Meteorologist. Warm out there. Its beautiful. Weve got plenty of sunshine out there. Looking good. My goodness. This live camera just gorgeous. Sunshine warming things up. 50s is where were going to stay today. Well see the temperatures drop later on tonight when the sun goes on ending up in the 20s and 30s overnight. Its breezy out there but the n plenty of sunshine. Looking good. You can see by our graph forecast, temperatures in the 50s. May feel a little cooler with the breeze, were getting some gusts. And then 20s and 30s during the overnight. Weve got your National ChristmasTree Lighting forecast. Well let you know exactly to expect and what to wear on your way out the door. Guys . Theres a complicated story playing out right now. The metro board is considering a proposal to cut hours, operating hours every week. News4 transportation reporter adam tusk is there. Hes been tweeting about this. So far he says a proposal to end service at 1 00 a. M. On fridays and saturdays and midnight every other day has failed. Theres a proposal to reduce service for two years. That was also just voted down. This meeting could go on for qu you can follow adam on twitter to get all of the updates. Well keep you updated here and on the nbc washington app. Back to you. You may be one of the many people that was stuck behind a horrible crash in the district. A fourcar pile up shut down the today president obama will welcome in december three, two, one. You know what that is. Thats the lighting of the National Christmas tree. That was last year. But its tonight. Its literally a star studded event, too. Meagan mcgrath is down there right now. Good morning. Reporter good morning. You can that the rehearsal is under way. Thats afro blue practicing their song. This is a tradition back to 1923. Calvin coolidge was the first president to flip the switch and tonight president obama will do the honors for the very first time. The stage is up, the lights are set. Just a few tweaks here and there before everything is ready for tonights lighting of the National Christmas tree. Reporter this was last years event. President obama and the first lady will flip the switch again tonight for the very last time. James taylor, kelly clarkson, chance the rapper, garth brooks, tricia year wood, marc anthony are among the performers. Security will be tight. No bags this year. So leave that purse behind. No bags. Is tight so no bags but bring your layers. Reporter last nights lane has made it rather muddy, so wear boots. Get to your seat no later than 4 30. If you dont it will be given away. Reporter and the gates open at 3 00, they close right around 4 15. You want to get to your seat so. Drivers this will impact the evening rush in the district. Closures include all of the roads around the white house. Most closures should be lifted by 7 00 this evening. Going to show you the big moments on news4 at 5 00 this evening. And you know the tree has a lot of history. So we want to show you the four things that you need to know about the national first, the tradition is coming up on its 100th anniversary very soon. That first tree was put up in 1923. First lady Grace Coolidge gave the schools the permission. Second, the tree wasnt used during world war ii. And when president truman lit it, he talked about peace that the world prayed for. The Tree Lighting almost missed kennedy was killed. The tree was lit on december 27nd. And even though president s have lit the trees for years. Its not always looked the same. Its because of the tiny l. E. D. Lights that covered the tree. They were first used in 2007 and thats made the tree more energy efficient. For everything you need to know, search National Christmas tree in the nbc washington app. And dropping Alexandria Police are investigating their seventh homicide of the year. Police were called to the street for reports of gun shots. When they arrived they found a 41yearold man suffering from upper body trauma. The man is not from this area. There were two murders in this same area over the summer. Relocate the statute because to do so would diminish their effectiveness on other issue. In september they voted to remove the statute. City officials have yet to announce when they plan to ask the community for suggestions on what to call the roadway when they change the name. City spokesman Craig Pfeiffer says he hopes to have a process in place by the end of past 30 minutes. A truck fire on the westbound lanes. Chopper 4 over the scene just a few minutes ago. This is all the damage left by the fire and the cleanup work needed to get traffic moving once again. Right now people are getting by the truck in the left lane only. Tonight you will have a chance to weigh in on a proposal turkey dock run to eeds street near the pentagon. The Public Meeting is at 6 30 if you would like to attend. The area near the haymarket area is about to see a change in traffic flow. Vdot plans to moves drirs the first diverging interchange in the area was the bul yard interchange