 fredricksburg. 51 manassas. Mid40s most of the day, maybe upper 40s with some of that wind but with the sunshine as i mentioned were looking at a very nice friday. Gets better. On saturday High Temperature 53 degrees. Less sun. Friday afternoon will be great. Sunday even better. High temperature 55 degrees. Monday High Temperature of 52 degrees. Monday a nice day. Well see plenty of cloud cover during the day. Monday evening going to be a little bit on the cool side. If by chance purchase heading down to fedex field. Weve got a little game going on. The dallas cow biz coming to town to toik on the redskins. 46 degrees at 10 00. 44 by midnight. It will be cool but again not frigid this time of year. 49 by tuesday. Wednesday and thursday not bad. A High Temperature of 54 degrees on your wednesday. Thursday the next chance for rain and cant go without mentioning tuesday, theres a slight chance of a shower. I didnt put it on. Some of the computer models trying to give us a storm on tuesday. I dont think its going happen. I think that one should stay out to sea. You keep thinking positive. Im thinking that way. Thanks. Coming up, big night for our caps taking on the best in the nhl and coming away with their six win in a row. Jasons coming up next. But first, heres jimmy fallon. Thank you, doreen and jim and everyone in washington, d. C. Daisy ridley is here from flip top. Plus mindy kaling, music this holiday, ford americas bestselling brand is giving you more. The ford holiday sales event. With 0 financing for 60 months on 2015 f150 and focus and 2016 fusion and escape. Plus 1,000 dollars Holiday Bonus cash on 2015 focus and 2016 fusion and escape. Its the best gift ever. Now during the ford holiday sales event get 0 financing for 60 months plus 1,000 dollars Holiday Bonus cash on select vehicles. See your local ford dealer. Services recently asked patients to rate the quality of over 3. 500 hospitals. Fewer than 6 received 5 stars. Among them was Cancer Treatment centers of america in philadelphia. Cancercenter. Com slash eastern. Jason had one eye on the wiz tonight and the other on football and the cavs. The cavs have been playing great. This is an early season Eastern Conference Finals preview as far as im concerned. Two of the best teams in the entire league. Doesnt matter if theyre playing at home or on the road. The capitals have been outstanding lately. Six straight wins has this team in second place in the eastern conference. Tonight they took on the best team in the nhl in montreal. The caps, they became the first squad this season from the east to beat the canadiens in regulation. The habs have had the canadiens numbers. In montreal winners of eight of their last nine up there. The good guys struck first. Less than three minutes into the game off the turnover its tom wilson lighting the lamp after a 37game goal drought. He scored in backtoback contests. The caps up for a goal. Second period, taid time for Braden Holtby to show off the catlike reflexes there. One of 33 saves on the night for mr. Holtby. Now in the third still tied at 2. The caps have the puck. Karl alzner. Deflected. T. J. Oshie with the deflection. Caps win their sixth straight. 62 the final. All six victories coming with holtby in net. Holt is unbelievable. Its crazy what he does every night for us. Hes amazing. Its really Something Special as a player to have a guy back there thats going to bail you out like he does. Tonight we dont win that hockey game or even get close to that without his performance. He was the best player on the ice for both teams. He was outstanding. The caps final game on their threegame road trip will take place this saturday against win pelle pegg. Were going to move on to football. The redskins got back to practicing gearing up for their bigtime primetime matchup with the cowboys. Before the season started dallas were picked to win the division while the skins were projected to be bottom feeders. As we sit in week 13 of the season the roles have been reversed now. They can really if they get going. I know theyre 3 and whatever but the record dont speak of how good a Football Team they are. Going to be a really great atmosphere. Both teams have a lot to play for. The cowboys are still in it. Were in the drivers seat in the division now but we have to stay there. Theres an energy not so much hunter hunted. I think theres energy of what we have to play for. The fact its a meaningful game in September December and we will be ready. Reporter the terrapins int you deuced their new head coach. D. J. Durkin will lead the way in college park. Only 37 years old and described as a high not ji guy. Defensive coordinator in michigan. Also worked under ohio state head coach urban meyer when he was at florida and bowling green. Eager to put his imprints on this program. I always thought it was a sleeping giant. The landscape where we are recruitingwise, the landscape where we are in terms of our conference, our division, i just look at it as a place kind of sleeping, with the right energy, right formula you get it going very high level. Maryland 3a final. 130 damascus facing 121 dunndauk. Huge night for one of durkins future players. 271 yards on the ground. 31 carries. He had seven touchdowns in this game. He finishes the season with a maryland record 57 touchdowns on the year. Damascus wins the 3a final 5514. Eighth title in school history. First since 2007. Congratulations damascus. Jake funk is he committed to maryland . Hopefully he this holiday, ford americas bestselling brand is giving you more. The ford holiday sales event. With 0 financing for 60 months on 2015 f150 and focus and 2016 fusion and escape. Plus 1,000 dollars Holiday Bonus cash on 2015 focus and 2016 fusion and escape. Its the best gift ever. Now during the ford holiday sales event get 0 financing for 60 months plus 1,000 dollars Holiday Bonus cash on select vehicles. See your local ford dealer. Got that song in my head now. Cant wait to see this, folks. Coldplay releases a new album tomorrow and the bands getting ready to trek across the world on their next big tour. Along the way the british rockers will stop at levis stadium in california for super bowl 50. Nfl sources tell nbc news that the group will headline the halftime show. They may have a few friends join them on stage. Past halftime headliners bruno mars and beyonce are also expected to make guest appearances. Wow. The latest move by facebook to stay relevant in the social media wars is adding a live video streaming feature. Its similar to periscope and meerkat but it lives in the facebook app. This summer some celebrities were testing it out. Now everyone can do it. You can see whos watching, how many people are watching, and realtime comments as theyre written. The videos are saved to your timeline and stay there unless you choose to delete them. You put enough on facebook im signing you up right now, doreen gentzler. Thats going to do it for us. The tonight show requ steve from studio 6b in Rockefeller Center in the heart of new york city, its the tonight show starring jimmy fallon. Tonight, join jimmy and his guests mindy kaling. Daisy ridley. Mu