donald trump's presidency and his pen is already getting a workout. the new administration has an ambitious agenda. >> the president waste nothing time to dive in on issues that impact trade. he signed a series of executive orders today that include a federal employee hiring freeze. he also signed another order. it officially withdraws the u.s. from the trans pacific partnership. a third reinstated a policy that bans federal money from going to international groups that perform abortion. at his first briefing, white house press secretary sean spicer accused the media of trying to undermine the president's achievements. he also addressed crowd sizes, a weekend debate that led another top official to use the phrase alternative facts. >> we have to be honest with the american people. i think sometimes we can disagree with the facts. there are certain things that we may not fully understand when we come out, but our intention is never li numbers, facebook, youtube, all of the various live streamings that we have information on so far, i don't think there's any question that it was the largest watched inauguration ever. >> after his move to pull the u.s. from tpp president trump met with some of the country's top union leaders today. he told them he wants to redo trade deals to help bring people back to work. he plans to take on nafta with the president saying he wants future deals to be just between two countries. mr. trump also criticized current trade deals, blaming them for a decline in manufacturing jobs. in the meantime, over on capitol hill the senate is expected to vote this evening on one of the president's key cabinet nominees mike pompeo for cia. republicans had pushed for a friday vote, but it got moved to today for a debait on tte on thl marco rubio has announced he will support rex tillerson. the president also dismissing a lawsuit filed against him, saying it is, quote, totally without merit. a group of ethics attorneys is suing president trump now for allowing his businesses to accept payments from foreign governments. while the president has said his sons now control the company, he has retained a financial stake in it. some believe the lawsuit may be an effort to force the president to release his tax returns, something a senior official says will not happen. it was a historic and at times violent few days in the district. hundreds of people arrested for rioting during the inaugural events on friday. then of course hundreds of thousands of people in the streets on saturday for the women's march. today d.c.'s police chief talked with mark segraves about the crowds, the rye yotd irs >> they couldn't talk about it. those arrested on friday have now filed a lawsuit against the police department. but he defended his officers' actions and said there may still be more arrests in connection with the rioting on friday. it was a long and busy 48 hours for the metropolitan police department. the inauguration on friday and the women's march on saturday. interim police chief peter newsham says the violence was confined to inauguration day and began early friday morning as organized protester eers blocke access to the parade route. hundreds of violent protesters took to the streets of downtown, breaking windows, lighting small fires and even setting a limo on fire. several times throughout the day on friday, protesters and police clashed. violent rocks and bottles at police chief. and police using pepper spray and stinger balls on the crowd. kn newsham says several of his officers were injured. >> one of those was pretty serious to the extent it put a dent in his helmet and actually he went unconscious. >> 230 people were arrested plus five juveniles, all charged with felony rye yoiorioting. >> that's how we're going to move forward to the extent that we can identify people on our own, we will. we'll present information to the u.s. attorney for warrants. and if we're unable to identify people, then we're going to probably make those images public to see if the public can help us identify them. >> as for the lawsuits filed alleging police used excessive for force, newsham said he was limited as to what he can say. >> i'm not about things that are pending, civil lawsuits that are pending. my intent is not to get into a back and forth with any particular group. my intent is to let people know when you come to washington, d.c. and break the law that the metropolitan police department is going to faithfully and respectfully take you into custody. and then we'll let the judicial process play out from there. >> the officer who was most seriously injured is doing much better tonight. the chief also told me of the 230 people who were arrested, only about a dozen of them were actually d.c. residents. coming up at 6:00, the chief talks about how they'll handle future protests, including this friday's march for life. thank you mark segraves. during the women's march on saturday, millions around the world took part. now that the rallies are over, what are the plans for the future? kristen wright will take a look at what's next for these organizers. an urgent search right now in fairfax county for the suspect who opened fire on a police cruiser with an officer inside it. this happened overnight in great falls. a short time ago, police released new photos of the suspect's vehicle and asked for help in finding it. >> reporter: that police officer who was inside the cruiser thankfully unharmed. in fact, in just a moment you'll hear his very calm conversation with dispatchers. but fairfax county's police chief anything but calm as he implored the public to