at the baltimore washington parkway and that opened in 2012. Just a few hours from now president elect is going to take a victory lap of sorts. Hes expected to taut a deal he made to keep 1,000 jobs in indiana that had planned to be outsourced to mexico. Trump will kick off his thank tracie potts on the latest on that. They started talking and be happy they would be able to maintain their homes and jobs and take care of their families. A christmas miracle, 1,000 jobs saved, not moving to mexico. The company credits president elect trumps probusiness policies my gosh, hes not even president yet out how to save 1,000 jobs. Im hoping that every ceo is getting the beacon signal from the Trump Administration that were here for open here in the United States. Millions of state incentives from indiana governor mike pence whos been in washington paving the way for quick confirmations. Were going to be continuing to work through december and all the way through Inauguration Day to make sure that were ready on day one. Nominees continues. Critics call it a cabinet full of insiders. But so far no word on which of four candidates will be offered secretary of state. A transition Spokesman Says dont expect any major cabinet level appointments before next week. And trump is expected to speak at about 2 00 p. M. This afternoon from indiana. Were going to carry that right here on nbc 4. Now to the death of fidel castro. Thousands are lining up each day to pay contribute to the former leader. The procession is retracing the path where castro and his rebel armies fought their way into power 60 years ago. On sudden the ashes will be on twitter. Coming up, a report on the crowds coming out to see castros ashes. We have new details of a bizarre abduction in california. What weve learned so far. And the latest on the fatal developing story from the south pole. You may have already seen this on social media. Buzz aldrin has been medically evacuated. Aldrin is 86 years old. Hes in the care of an american doctor and is said to be in stable condition. And happening now, a Wayne State UniversityPolice Officer killed in the line of 29yearold colin rose was shot and killed last week at the university as he approached a suspect on a bicycle. Police arrested and charged 31yearold davis of first degree murder of a Police Officer and of a gun crime. Another gunman aused of killing a Police Officer is now dead and two children are safe. Pris in tacoma, washington said they killed the support. 11yearold from the home. The officer was responding to a Domestic Violence call when he was shot last night. The community has suffered a great loss. And i dont know how to put that into words other than to say everyone here appreciates the kind thoughts and prayers going out to us. We dont know the officers name yet but police say he was 45 years old and joined the department when he was in his died. We are getting more details today in that bizarre case in california where a mother was abducted and held for three weeks. Investigators now have a more detailed description of the two Hispanic Women suspected of kidnapping sherri papani. She told them she was branded. Theres no motive or information dont know why she was released on thanksgiving day. Ever wonder what a teen anyoner in your house is actually talking about . Well, we are decoding some of that secret lang raj for you this morning. Down in the dm means like when deciding when youre going to hook up. Okay. Well from lit to bae, were . . . . . . . . Im pat lawson at the news4 desk with breaking news of the meeting under way at metro. The board just approved a plan to reduce hours for two years so that maintenance crews can do their work throughout the system. Heres the plan as we know it so far and here are the hours. From monday through thursday the system will operate from 5 a. M. Until 11 30 p. M. , on fridays 5 a. M. To 1 a. M. On rd a. M. And closes at 1 a. M. And on sunday from 8 a. M. To 11 p. M. This will begin july 1st, 2017. D. C. Is not in favor of the plan, the mayor could veto it and the word has not voted on it. Adam tusk is at the meeting. You can follow him on twitter to get the latest. Back to you in the studio. Netflix and chill is when you watch netflix but you dont watch netflix if you know what i mean. Its blunt. Lets dip at 8 00. Iconic. Girl, youre straight poppin. Oh my. Every generation of teens invents their own slang to carve out identiies separate from their parents. We ask what are the terms. You went to a party and you said its crazy af. Then that would mean that was crazy as frick. Straight fire means youre hot. These raw interviews are part of todays teen tell all series. A few of the teens said it was easier to get pot than it was to buy beer. Still they urged their parents to trust them. That trust, there are a few mobile apps that could help with that. Jeff rosin has that story. Your kids are leading secret lives on their phones. But now secret is out. Three smartphone apps designed to help you monitor