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These roads are now ready. Meanwhile, salt trucks are being loaded at this hour, so they can roll once the nasty weather starts. In maryland, crews have been told to show up at 4 00 a. M. Saturday. Crews say this kind of salt, for once the freezing rain and snow have begun. If it spread beforehand, while roads are dry, a bunch of it just ends up on the roadside, wasted. In this business, time suggest everything. And so is patience. My partner and i, we were talking about how people are going to be mad. Because were doing this on a friday. And you know, we cant did fast down the road. And were blocking up traffic. But really, its saving lives. It really does work. Yeah. Id rather see the brine truck out there than not. The brine is good to about 20 degrees fahrenheit. So well be just fine for this storm event coming in. If it gets extremely cold, crews do have the option of going to a differen a related chemical, called magnesium chloride. It works in much colder conditions. But it also does a number when it comes to rust on the vehicle, compared to salt. It is really corrosive stuff. So corrosive, that the d. C. Department of transportation really doesnt use magnesium fluoride. Scott broom, wusa 9. They say they are optimistic that the pavement temperatures will fold just above freezing tomorrow morning, when the nasty weather comes into the area. And that would make much of the pretreatment done today precautionary. Several School Systems have already canceled school for tomorrow. Youll see the full list at the bottom of the screen. The wakeup washington has you covered, starting tomorrow morning, from 7 00 to 10 00. Look for updates on the road. And any trouble spots and of course, the wusa 9 app is the best update for whatever details come our way. To Prince Georges County, where police say a student gunman is now. After one High School Student was shot just off campus this afternoon. Wusa 9s Debra Alfarone is joining us live from where that happened. Reporter and adam, police say that a bunch of students left the school around noon. They came here to this parking lot. They got into a fight. And thats when police say as many as seven shots were fired. Hitting one of the students in the leg. And then that is what triggered that shutdown. Single gunshot wound. Got me a little scared. Everyone started to be very nervous. They just told me that they just had a shootout. Reporter police searched for clues after one male student is shot in the leg. They say it happened here at the susex square apartment complex. Not too far from suitland high school. What do you hear here . Just gunshots. What did it sound like . Like a bunch of rattling. Was it one or a bunch of them . It was many. It was a bunch. Then police say the wounded student ran back to the school its all locking the doors and everything else. And closing the blind. Reporter the shooter is still out there. Parents wonder whether the gun was inside the school before this shooting. As a parent, to know that Something Like this can happen at your school. I think its ridiculous for kids to bring guns and everything so they should make sure the school is more protected. They have so many better opportunities and gifted and talented children. And i wouldnt let a few small bad apples spoil the bunch. And thats a sentiment that students wanted us to get cross today. Scary situation for them, for sure. In fact, the school says that one of the bullets that actually was shot that was fired right here in this parking lot ended up going through the school, through the Annex Building and is now lodged in the ceiling. Were live here in Prince Georges County tonight. Debra alfarone, wusa 9. Debra, thank you. As you just heard there, a student and teacher were class. When the bullet was shot, neither were shirt hurt. Big news facing security challenges. One, perhaps facing more protestors than ever before. Bruce leshan got an unusual behind the scenes look at one of those central locations, where Security Officials are working around the clock to make sure that nothing happens. Right, bruce . Well, thats right, lesli. Drones, lone wolf terrorists, extremists trying to block the motorcade. Those are all challenges that security planners are keeping an eye out for at the multiagency Communications Center. Reporter security agencies learned tragically on 9 11, they had to bust the silence that prevent the free flow of intel. And this secret Communications Center is one place where they are working on that. 47 different am have a spot and a voice here to keep the inaugust raise inauguration safe. Lone wolf. Self radicalization. The security secret sear said there is no terrific credible threat. Will keep an eye on. And this year, they are likely to deploy measures to deploy blimps, to counter the threat of drones or postal carriers, running ultralight aircraft up the mall. I suspect a lot of people got drones for christmas. But drones are prohibited in the air space over washington, d. C. Not my president some 99 different groups have applied for permits to permits to protest. Some will be right on the parade route. The Homeland Security secretary says he