help find these suspects who were willing to kill a police officer just to get away from a routine traffic stop. these are the newest images fairfax county police want the public to see of a white older model four-door sedan and of one of the suspects who bailed out just before the gunfire erupted. >> i stand before you as your chief of police very grateful funeral. >> reporter: police say the incident happened just before midnight near great falls village. the officer tried to stop the white sedan for running a red light but it kept going down georgetown pike. it braked for a moment as one suspect jumped out. then the car sped down the street, circled back towards the cruiser. then game the gunfire. one bullet tore through the rear quarter panel of the police car. the other glanced off the hood. here's the officer. >> in georgetown village, the car is coming head onto me. shots fired at me. >> reporter: other officers raced to the scene, but the white car got away. >> i can't beg enough for the help from the community to help bring these suspects to justice. they're armed and dangerous and willing to kill a police officer. that means they're willing to kill anybody to make their escape. >> reporter: so far they haven't been able to determine the license plate number but the car could have windshield damage if the shooter fired from inside the vehicle. when i join you at 6:00, i'll tell you why even though that officer is okay, he won't be back on patrol duty just yet. and we hear from great falls residents rattled by this incident. a tragic, deadly accident this morning laurel. a city worker struck and killed while on the job. prince george's county bureau chief tracee wilkins has the story of how this happened and what we know about that victim. >> reporter: on this rainy morning win gumorn morning wind gusts were so strong they moved broken car parts after the crash. >> i heard a loud boom. >> reporter: this neighbor stood in the rain watching the aftermath of the crash, still in shock by what she heard from one worker after the collision. >> something on the ground and saying, no, no. i said oh no, one of them killed. >> reporter: 30-year-old marcus coalburg was loading trash into the back of the truck when an suv slammed into him, crushing him to death. the driver of the suv was not injured. >> it was a female driver. she is being questioned by laurel police at this moment. right now we don't know what happened, we don't know why she swerved into that silver car and struck the back of our city of laurel truck. >> he's been a great employee of the city. >> reporter: at the dpw lot where marcus worked, city leaders and his colleagues gathered in mourning of a young man who was known to go above and beyond. >> we have some older people that live on my street. so when we comes by, he picks up the trash cans and takes them right up to the door so they don't have to come out and get them. >> reporter: marcus will be the first laurel city worker to die on the job according to city spokesman. >> there's been an out pouring from the community of all the people that going to be a person that we are going to miss. >> reporter: while laurel has grown in so many ways, it is still a small town. what these residents are already starting to do after losing one of their own. a murder mystery in prince george's county where police are now launching a nationwide effort to find out the identity of this murder victim. plus a marriage, then a murder. the sentence for a man who got his any winew wife to kill his e so he wouldn't have to pay alimony. hundreds of thousands ride the rails for the inauguration and then the women's march on saturday. how those left out left over smart cards are somehow being used for some good. and this story getting a lot of buzz today. "star wars" the last jedi, that's the new title wars" movie franchise. check out the story in the nbc washington app during the break. ♪ new year, time to get rid of stuff. simplify, declutter, unplug, purge, or even quit cold turkey. hormones, or steroids. if you're looking for little ways to simplify life, feeling good about what your family eats is a pretty simple place to start. my name is tammy plumlee, and i raise honest, simple turkey for shady brook farms. this is a live look at on morgantown road. signs of snow, you can see it there, none of it likely to head this way, but it is slowing things down on the roads there. of course, you can stay ahead of any weather by downloading our nbc washington app. set your weather as your home page. then you're able to see live interactive radar. we can also get the forecast in any neighborhood we want, along with updates and any severe weather too. we are now following developments out of northern virginia. there was a search for a man who tried to steal a car and he almost kidnapped a child in the process. police say a woman left her car running in the parking lot of the bradley shopping center on king street in alexandria this afternoon. she also left her 8-year-old child in the back seat. she was just running to use the atm at a bank when a guy jumped into the driver's seat, started to pull away. but police say he stopped when he seat. he got out, got into another car, took off. now that the women's march in washington is over, what's next? millions of people across the can you want rallying for issues that were close to their hearts. kristin wright talked to one woman about her mission. >> reporter: it is the only picture taken of her at the women's march on washington. >> the rights of any community are going to be infringed upon, that we're