not just your childs web history, every text, every phone call and your kidss exact their two teenage kids. Theyre always on their phones. Today were about to show mom some new tricks. So weve downloaded the apps on your kids phones with can hon tore everything from your happen top right here. Everything theyre doing. Awesome. Okay. First up net nanny. This app allows you to control your kids Internet Activity remotely. You can choose the exact you can block the type of websites. Dating sites, nudity, tobacco. Super helpful. Wu it goes further than that. Suicide, for example, you can set it to warn mode so youll get a warning if your kid types suicide in. Thats super helpful i think because of the cyberbullying and everything that happens in the teens life thats so common today. App number two called teen. This one gives you your kids call logs which you know who you kids are calling and you know whos calling your kids. But it goes further than that. You can read your kids text messages, as scary as that can be. We have your daughters culled up right here. I see her come over she says to a friend and the friend respond i cant have a cheer scavenger. And calls but it also pin points your childs exact gps location instantly. Your son is of driving age. Yes. And any mom who has a kid who drives yes, a nightmare. You want to know where he is. This gives you the exact coordinates of where he is. We have him right here. I see him there in the deli. And the app is right. We actually have a camera with her son and he is in that deli parking lo we obviously worry about texting and driving. Absolutely. If you think he could and you tonight want him to have the option, pick up your phone real quick. Click on the teen safe app. You see the pause button. Hit pause, his phone is frozen. My phone is locked. I cant do anything, i cant text. I think this is fantastic. Youll use it this. Youll use it. Hell be safe. Yes. Thats the most important. Thats jeff rosin reporting on the choices you have as a parent when it comes to technology and keeping your kids safe. Can you imagine if they would have had that when we were growing up . Thats what i was saying. Lauren rick ets, get home. Thats a good well stop talking about it right now. Its beautiful out there right now. Well talk about the weather. Gorgeous sunny skies out there. We have a little bit of a breeze but not too bad and very mild for this time of the year. The wind not doing much for windchills. Temperatures, what you feel is what you get. This afternoon more of the same. Breezy conditions. Look at that view to the right. Gorgeous. Temperatures around 50. And then we have the next chance of rain on sunday night. We keep flipflopping on this. Keep with us. Were going wait to see exactly what the model dos on sunday night. Right now just a slight chance of rain. No rain out there right now after the rain we received yesterday and pretty much throughout the entire portion of the eastern United States looking dry. Temperatures are 50s. Were going to stay in the 50s. Maybe a degree or two warmer or cooler in the afternoon but going to be as we get to 3 00, 4 00 and then it starts to drop. The wind gusts will decrease after 7 00 tonight. Breezy at times, all sunshine all day long. If youre heading out to the christmas ceremony, bring your boots. Its muddy. Temperatures in the 40s. Brisk to start but the winds will die down after 6 30 and so for the next five days, you can see not a lot going on. Breezy today and tomorrow. Upper 40s on saturday and sunday, rain on sunday evening. Weve got more rain next week so well talk about that in the tenday forecast in ten minutes. D. C. Ic Vice President ial nominee stopped by the news4 studios this morning. Were going to check in with him and talk you along for the vv senator tim kaine is wasting no time getting back to work after spending months on the campaign trail. He sat down to talk about his experience running for vice pde amazing experience. 105 days. My wife and i campaigned full time. We did 950 events between us, i went to 40 states, about 140 cities. A lot of really amazing experience, a lot of wonderful people. I was really proud of how virginia did during the election. We won virginia by more than president obama did four years ago. Popular vote were going to win by millions of votes. But thats not the same as a win. With that. But ive been a happy senator. I love my job in the senate partly because of the committees im on. Working in Armed Services is meaningful. A good way to deal with the disappointment is go back to work. I was back to work the week after the election. I introduced a bill with marco rubio to combat antisemitism and im back there doing the job. A little but very energized. We know that the Jill Stein Campaign asked for a recount a couple of places. The wisconsin recount will start today. Are you hopeful or thinking that that might create some sort of change . You know, i have no real expectation that it would change the ultimate outcome. Youre