is aware that some critics of trump have threatened to try and block his motorcade. Just as george motorcade was briefly stopped. But the secretary says that is not going to happen this time. With every inauguration, every four years, there are lessons learned. There was, of course, some violence both inside and outside some of Donald Trumps campaign rallies. The park service says it has done its best to keep pro and antitrump demonstrators separate. So that there is no conflict down here, during the inauguration. Live on the national mall, bruce leshan, wusa 9. Lesli . All right, bruce. Homeland security secretary says hes expecting somewhere between 700,000 and 900,000 people to be there, when mr. Trump is inaugurated. So the head of the d. C. National guard is being removed from his post. Major general Erol Schwartz is being forced out. Just as donald office. He said he has not been told why he asked was asked to be stepped down. He started in 1976 by enlisting in the guard. The Inauguration Committee today announced there will be two celebrations, free and open to the public, next thursday. Both will take place at the lincoln memorial. It features 14 groups from across the nation, including the d. C. Fire department, emerald societys pipes and drums. Immediately following is the make America Great again welcome celebration. President elect trump will speak. Toby keith, jon voight, jennifer holiday, and three doors down are among those scheduled to appear. Weve got a full breakdown of everything you need to know about the activities next week. You can find it on our wusa 9 app. That is a free download. House minority leader, nancy pelosi, wants the fbi to investigate claims that Trump Officials communicated wi russians. His team admits they have talked with russias ambassador to the United States on several occasions. Health Officials Say he was expressing condolences about the murder of a Russian Ambassador in turkey and trying to set up a phone call with Vladimir Putin after the inauguration. The house has just approved its first step for gutting the Affordable Care act. That 227198 vote will make it easier for a subsequent obama care repeal bill would advance through congress. The timing on all of this is uncertain. But republicans want to pass it as quickly as possible. The office of congressman Elijah Cummings says it will do everything to help those hurt in a fire. The flames swept through katie malones house. Her 8yearold daughter is credited with helping her mom and two Young Brothers escape the fi for the family has already raised more than 40,000. The driver of a car in Montgomery County lost control and the car flipped onto its roof. This happened this morning on oxford street, right in front of derek park elementary school. Hard to believe, but no serious injuries connected to this crash. Montgomery county police are investigating how it happened. We are just Getting Started on wusa 9news at 5 00. A baby abducted from a hospital, 18 years ago, is found alive and well. How cops crack this case in just a little bit. And topper is back with more on the wintry weather that will move in overnight. Right after the break, dog on the move, our cameras are rolling, as this puppy scampers across the beltway. Well talk to the dogs owners, still searching for his beloved pet. A man is on a desperate search tonight for his puppy. Sky 9 happened to be rolling as he chased his 7monthold Pit Bull Lab Mix as it bolted across the beltway in Montgomery County. Janice is live in bethesda. The dog escaped after its owner got into a wreck there on 495 . Hi, guys. Yeah. Absolutely, heartstopping video, captured by sky 9. We were here capturing a car accident. That is when the puppy jumped out of the car, into oncoming traffic here on the beltway. And its owner went chasing after her. And tonight, the desperate search continues for this puppy. Friday, the 13th, 2017. The first one. Wusa 9s chopper was flying when loca, a pit bull mix lab puppy went sprinting. Not far behind, her frantic owner, shane anderson. I ended up running across 495, in traffic, sticking my hand out. Anderson had gone into a threecar accident. After trying to leash his puppy up, she belted bolted. He chased her until she was out of breath. It tears me up. I just got her. Trying to keep it together. Just look for her and get the word out. Because she doesnt have any collars or anything. Shes brand new. She only has a red harness. You know. And like i said, i would gladly have gotten hit by a car if it meant she was safe. Reporter anderson spent hours today, looking in a bethesda neighborhood. My dog was in the car, in the passengers seat. Reporter for his puppy he only got a week ago. Because shes so new, she doesnt have a leash or tags on. Up. Up. More prints. Old loca, who is white with black spots. I just hope shes safe. Anderson says he is holding out hope that hell be reunited with his puppy, sooner rather than later. You ever see those movies where the Army Troopers surprise their daughter. Ill be the daughter. I swear. Ill start crying. I know i will. And loca is a Pit Bull Lab Mix. She weighs about 60 pounds. Coloring with white with black spots. And we sincerely hope that