all going to stand up and support one another. >> reporter: this is personal for her. once a little girl in war torn iran. that's yasmine in the middle with her brother and sister before they became refugees in the u.s. she remembers the night they crossed the border. >> the journey was so incredibly difficul we were living in turkey. we were smuggled in. >> reporter: this is why she is so worried about refugee rights. she teaches others how to lobby and advocate for what they want for our country. >> call congress every day. you should have that number in your cell phone and go in groups. just show up. if you're a conconstituent, they have to see you, they have to listen to you. don't leave until they listen to your concerns. >> reporter: she believes these first 100 days of the new presidency are the most critical. a local nonprofit is hoping to use some of those leftover smart trip cars to help those in need now. martha's table is collecting leftover cards from out-of-towners. the group works with kids and families and plans to distribute the cards to people who come in for its no cost food programs. we have details about how you can donate your card on our app. this will be another busy week for metro with the march of life on friday. the transit agency says it will have enhanced midday service. that means more eight car trains running after rush hour. metro tells us you c expect trains every eight minutes or every two to four minutes at downtown stations. we mentioned the executive orders that president trump signed earlier today. but the executive order that he did not act on is causing people to talk. nbc's edward lawrence has a look at what his first executive as could mean. >> we've been talking about this for a long time. >> reporter: president trump signed three executive orders focusing on government hiring, abortion and trade. >> great thing for the american >> reporter: the president withdraw from the trans pacific partnership, drawing mixed reactions from members of both parties. he banned american tax money from bufunding abortions in oth countries. >> the stress is hard. >> reporter: immigration is the cornerstone of mr. trump's campaign promises and foremost on her mind. >> for today, i still have protection from deportation. today i still have a work permit. but we know president trump is going to sign this later on the week. >> reporter: first and foremost, the president's been very very clear that we need to direct agencies to focus on those who are in this country illegally and have a record. >> reporter: the president also plans to renegotiate nafta. mr. trump says if companies move jobs out of the u.s., they would pay the price. >> they're going to have a border tax, substantial border tax. three homes damaged after pipe bombs explode nearby. it's a crime that shook a local community. only on 4 tonight, the man convicted learns his fate. and a wakeup call for many. what women think about those heart screenings and what doc you could see the snow along i-70. if you're traveling north and west, there has been some snow. give yourself lots of extra time. the bulk of the moisture just up to our north. i want to show you this. here's the area of the upper level low. it's spinning down to our south as it moves up and around our region, we're going to see a lot of this moisture try to pivot back in across our area. 8:00 tonight, just some showers, some snow back to the west. at 11:00 trying to bring that snow line all the way back down through leesburg. this is something that we'll continue to watch for. after that time, the storm system itself way up towards new york. we're starting to dry out across our region by early tomorrow morning. maybe area of drizzle. but after 11:00 we start to see some sunshine. tomorrow not a bad day. clouds early, afternoon ea of 54 degrees. then we get into some nice weather. some really nice weather on wednesday. a high temperature of 60 degrees. wednesday looks great. 52 degrees on thursday. it is going to be rather breezy each day here. as we move into the weekend, much colder. that means most of you will stay in the 30s on sunday. windchills will be in the upper 20s to low 30s. you also notice not much in the way of moisture here. yes, we could see a couple of areas of snowfall. we'll be tracki ining one on saturday. we're not talking much, guys. big cleanup efforts underway in the south. some 20 people were kill bid those tornados that hit those two states. >> new video of the damage and the emotional plea for help in the devastated area. >> reporter: the trigger woman in an execution style murder gets life in jail. >> reporter: a woman was found murdered in this parking lot more than a week ago. police still don't know who she was. coming up, what they're doing to try to identify her. right now, a woman sentenc ex-wife. a look at some of the evidence that helped convict her. first, new clues that police hope will solve a murder mystery in prince george's county. >> a local murder case is about to go nationwide as police in prince george's county try to find out more about a woman found in temple hills. >> police had very little to go on, but hope a tattoo can help identify the victim. dan darcy spencer with that story. >> reporter: the woman's body was found in the parking lot area here in the temple hills area. they still don't know who she was or where she came from. take a look at this sketch. it's of a woman found murdered in prince george's county last week. this is a second sketch of the same woman. police have no idea who she was. they're launching a nationwide effort to