Were going to stay in the 40s as we continue through the day. Say goodbye to 60s. One thing i have on the tenday forecast is a chance for a little bit of freezing rain, wintry mix. That could come pretty soon. Maybe tomorrow. Were going to be talking about that coming up and let you know where we can see that. Its coming up in ten minutes. Thanks, lauryn. A man accused of murder, Adrian Duane Johnson had a long criminal history before he was accused of killing a d. C. Yoga teacher. News4s Justin Sanchez has the latest on the investigation. Justin . Reporter good morning, pat. A very serious charge for the murder of Tricia Mccauley and for that johnson is due in court in a matter of the 29yearold now accused of firstdegree murder in the death of Tricia Mccauley, his fourth arrest this month. 11 days ago, johnson netted two arrests for death, one at a pcs store and another at a cvs store. He was ordered to undergo a mental evaluation and wear a tracking monitor. Clearly people dont see it. Clearly its i just have it on my leg and im going to commit more crimes. Reporter its unclear if johnson ever followed through. A search of records link him to theft charges and assault and hes wanted for crimes in montgomery and prince georges county. Mccauley was found dead in her car on tuesday. Police say a tipster led them to johnson which led them to mccauley. A vigil is held in her h a many lives. And before her discovery, friends had not heard from mccauley until christmas they had not heard from her since christmas afternoon. Johnson will be due in court later today. Hes being held without bond. Pat, back to you. Justin finch, thank you. Police want anyone who has seen the suspect with mccauleys car to come forward. Go to our nbc washington app and search yoga teacher. Investigators are searching for a grandmother and 5yearold who passed through our region. The last time anyone saw Barbara Briley was Christmas Eve at this gas station just off 95 in caroline county. The 71yearold was driving her greatgranddaughter from new jersey to north carolina. Sheriff deputies show briley entering the store and asking for probably about 35 minutes, talking with her, make sure everything was okay before she left the store. If she could contact somebody, she would not let these many hours go by and not talk to us. Virginia state police were able to ping her phone 30 minutes south of richmond yesterday morning. They are searching the area around that airport. The man convicted of the Emanuel Ame Church shooting, dylann roof, is appearing in court for a presentencing hearing. Roof has asked to represent himself in the sentencing phase of the trial. The judge may make a decision on that today. Roof is set to be sentenced january 3rd. Two university of maryland Football Players have been reinstated after they were suspended for the last four games of the season. Lorenzo harrison and d. J. Turner were accused of shooting an airsoft gun. The flight recorders could answer why a Russian Military plane crashed this past weekend. 92 people were killed when the plane went down into the black sea. This is new video of divers trying to uncover pieces of that plane and all of the victims. Investigators say they will find the second black box today. It was an historic moment as shinzo abe was the first to visit the uss arizona memorial yesterday. More than 2,000 americans were killed there in 1941. In his remarks, abe offered sympathy for those who died. And at this hour, secretary of state john kerry will lay out the obama administrations vision for rein conflict between israel and the palestinians. This comes less than a week that the u. S. Abstained from voting for a u. N. Resolution condemning israeli settlements. A senior u. S. Official says kerry will also respond to some of the claims directed at the administration in the aftermath of that vote. Meanwhile, president elect trump is stepping up his criticism of president obama. In a tweet this morning, he criticized his handling of the transition saying, quote, doing my best to disregard the many inflammatory president o statements and roadblocks. Thought it was going to be a smooth transition. Not. Edward lawrence has more. Reporter hes been out of sight but very visible on twitter. Hes saying, president obama cam paired hard in very important swing states and lost. The voters wanted to make America Great again. This partisan rivalry, if you will. Reporter advisers to comments may seem divisive but he really wants to heal the company. Hes about unifying the country. Reporter competitive on the world stage as well as mr. Trumps stance on israel defies the current administration. Secretary of state john kerry will defend president Barack Obamas decision not to veto the u. N. Resolution on israeli settlements in a speech later today. Mr. Netanyahu knows very well that he has a choice to make. Reporter planned settlements in East Jerusalem were halted ahead of secretary kerrys speech. We were told by the chairman of the