shes found tonight. Were live, janice park, wusa 9. If you see loca, call animal control in Montgomery County. A coverup. From one of the areas largest areas. Someone placing blue tape over the name on their porta potties near the capitol. Now, we do not know who is tape here. We should note, the president elects full name is donald john trump. We just spoke to dons johns, and he said he would prefer their name is not covered up. Theyre not sure whoo who is behind it. Theyre investigating. The guy who did it had some sort of patch on his sleeve. Looks somewhat official. This could be a preview of our weekend. Hopenot. No. People in missouri are chipping out of an ice storm. Freezing rain making the area there dangerous. Its actually pretty reassuring to know that we wont see all of that here. No. Not an ice storm. Trying to emphasize that last 24 hours. They have an ice storm. Theyre going to get hammered again tonight and tomorrow. Kansas, oklahoma, missouri, river valley. For us, a nuisance more than anything else. Lets start with the 3degree guarantee. Anyone would have thought the news would be a slam dunk, right . We will see. I went 61 for a high. We shall see how we did. Live look outside. Care of our michael and sons weather cam. Temps starting to fall. 50, those in the 20s. Yesterday this time. Now weve got a northerly wind at 17. And a big barometer rising. 30. 58 inches of mercury. And that will usher in the rising air tonight. We are 19 degrees, almost 20 degrees colder now than we were this time yesterday. Okay. So i would say be home by midnight. Youve got a little wiggle room there. Temperatures are not going to get below freezing before dawn. Yellow weather alert tomorrow. Winter weather advisory tomorrow. And a wintry mix tomorrow. But this rain south and east. Not a problem at all, south and east. Talked about this yesterday. Not a snowstorm for board. More of a nuisance ice event, if you will. And weve going to see it all. So when you see snow, that means temperatures below freezing all the way up into the atmosphere. Stays frozen and hits the ground as snow. Of course, were probably going to see sleet. A little tug of warm air gets here in the upper levels of the atmosphere. Starts as snow, melts, and then refreezes and falls. Thats what hits your windshield and bounces. Okay . Thats sleet. Different from summertime hail. Hail circulates. This falls once. Probably also going to see freezing rain. Notice how big and how large this area is, in terms of warm air. So it starts as snow. Melts, melts, melts, stays melting and freezes on contact on the ground. Or on a tree or on a power limb. Well probably see all three precip types tomorrow. And even south of town, youll probably be just rain. How much ice . Okay. Maybe 3 100ths in leesburg. This is another model. Just want to show you the difference. A little less. But still, no model is going its just not the situation. We dont have enough cold air. Nor do we have enough moisture, quite frankly. Snow or mix develops. Continuous continues all day tomorrow. Sticking with this. 32 or below, for d. C. And northwest. Minor icing. But not an ice storm. Midnight tonight, i think future cast. A little aggressive. But even if this were the case, the surface temperatures are above freezing. If you do leave a little bit late tonight, just trying to get home from date night, not a huge deal, might have a little mix. Temps not critical. But by morning, theyll will be critical. 32 downtown. Only 30 in frederick with the mix of snow and sleet and a little bit of freezing rain. But again, down to the south, salveert county calvert county, even southern charles county. 32 to start. 7 00. 9 00. Slowly crawling above freezing at national. 34 with just plain rain at 1 00. Sunday looks pretty good. Remember, we cleaned it up . Retug, 46. Slight chance there could be a brief mix north and west monday morning for the holiday. And milder tuesday. Look at this. Near 60 wednesday. Near 60 thursday. And inauguration. A shower possible. Highs in the urge 50s. Thanks, topper. Upper 50s. Thanks, topper. An incredible story unfolding in jacksonville, florida. A baby girl, kidnapped from the hospital, just hours after she was born, was found alive and well, 18 years later in north carolina. The kidnapping of mamia mobly made news around the world. Today, deputies slapped the cuffs on 51yearold gloria williams. Here are moblys grandmother and biological father, responding to the news. Well, when they came out, and i didnt know i really didnt know what he wanted us to meet him down there for. But i was praying down there raft night. And last night, but i was like, let it the baby in good health. Oh, my goodness. Always hope. Every day you get up. Theres always hope. I wake up and believe that shes waking up, too. Theres always hope. So now time to plan for the reunion, huh . Yes. I cant wait. I cant wait. Its been 18 years. 18 years. Williams, allegedly took mobly and raised her as her own daughter. Investigators say back in 1998, someone posing as a nurse walked into her hospital room. Ask that person told her mom that the baby had a fever and left the room with the child. And they disappeared. There was a 250,000 reward being offered to find the baby. And the case even appeared on americas most wanted. But that case went cold until today. Shanara mobly, the babys mother, sued the hospital years ago, and received a 1. 