identify her. >> she is someone's child and we want to go to that fly their loved one, who she is. there's no other way we can start this investigation truly without identifying who she is. >> reporter: the body was found sundays january 15th at about 10:00 at night in the parking lot of a condo building in the 3100 block of good hope avenue in temple hills. she'd been shot multiple times. she had no id, no cell phone, just the clothes on her back and a pair of glasses. >> with the technology that's available to law enforcement, it is very rare in the challenge. we're surprised that we haven't been able to identify her. >> reporter: the key to figuring out who she was skocould be the tattoos. she had several on her body. police released a new sketch of this tattoo. it says crybaby, rip >> we're really hoping someone can provide information on her. >> reporter: coming up, what police are doing here to take this case to a national audience. in temple hills, darcy spencer news4. at least 20 people are dead. dozens more are injured after a string of tornados ripped through several states in the southeast. one of the hardest hit areas albany, georgia in the southwest part of that state. in that area the weekend storms compounded an already difficult situation for a region that is still recovering from tornados earlier this month. officials say there are people with no food, no warmth, no hope. >> this devastation and destruction, we have multiple neighborhoods that have totally been removed. i flew over this morning. the damage that has been suffered by immeasurable. meanwhile on the west coast this is the situation they're dealing with in southern california. you can see a car getting caught in fast-moving waters and quickly getting swept away. witnesses say the driver managed to get out just moments before that car took off in the water. tens of thousands are without power after the storm swept through the l.a. area. one person is recovering this evening after a fire gutted a house in northern montgomery county. it looks like the only thing that's still standing is the outer shell. fire investigators are still trying to determine a cause. they say this fire caused more than $700,000 worth of damage. we're also told the person who went to the hospital is expected to survive. a montgomery county woman will be spending the rest of her life in prison. that sentence was handed down today in a case where p husband's ex-wife. tonight they're getting a look at some of the evidence that helped to convict here. pat collins live in rockville with that story. >> reporter: how to get a life sentence, kill your husband's ex-wife, get videotaped buying the gun, keep the gun so you can return it to the store and then show no remorse. >> this woman was effectively convicted of first degree murder that she was convicted of being the executioner. >> reporter: the victim was 43 years old. she lived at an apartment here in germantown. now, this goes back to a saturday in october back in 2013, she was walking down the street to a bus stop. a woman comes up alongside her, shots are fired. she falls dead to the ground and that woman runs but she wasn't gone for long. turns out that gun woman was this woman. turns out she is the wife of the ex-husband of the murder victim. and he didn't want to pay any more alimony. it was a husband and wife murder conspiracy, hatched back in their hometown of nashville, tennessee. they have pictures of them buying the murder weapon at a gun store there. they say she even took shooting lessons before the murder. in fact, they say she kept the gun after the murder, planning to return it to the store. prosecutors say this was calculated, that this murderous couple stayed at a nearby red roof inn, stalked frida before they hunted her down for the >> they came up here from tennessee. they traveled 600 miles. it was 600 miles of premeditation coming here to montgomery county. >> reporter: this was not an easy case. prosecutors say it took two tries to get justice here. i'll explain all that coming up at 6:00. a new top cop is on the job in alexandria tonight. the city manager announced michael brown is the new police chief today. brown joins the force from the national highway traffic safety administration. before that, he spent several decades in law enforcement on the west coast, including four years as commissioner of the california highway patrol. brown suceeds early cook, who retired last october. you could attend a reception for brown tomorrow evening at alexandria city hall. a change in thinking and the way we look at heart disease. coming up, the gender and age biases that could keep you from getting the proper care. and it's being called the toy that ruined christmas. the new troubles tonight facing the company that makes hatchimals. well, this may surprise you in news for your health. a when they need to start getting their heart regularly screened. a new orlando health survey finds 60% of women think their heart screenings should start after the age of 30. but the american heart association says this testing on your heart needs to begin for women at the age of 20, because women can develop plaque in their arteries as early as their teenage years. we've got a link to the full stud dy in our nbc washington a. it's not just the players who will be reaching for the stars at this year's super bowl. take a look at what nasa's putting on display for the super bowl fan festival at discovery green park in houston. it's a space exploration vehicle that will eventually allow astronauts to explore the moon, even mars. crews rolled out over