going to see potentially some changes in the votes. But it is important that it be done. So as you said, youre right we know youre coming into a situation where youve got the white house, congress and presumably the Supreme Court all going to be conservative. Whats the priority for tim kaine over the next couple of years . In the senate most of my work is in Armed Services, foreign relations. Theres no state more militarily connected than virginia. As an example, just yesterday we completed work on the bill that i work on every year, the National Defense authorizing act. We had done the Senate Version of it in the spring with the house and reached an accord. I signed the conference report yesterday. Its going up for a vote in the house this week and the senate next week. There were significant cuts in headquarters. We were able to reduce those cuts and get a pay increase for military. Im happy about that. There was a proposal to eliminate a Housing Allowance for dual military couples. We got that out of the bill this is the things i work the most on which is battling to make sure that were defending the nation the right way and investing in priorities that will keep us safe. Im one of two senators that have a child in the mail tear. This is important to virginia but its important to me as a blue star dad. Farther out in if future, are you going to run for president . Im a religious person. Things happen for a reason. One of my interpretations of this whole thing is, you know, i have a really Important Role t to play as long as the voters and my wife and my health will allow me to. Thats what im going to do. Im adopted john warner as my friend, a good friend, republican, served for 30 years and increasingly on Armed Services matter he used his increasing expertise for the good of the country and commonwealth. Thats how im looking at my Public Service career now. And senator kaine will Face Covering prince georges county, we wear working with speak with a councilman whos been charged with dui. He was charged after he crashed into the back of a back last monday. Two people in the other car were taken to the hospital. According to records in both october and december of 2012, franklin had accidents in two other country cars. The county has not taken away his access to county vehicles. Franklin represents distr food violations have closed the safeway in adams morgan indefinitely. The d. C. Department of health ordered the immediate closure. Safeway sent a statement saying in part, were working closely with the d. C. Department of health to resolve the issue. We hope to reopen the store as soon as possible, end quote. And continued work needed to achieve the Obama Administration goal of ending aids worldwide by 2030. D. C. Mayor plangs to announce a new plan, a new approach to ending the hiv epidemic here in the district. Between 2010 and 2013, a new hiv diagnosis decreased by 7 . In south africa, doctors have introduced a new hiv vaccine its based off of a 2009 drug. The study is being funded by the u. S. Governments National Institute of allergy and infectious diseases. South africa has more than 6. 8 Million People living with hiv. And weve got severe storms and tornadoes devastating parts people impacted by the story. Reporter today the governor of alabama will be out to survey the damage after declaring a state of emergency. Dozens 0 families will be out digging through whats left. It was an ef2 tornado that tore through this town of rosa lee, alabama. It was on the ground for 1. 7 miles for less than 2 minutes. Severe weather pummelling the south yet again. Trampoline. Its 20 feet up in the air in the tree. Reporter lightning and a possible tornado in South Carolina after a deadly outbreak of twisters throughout the region. 30 seconds later, kaboom. Everything hit. Reporter james benson and his family barely escaping after a tornado ravaged their home in rosa lee, alabama. Scary. It will be okay. The young family salvaging keepsakes, losing almost everything. Im screaming at my husband, theres a tornado coming, get the kids, grab the kids. Reporter more than 30 tornadoes reported in six states in 48 hours. Five people killed, Dozens Injured with dozens of structures damaged or destroyed. . . In georgia, High School Students sang Christmas Songs after a several people are still hospitalized. Some with critical injuries. 