5 million settlement. A lot of maliyah and sasha obama are about enter a club that is exclusively former first children. Jenna and barbara bush encourage the girls to explore their passion, learn who you are and make mistakes. Youre allowed to. Also tells them theyre allowed to carry their experiences of the last eight years and they so much to look forward to. Ir stot white house swing set. It was carted away and donated into a shelter in south washington. The obamas will be visiting there sunday. The obamas installed the swing set in daughters maria and maliyah and sasha were just 10 and 7 years old. Theyre now 15 and 18. Takata. And how it handled the air bags. Three were also indicted on six counts of conspiracy. Those fective defective air bags have been linked to at least 100 deaths. This air bag recall is the largest in automotive history. And it continues to grow. Toyota just recalled another 543,000 vehicles tied to those problem bags, which involves certain toyota and lexus models. Americans are spending more money online. And cars are one item that are going fast. The Commerce Department says retail sales rose. 6 in december. And jack dajs teams up with world of coffee to give your morning cup of joe a jolt without the alcohol. Do you hear this . Yes. Sign me up. This infused tennessee flavor whiskey coffee is taking off. But if you prefer your folgers or Dunkin Donuts coffee brand, it will cost you more. The maker is raising the price. A passing driver took the law into his own hands. Weve got this incredible story on the way for you. And 35 years ago today, a plane crashed into the Potomac River. What some Good Samaritans did to save a handful of survivors. And reaching out to the Muslim Community in virginia. As ceo of exxonmobile. 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. Putting profits ahead of our kids health. Tell your senators to reject Rex Tillerson. And protect american interests not corporate interests. 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. 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. A week before Donald Trumps inauguration, a top fbi federal paid a visit to a Falls Church Mosque today to reassure them that stopping hate crimes is one of their biggest concerns. Northern Virginia Bureau chief, peggy fox, joining us from the mosque with that story. Peggy . Well, you know, government figures show that nationwide, theres been a 6 increase in hate crimes across the country. And a 67 increase in hate crimes against muslims. Today, a top fbi official came here to this mosque to tell the people, basically, weve got your back. Im in the flow. Embracing longtime dar imam gihammy is paul abate, who was this week, appointed assistant director for criminal havings worldwide. Essence of our mission is to keep people safe. Reporter joined by his team and Fairfax County police chief ed rossler. I thought it was great. We want them to come forward. We want to engage with them so that if theres anything we can do to prevent acts of violence or harm coming to people or communities, thats what were all about. His presence and words eased the fears of many here. Have you felt nervous in the climate recently . Yeah. A little bit. Now, i mean, i feel like with this kind of support, there is a plus side. Even though theres so much activity. Like people are coming out, kind of like showing that there are also good people. We still have we have support and help from what do you think about the assistant director of the fbi coming here and saying that . Thats a great thing. That actually makes me tear up. Thats great. Thats big support for a muslim. Abate said his team has had an ongoing relationship with the mosque, whose leaders asked him to deliver this message today. But for people to see in the flesh to presh the flesh, to look into someones eye. And get a sense of, of, the veracity of what theyre saying, makes a tremendous difference. Abate also told the people here that the fbi is hiring. And that they need to diversify. To better reflect the communities they serve. Now, you should also know that Virginia Attorney general mark herring proposed legislation so that his office could investigate and prosecute hate crimes, just in case the u. S. Justice Department Steps back from that responsibility. Live in falls church, peggy thanks, peggy. He also proposed legislation to update the definition of a hate crime, to include disability, gender, gender identity. And sexual orientation. D. C. Police are hoping this new video leads them to an armed robber. Shows that suspect, approaching a victim, last year on goodhope road in southeast. They struggled. And that victim was shot. The suspect ran away. The victim was treated for nonlifethreatening injuries. D. C. Police are offering 10,000 for information that leads to an arrest. Its one of the most tragic events in d. C. History. 35 years ago today, an air florida flight crashed into the Potomac River during a snowstorm. That plane was on its way from what is now Reagan National airport, headed to fort lauderdale. 