center today. visitors will have a chance to check it out, even spend time inside the rover. hundreds of new i.t. jobs are coming to fairfax county over the years. this move will bring 1200 jobs into the area over five years. the company provides services to improve government and veteran healthcare. governor terri mry mcauliffe sat will -- why western union will be paying some of them back. and some encouraging news from that hotel in italy buried under tons of snow and rubble from an avalanche. there's this little guy who made it out. and the winds have storm is not quite done news4 at 5:00 starts now. if you're just joining us, here's what you missed. a hiring freeze for all federal agencies except the military. president trump signed that executive order today. in northern virginia, fairfax county police are releasing new images they hope will identify the car and suspects who fired a gun at a police cruiser last night in great and walker road. that officer is okay. and a local nonprofit hopes to use leftover smart trip cards from the hundreds of thousands who rode metro this past weekend to help those in need. martha's table is collecting leftover cards from people who came in from out of town. the group hopes to distribute these donated cards to people who use its no cost clothing and food programs. that same nor'easter hitting our region is causing problems up and down the jersey shore. ted greenberg takes a closer look now. >> reporter: wind and water, pounding the jersey shore. a traffic light at connecticut and pacific avenues in atlantic city blown down as powerful gusts slammed the coastline. >> i almost fell down. the lights are down. this is really bad right here. >> reporter: in the wildwoods. minor flooding in some spots. but most finding the wind is the biggest challenge so far. is this thing starting to wind down? >> it is, thankfully. >> becoming a southwester perhaps? >> more importantly, did you save me some scones from the inauguration cafe? >> yeah. they're like bricks now. a little hard. >> you could use them for traction in the snow? >> yes. in fact, we're planning on doing that. >> we had some a little bit north and west of us. there is winter somewhere, but not here. the snow lovers are still ringing out their crying towels. put them in the laundry. got to get them clean because you're going to need them again this coming week. as we look at the sky other washington, gusts of low clouds coming over now just producing a little bit of drizzle. most of the rain is gone. there's this nor'easter that's spinning away and it's really kind of weakening now. but it's not quite done with us yet. now over the last several hours we've seen the rain rapidly taper off. just a few sprinkles north and west of us. it did produce snow in parts of the shenandoah valleys and the panhandle of west virginia and hagerstown. this is what it looked like earlier today in clark county, virginia. fluffy snow after some morning sleet. look at the snow that fell in frederick county, virginia. patricia sent that via twitter. pretty good coating of some wet snow there. but just kind of got slushy on the roadways. as we get into the evening hours, some of this moisture may try to move its way back in. perhaps there could be a little bit more snow coming into loudoun county, mainly a little bit on grassy areas. it's going to quickly dissipate. as of 10:00 p.m. still maybe in loudoun county, northern fauquier and the panhandle of west virginia. then it's gone quickly. just a little bit may be coming in later tonight. then the storm is done, it's out of here. some of the effects of this wind coming in off the southeast is pushing water up the potomac river. we have coastal flood advisories, some abnormal high tides. light rain, temperatures hovering near 40 through the evening. chance of a little drizzle 8:00 a.m. tomorrow. otherwise we dry out. upper 40s by 11:00 a.m. tomorrow. we'll have dry roads. afternoon temperatures with some sunshine back, into the low 50s. ten-day outlook, no snow. but it is going to be getting below freezing. atst winter on saturday, sunday, monday mornings. afternoon highs over the weekend in the low 40s. feeling a little bit like winter as we get into the weekend. but really a dry pattern here for the next ten days. rescue workers searching for survivors in that avalanche got a sign of hope finding these two little puppies alive after the little dogs spent five days trapped by the tons of snow. those workers have been digging by hand after that avalanche slammed into that hotel in central italy five days ago. seven people are confirmed dead. nearly two dozen are missing. this is hopeful that these dogs were able to survive under that snow for five days. rescue workers say finding them there shows that maybe there is still a way that life can be supported under that avalanche. we report on scams all too often, specifically those asking arrest or collect some kind of lottery winning. now the government says western union will pay a hefty price for allowing the money to be transferred to criminals. our consumer reporter susan hogan has met with them of them. >> this is a huge step in their favor. consumers fall for these scams for years and they lose a lot of money. getting that money back is just about impossible. but there is hope now. western union has agreed to pay more than a half billion dollars after it admitted to money laundering violations and sk. the federal government accuses western union of looking the other way by allowing scammers to use its system to commit significant fraud. now western union agreed to