34 tornadoes are now confirmed in seven states. In the city of bloomington, tennessee confirms that one of its volunteer firefighters and his wife were the two people stabbing rampage at ohio State University bought a knife here in d. C. Just last week. Law enforcement sources still arent sure why abdue razak alley artin was in the district. He brought a knife in ohio on the morning of the attack. Its not clear whether either were used when h people. He was shot and killed by the police. A new dwi enforcement squad. Throughout the county. The main goal of the university is to induce impaired related crashes. Theyre receive advanced training in drug recognition and effective testimony to ensure successful prosecution. Today marks the second day transport Fidel Castros ashes across cuba. Thousands are lining up each day to pay tribute to former leader. David culver is in cuba as the nation repairs for its final goodbye. Reporter good morning. Right now the remains of fidel castro have left this part of the island. Theyre making their way Cross Country to the other part of the island. Its a threeday journey in all. Theyll arrive tomorrow and its theyll be placed in a mausoleum. Thousands of cubans have been lining the streets. Many tell us theyre there out of respect but some insist they have no other choice. She says the alternative is to face backlash like having your travel out of the country restricted. But those who we spoke with insisted that they wanted to be here. Reports making our own journey 12 hours of a drive Cross Country. The live reports expected to start tomorrow. Hope you join us. Thats the latest from havana, cuba. A christmas miracle, tiger woods making a comeback. Weve got all of the details for you. And if you still need to book flights for your Holiday Travel plans, oh boy, im so sorry for you. No, but o . . . . . . . . Fios is not cable. Were wired differently. So were offering incredibly fast 150 meg internet, just in time for the holidays. Hurry, freddy, youre gonna miss it coming. I cant believe he is doing this. Its so fast that in the 3. 7 seconds it takes gary watson to beat the local sled jump record, held by gary watson. Fly, gary, fly. His friend can download 13 different versions of the perfect song. His sister can live stream it. Gary. Only fios offers 150 meg internet with equal upload and download speeds, tv and phone for just 79. 99 per month online for the first year; plus a 200 dollar visa prepaid card with a twoyear agreement. Visit getfios. Com or call 1888getfios to learn more. Cable cant offer speeds this fast at a price this good. tis the season to get deals on airfare if Airline Tickets arent on your shopping list, they ought to be. Consumer reporter susan hogan tells us why now may be a good time to start booking your clothing and toys, but we often forget about something thats heavily discounted this time of the year and that is airline fares. Here are four things you need to know. Start with signing up for price alerts. Google flights or kayak will give you a daily price alert on a specific time and destination you want to travel. If you see whether youre tracking prices or you see a flash sale thats too good to pass it, then dont. You have 24 hours to cancel the flight if you happen to change your mind. Dont follow business travelers. Youll find bigger deals on tuesday, wednesday and friday. Think twice about your destination. If flying to cities like paris or london, you may not see many popular european city and take a connecting flight on a Budget Airline or train. One more thing to take into consideration, you have to understand the fees. Oftentimes the budget fares come with extra fees. Prince hairy and Singer Rihanna helped kick off a hes on a 15day tour of the countries. Mind your manners young lady. Is he in a beard now . Well, you know, the last time tiger woods played in a tournament was more than a year ago but hes making his comeback today. Woods is competing in the hero world challenge in the bahamas. He tees off at noon. His ranking is at a clear low right now but he looks like hes got some nice weather to play golf in. Its not too bad here either. Is this normal . Its a little abnormal in terms of temperatures. Average temperature would be in the low 50s. Were in the upper 50s. When does the snow get here . Is that what you really want after last year, you want some snow . We have no snow in the forecast. Materialize. Not around here, mainly west and into the mountains. Didnt look like significant snowstorms coming our way. Im fine with that. Lets get into after christmas and deal with the snow. Its damp and muddy out there. Its going to be a seasonal weekend. Rain showers possibly on sunday night. Thats what i was talking about. Maybe a littlew storm team 4 radar right now. We have High Pressure in charge, plenty of sunshine. Current temperatures 55 in washington. These temperatures are staying put. We may go up or down a degree but theyre staying put. And then after sunset the temperature will drop, ten mutts to 5 00. We have wind gusts out there, its pretty breezy making it valleys. As we continue through the day, were clear and cool by 5 oclock. But its just going to be a great night. Temperatures a lot cooler overnight. If youre headed out to the Christmas Tree lighting, you might want to grab the governor christie, hat and boots. Its going to be muddy out there. So go ahead and bring the boots. And then for tomorrow temperatures are going to be right around little breezy into tomorrow as well. Look at your tenday forecast. We have the chance of rain on sunday night as well as tuesday well you might call it the