78 people were killed, including four people on the 14th street bridge. Five people on the plane survived. Thanks to Good Samaritans, who jumped into the just 30 minutes after the crash, an orange line train derailed near the smithsonian station. And three passengers died there. A trooper, who was ambushed in arizona may owe his life to a passing driver. Yeah. Listen to this. Trooper edward anderson, responding to a report that someone was shooting in the dark on a highway outside phoenix. But when he arrived, he found a car accident. So he started pulling out flares and opening up. Thats when someone opened fire on the 27year veteran. A passing driver saw anderson, wrestling with the suspect and came to his aid. The trooper says, please help me. Thatso pern retreats back to his own vehicle, removes his own weapon from the vehicle, confronts the suspect, the uninvolved third party, fires, striking and killing the suspect. Well, that driver used the troopers 2way radio to call for help. Anderson was vushed rushed to the hospital, where he is in serious but stable condition. Charged in that Armed Robbery of Kim Kardashian in paris. Whoever they were, they forced their way into her apartment, tied her up and stole more than 10 million worth of jewelry. If youre counting now, that makes 10 people in all charged in this. Polit police are now investigating to see if the robbery was an inside job. Getting hit by a train. They were walking to a gig in oakland last night when they got hit, about 10 minutes before showtime. The bands manager says the two were thrown several feet by the impact and appear to have broken bones. Tower of power is a group of about a dozen musicians. Mostly horns. They were popular since forming in the bay area in the late 60s. Tonight, were hearing a little bit from president obama, ahead of his big 60 minute interview. And here is the commander in chief, talking about the president elects november win. He is an unconventional candidate. Do who has run a Campaign Like his successfully, in modern history. Not that i can think of. And as a consequence, because he didnt have the supports of many of the establishment in his own party, because he ran sort of an improvisational campaign okay. Well, barack obama, eight years in the white house. That airs sunday on 60 minutes, right here on wusa 9. Trending now. Why producers pulled the plug on a show featuring a white actor, playing Michael Jackson. And new details about nin tendos latest nintendos latest gaming console. And its whats between the buns of this arbys sandwich that has people talking tonight. Were tracking wintry mix. Youre okay for a while. We have mixed precipitation entering the metro area. Well tell you how much snow were going to get and how much freezing rain were going to see as wel the power of social media as we go trending tonight, after serious backlash. An episode of the show ur playing Michael Jackson is being pulled. Man, it didnt work out so well. Michael fienes is playing jackson. After the trailer, jacksons daughter and nephew tweeted out their displeasure. They are pulling the episode because of the familys concern. A replica of the white house. 30 miles from downtown houston, texas has sold. For 2. 8 million. The sale was finalized this week. Now, its official name was the sterling mansion. And it was once the home of the texas governor. It has nine bedrooms, 15 bathrooms. With more than 20,000 square feet. But no balcony. Thats a steal for 2. 8 mill million. Lets pool our resources. May take a while. Nintendo is going to take a you can buy it online and set up similar to the xbox live. There are 80 games being developed for the switch. Including the new mario adventure called super mario odyssey. Come on back. And enjoy this new game called life. Put down the video games for a while. You dont need to carry them with you, everywhere you go. You feel better now that you released that . Uhhuh. Arbys is bringing something back. Deer meat sandwich. You want that, right . Why not . I would. The venison sandwich first made its appearance in october last year. Demand for deer meat was so high, many restaurants sold within minutes. Due to the popular demand from hunters and nonhunters alike, even vegetarians, the fast food chain is bringing it into stores in nebraska. Notice, its nebraska. The company said it has explored the option of bringing more game meat to its customers. And if theres demand, bring it. On this friday the 13th, we have three weird facts for you about one of the most suspicious days of the year. One, its origins are mysterious. There are no mentions of friday the 13th before the 19th century. A german study shows you are not more likely to go to the hospital on friday the 13th. And the fire of friday the 13th has an official name. It is parashevidecka phobia. There is also the fear for reading really long words and its called notgoingtodo it phobia. That didnt go over well. Straight ahead, were going to introduce you to the 11year as 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. Tell your senators to reject Rex Tillerson. And protect american interests not corporate interests. We will always be able to hold these memories. Gratitude from a mother who has seen the worst and says shes living a nightmare. Her 7yearold son is terminally ill with cancer. But today, she saw him smile, thanks to police. Im delia goncalves, ill have that story at 6 00. Looking forward to that. How about this one . Cala ramma, becoming quite a magnet. Washington post owner and amazon ceo, jeff bezos is reportedly moving into the northwest neighborhood. Sources told the post, bezos is buying the house in washington. The former Textile Museum in calaramma. 