return millions of dollars to those customers who used the company to wire millions of dollars all over the world. the company is now even prohibited from allowing a money transfer if it believes fraud was induced. in a statement, western union says it has worked with the fdc to settle this case and has already increased overall compliance funding by more than 200%. most important part here for you, if you're a victim of a wire fraud scam using western union, you can now apply for compensation on the justice department's website. just open up our nbc washington app and search western union for that link. remember the hatchimals toy? it was one of the most in demand toys over the holidays. now one mom is suing the toy's maker. she says the one she bought for her daughter never hatched. her lawsuit accuses the toy maker of bait and switch marketing schemes that disappointed millions of children. other parents have complained on social media about problems. sierra nevada is recalling a number of its craft beers because there's a concern that the glass could break. the company says the packaging flaw could cause a piece of glass to break inside the bottle. the affected beers were produced between december 5th and january 8th. sierra nevada says customers who have these beers are eligible for a refund. still choked up on the hatchimals story. the beijing winter olympics are still five years away but already inspiring a love of hockey in china. today the caps getting a first look at the impact. >> reporter: we sound sick, but caps are doing so well. they have these special guests. for ten days they're hosting a group of kids from china. so today, day one, they were scheduled to watch morning skate, but instead they found themselves taking part in it. >> to watch the capitals practice and then get on the ice and skate with them, that's like a huge deal. >> this was completely unscripted. this was the idea of barry trotz to have the kids sit on the bench, watch practice and then invite all the players out to skate with the capitals. >> a little bit on if you were. you want to make sure you put a bunch of kids out there and guys are trying to help them out. it just brings the energy up a little bit. >> it's hard for them but it's a good thing for me too. >> they'll remember it for the rest of their life. didn't cost us anything. it cost us a few time and that's it. it's the best gift you can give youngs s aspiring players. >> reporter: caps bonding this past weekend during the dads and mentors road trip. johansson, captain of the post game party, even getting the coach to join him. >> he wanted to bump into me so we had to do it in dallas. >> supposed to be the whole team. i think a couple of guys were a little nervous to get on camera. >> keep the kid inside of us alive. it was snaespecial that way. >> reporter: you know the kids are going to bring out the fun in him again. the caps are one of the hottest teams in the league. > virginia man sentenced in a crime spree that stretched for thousands of miles. and coming up tonight at 6:00, mixed reaction over a major transportation project. why one mother is worried the rple line could pripuce a virginia man gets a life sentence for detonating pipe bombs near the homes of two stafford county sheriff's deputies, part of a crime spree that spanned thousands of miles. >> scott macfarland has some new information tonight. >> reporter: the man's name is lawrence stewart. stewart has pleaded guilty to a charge of attempted murder for a set of 2012 attacks in stafford county. he is already serving a life sentence in montana for tossing homemade explosives at state troopers during a high speed chase there. a manifester recorded by stewart were obtained in a recent news4 investigation. in virginia, detonating a series of homemade explosives near the homes of two sheriff's deputies in stafford county. no one was hurt in that case either, but stafford now faces two life sentences, one in each state. prosecutors told us it was important to see both cases through. >> this de cold-blooded, premeditated intent to kill. we saw that through the bombs he made in advance of the incident and the video he made. he made it clear his intent to kill law enforcement. >> reporter: and the news4 team found homemade explosives like this are increasingly common in the d.c. area. about 600 cases investigated by police in virginia, d.c. and maryland just since the start of 2014. donald trump hits the ground running during his first full weekday in office. a look at his first order of business as the new white house press secretary takes a different approach with the media. d.c. became a flash point for protests on inauguration day. tonight we're talking to the district's interim police chief about preparing for what lies ahead. started on facebook and turned into a movement. how organizers plan to keep the momentum going after the women's march on washington. news4 at 6:00 starts now. first at 6:00, a slow go tonight for some drivers as they make their way home. the wind is dying now, but the rain is lingering. it's all part of a nor'easter that left a trail of damage across our area. >> check out the scene in bethesda. a large tree fell on to some power lines on bradley boulevard. >> a tree fell on to a home daycare off norfolk avenue in an nondale. we check in with doug in storm center 4. >> the worst of this nor'easter is out of our area and continues to move up towards the north and east. northeast winds all day, gusting upwards of 40 to 50 miles per hour earlier today. man that wind was really howling out there. we saw some