super bowl for young poets leer in wug, the 19th annual poetry slam talent of 2,000 students from the district of columbias public and public charter schools. Its a hard fought competition based on writing and delivery. With us right now to tell us about the poems that they wrote and that they recited in this competition are zakaya who is 8 years old. And we also have with us from imagine Hope Community charter caldwell. Welcome to both of you, all three of you. Before we get to anything else, tell us a little bit about what you do with d. C. Scores. So d. C. Scores goes with kids in need are and we help create neighborhood teams that really give kids the confidence and skills they need to succeed on the soccer field, in the classroom and throughout their lives. This is not just about poetry throughout the year. They go out on the field combines soccer, poetry and surface learning. So many different ways for the kids to connect, find their best selves and really showcase what their tall lens, scoring their first goal, being an agent of change in the community or getting on the stage and talking about their feelings, emotions and thoughts just like these two superstars that we have here with us today did recently. You like the sports and the we get to hear your poetry right now. Yes. Who is going to start. Me. Why dont you come over here, look right there and say your poem. And tell us what its called. My poem today is called im just a kid. Im just a kid. Thats what im always told. Mom says because im so bold pu look at me, im standing here, im ali its hard to believe by the things we see, to who you, yeah me, ill never give up, ill never give in. Youll see. I get sad sometimes when i hear the news. I dont know what theyll do. But im just tired of being scared. Im just a kid. What can i do. Wake up in the morning and prepare for what lies ahead but choose. Im more than color, more than a kid, more than a mothers child or a sister to her brother. Kids. We are the future, youll see. Yes. You are if future arent you. That was wonderful. And you wrote that yourself . No. My whole team. Your whole team came up with that. I see. But you had to learn the whole thing or did everybody know how to say it we had to learn. And then you recited it and were you a winner . Uhhuh. Congratulations. Thank you. Youre next. And im thinking that theyre shooting this on a dif camera than i said. Lets look at camera three in that direction. You all right with that . Yes. Tell us the name of your poem. The name is i am washington, d. C. Lets begin. I am washington, d. C. I am northeast, southeast, southwest. I am d. C. I am the fast Running Waters of the potomac river. I am d. C. I am d. C. Im the home of the polish and the white house. Sincerely washington, d. C. Fantastic. Wow. These guys are great and youve got 2,000 of them saying poetry and writing like this . Were working with 2200 kids throughout d. C. , 55 sites in all eight wards. Thank you very much for coming and thank you both for coming. A fios is not cable. Were wired differently. That means incredibly fast 150 meg internet for the holidays. 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 versions of the perfect song. 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. . . 24 hours a day, seven day as week, thats how long you can hear Christmas Music on 97. 1 fm. The only video station in town that plays all holiday music all of the time from now until when santa comes to town. If youve everon take to play those holiday tunes every day and all night. Heres your answer. Research and many years of uploading the holiday songs into the system and every year keeping on track of whats new. They have been the only Radio Station in d. C. To keep the christmas karls on around the clock since 2001. I love it. Yeah. I cant get enough of it. As soon as turkey day rolls around, ive already got spotify one more time. This weekend going to be a great weekend to go out and get the Christmas Tree if you havent done so yet. Its now just december 1st. This is when i start getting into the christmas spirit. 47 degrees if youre headed out. Wear some boots. Its muddy from yesterdays rain. Winds will be settling down as we go through the day. All in all not too bad out there. As we get into the we the upper 40s for saturday, but saturday, gorgeous. And then were in the upper 40s as well on sunday. But we could have some rain late on sunday. And maybe just maybe a few snowflakes mixed in, especially sunday night. Next chance of rain on tuesday and then again on thursday of next week. Thank you, lauren. Thats it for news 4 midday. Thanks for joining us. Were back on the air first at 4 00. . Okay. I think that is awesome. Yeah. Amazing. The angels ene wings, strutting their stuff at the legendary victorias secret. In paris. In paris. 51 models, including show veterans adriana lima and newcomers like kendall, who you caught a glimpse of there and gigi, both appearing for the second time while gigis sister, bella hadid walked her