23 million. His neighbors will include president obama and his family, ivanka trump and her husband. Income adviser Jared Kushner also moving in. Interesting block party there. Think well be invited . Probably not. A young astronaut, is capturing the attention of young sifts all over the world. Scientists all over the runs in the family. From star wars rogue 1 and death trooper. He loves star wars. Mostly the space battles. But he also loves the stars. At an age when most kids are learning multiplication tables, hes studying the story stars. He did a little long division. And i was just like, huh, i dont know if i could do that off the top of my head. Reporter together, theyre researching an intense gas cloud. He was able to grasp these concepts pretty quickly. He created this Computer Program to map the data. And last week, he presented his findings at the super bowl of astronomy, that drew scientists all over the country. He owned it. And he got a lot of attention. They were surprise. But afterwards, they just listened to what i had to say. To be proud of. Because his brother parsons has similar smarts. At age 14, hes a senior at dcu. He was 11 years old himself, the youngest student to ever enroll at tcu. Together, remarkable brothers that share so much. Hes been able to figure things out pretty well on his own. Learning, growing and growing up. Cannon already has a plan. Because i want to be an astronaut, probably a double major in astrophysics and engineering. Incredible kids, supported by a school and a mom, making sure these young geniuses become good men. Thats the most important thing is to have them grounded and intact. Always watching. Always tracking. Wusa 9s first alert weather. Okay. Live look outside. Temps continue to fall, with the arctic air kind of steeping in. Still 50 downtown. Dew points falling in the mid 20s. Remember, this time yesterday, temps i Different Air mass now. More like january. Winds still out of the north, until about 17. Pressure rising. Heres the radar. We kind of widen it out a little bit. A lot of this is not even reaching the ground, in through virginia and west virginia. But you get the sense the activity is going to push across the mountains here overnight. And either side of midnight, were going to see a little light mix develop. The good news about that, even if it were to develop around midnight, temperatures are still above freezing. But good rule of thumb, try to be home before midnight. Yellow weather alert, Winter Weather advisory saturday. D. C. North and west. Just rain and south and east. This is not a huge ice storm. Not a huge deal. Kind of a nuisance. In terms of snowfall, less than an inch. Its not a snow environment. We have limited cold air. Also limited moisture, which is good. Thats it. Well probably see all kinds of precipitation. Then well see snow. Falls as a snowflake. Then well probably see sleet, go through a little warm layer of air. It melts, then refreezes. Thats what bounces its windshield. And well probably see freezing rain, which goes through a larger area of warm air and melts. Doesnt have time to refreeze until it hits something freezing or below. Like a pavement or tree limb or Something Like that. It freezes on contact. But falls as liquids. Yeah, well probably see rain, too. Certainly south and east of town. A potpourri. If we see significant icing it would be west of 81. Ask this model does not think there will be much at all. Well less than a tenth of an inch. Not a huge deal then. Snow or mix develops, either side of midnight. I think temps will be 32 or below. Most of tomorrow, north and west of town. Minorrizeing. But minor icing. But not an ice storm. 32 to start. 34 at 1 00. These numbers might be a little high. But you get the sense that its not going to be a huge deal. Monday, more showers. Could be a mix north and west, early on monday, not a huge deal. Its a holiday. No commuters, temperatures go in the low 40s. And by tuesday, were in the 50s. 50s on wednesday. Near 60 on thursday. Slight chance of shower for inauguration. Thanks, top. A new 24caretta 24karat gold coin. It has lady liberty on it. And fortunate first time, she is depicted as a black woman with braids. Delia has more on this new series of gold coins. Reporter coins are more than just dimes and nickels to some. These are collectors items and this newest coin is bringing change. When i saw a like, oh, thats kind of surprising. This gold coin features lady liberty. But not the lady liberty weve seen before. I think its a good surprise. And we need more iconic imagery like that. This time, lady liberty is black and even wearing braids. Thats actually exciting. To have a different representation. Of our america. I like that. And so do many others. I think its a good idea. Especially for young black women to kind of get a gist of what their history entails. Its the first time an African American woman will be on a coin. And the second time its a woman of color. The first was sacagawea. That was a big deal. And im hoping this gets the same coverage. The series will eventually feature coins with latinos, and indian americans. Its good to see other cultures and races. Things in the past, theyve worked. And some this i things havenwo reporter but this change does come with a big price tag. They say this new coin will be 24karat gold. Mint will probably be charging around 1400 for it. And while its well more than average person wants. Some say its worth it, even if it means saving up. Im sure there will be a lot of interest. Ileana diaz, wusa 9. Wow. Were getting great feedback on our wusa 9 facebook page. Number 1 comment comes from chris, who writes, i love it. Then again, im a white guy who loves everyone. No matter race or ethnicity. Bill writes, that is one coin i will never see or afford. Wont cost you a thing, though, to leave your comments coming up at 6 00. Helping to fulfill his wish of being an officer for the day. Up next, move over james cordon. Karen yokey complication when it comes toor hospital romances, the more complicated, the better. I love you. But i love him. I love him, too. So do i. They also know you should get your annual checkup. It could save your life. Its a new year. Schedule your checkup today to learn your four Health Numbers and start the year off right. Cigna. Together, all the way. A Virginia Beach musician was looking for a way to make magic, one mile at a time. And our regina mobiley went along for the ride. Reporter the big man from detroit paris ostelo, with high tenor vocals. You knock me off my feet now baby. So its only fighting that fitting that the man from motown would bring us to his stage. Ford expedition. Im good. How are you . Now im a singing uber driver. So you can get in my car. And we sing to you and do karaoke together. Karaoke . Yeah, absolutely. This is amazing. Lets go for a spin. All right. Lets go. Reporter griffin, a music major from James Madison university, has toured the world and has taught music from new york to Virginia Beach. His car is equipped with an ipad that allows passengers to be the dj, using karaoke software, while griffin drives. What do you want to start with . How about a little bon jovi. This is crazy. Reporter got a genre . Hes got a song. [ music ] whether, times or good, or bad, happy or sad do you have trouble keeping your eye on the road and the notes . No. Always keep the eyes on the road. Riding with bj is more than just a lift. For many of his passengers, its uplifting. Recently, the ride brought one passenger, a former singer, to tears. She was a little nervous at first. But then we started to sing Whitney Houston a little bit. And she got so excited about it. And it kind of awoken it reminded her of her past, when she used to sing. And she got a little emotional. And thats kind of what im looking for, with this, to inspire people to use music to bring back those old how could you not be happy in that guys car, right . Well, bjs band is called bj and the galaxy groove. He tours the midatlantic region and hes a regular at the Virginia Beach ocean front. Right now at 6 00, Prince Georges County police help a young boy, dying from a brain cancer, to live out his dream. An arrest and a reunion, after Police Locate a yuck young woman, who was abducted from a hospital, 18 years ago. And president elect trump once again slams unverified accusations against him in another highprofile dispute with u. S. Intelligence. Good evening. Im leslie foster. And im bruce johnson. Lets get ready for another slippery saturday morning. Snow, sleet, freezing rain. Were going to see it all. Chief meteorologist topper shutt has the latest from our terrace. Its a yellow weather alert. It is. Good news, i guess well see a little bit of each of those things. Good enough for a yellow weather alert. Absolutely. Impact. Canceled activities. I think thats going to be a pretty high impact, whether you believe it or not. Whether you agree with it or not. Ice storm, no. Icing, just a moderate risk of that. And slippery roads, yes, if theyre untreated. I would say a moderate risk of slippery roads by morning. Not so much overnight, though. We are under Winter Weather advisory for the immediate metro area. Friends to the south are not t. La plata, calvert and st. Marys, you were the bullseye last weekend. Heres where the precipitation is, entering west virginia. I think it will overspread the metro area around midnight. Temps will still be above freezing. Try to get home by midnight if you can. 43 in frederick. Down to 49 downtown. Still 50 in fredericksburg. In terms of icing. Again, less than a tenth of an inch. This is not an ice storm. This is going to be nuisancitissing tomorrow. Nuisance icing tomorrow. Well tell you who and where they get back. All right, top. Ne

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