committee that the Prime Minister asked to postpone it. Reporter republicans remain critical. We should not be in the position where weve got, frankly, not just republicans but democrats as well disagreeing with the president s decision. Reporter growing conflict between administrations between what has become a bumpy transition following an president elect donald trump named a Bush Administration veteran Thomas Bossert to assist in Homeland Security n that role, hell be the first person to brief the president following a terrorist attack. Edward lawrence, nbc, washington. Another look at the life and legacy of Star Wars Star you may run into traffic along route 1 in Prince William county. Crews will be doing major road work near the Jefferson PlazaShopping Center in woodbridge. Take a look at the pictures chopper 4 got as it flew over the area. Its to make room for a new bridge and to add another lane to Jefferson Davis highway. The work will last through next friday. Youll soon be able to update your status for free at all of the underground stations. The green light has been given to extend a pilot program. Right now its only at six stations but come next summer, the free service will be available at 60 of the stations. The rest will be brought up to speed in 2018. A lot of people waiting on that, so, great. Thats for sure. Well, theres come on news4 midday including a formula on how to keep those new years resolutions. Yeah. Well be trying to do that. And the dui charge fortoo we just moved into this house and didnt realize how difficult it was going to be to tie all that space together. With an open floor plan, you need to separate it with furniture. Bassett had everything that we needed. Fabric combinations marry the rooms together. Having someone with bassett has been invaluable. We couldve never dreamed up this room without bassett. Y26i1y y17vy its a sad, sad morning for star wars fans and really movie lovers everywhere. It is, angie. Carrie fisher, best known for playing Princess Leia, died following her heart attack last week. Some of the highlights. Reporter leia wasnt just a princess. She was a hero in one of the most popular movie series ever made. What are you doing . Reporter so when news came that actress Carrie Fisher had died four days after suffering a heart attack on a flight between london and l. A. , its not surprising that a large number of fans died along with her. In a statement, the star wars creator said, she was our great and powerful princess. Feisty, wise and full of hope in a role that was more difficult than most people might think. Leia deflected han solo. Why, you suckup, scruffy looking nerdherder. Mark hamill wrote a tribute, in my professional and personal life and both would have been far emptier without her. She couldnt have known that at the age of 19 that the role would have followed her for life. Her appeal spanned nearly four decades. Her iconic role becoming a pop iconic staple from friends to 30 rock. But her life was also much more. The daughter of famous parents who wrote on her facebook page, thank you to everyone who has embraced the gifts and talents of my beloved and amazing daughter. Making her big screen debut in 1985, she appeared in shampoo and fisher moved beyond acting and became a prolific writer. Especially good at doctoring scripts. She helped rewrite made in america, sister act and many more. She was also an author, from the edge made into a movie with meryl streep. And her most recent memoir, the princess diaries, where she admits to having a threemonth affair with richard harrison. Thats what shocked me. I think maybe because it was mprobable. I dont know. Certainly it wasnt like we were Holding Hands on the set or anything. Reporter in a statement, Harrison Ford writes, carrie was one of a kind, brilliant, original, funny and emotionally fearless. She lived her life bravely. She often wrote and talked about her demons, depression, bipolar disorder, substance abuse. A character she returned to in last years the force awakens, appearing on screen with her daughter billy lord, returning to the role that made her famous and becomin new generation. May the force be with you. Princess leia is an inspirational character in star wars wars. Theres really no words to describe the feeling. Star wars fans talked to us about fisher and her legacy at the smithsonian air space museum. They are showing rogue one. Fisher is not in the film although Princess Leia is for one short moment. Many fans said they were heartbroken to hear about fishers death. Australian police rescued two stranded tourists today after a massive storm caused flash flooding. Police say the taiwanese and chinese nationals were rescued after their car was swept off a causeway near the springs. She was actually discovered stream in the vehicle and, as some say, getting out of the vehicle. We do know shes got injuries to her hand where she smashed the glass of the window. Both tourists were sent to a local hospital for treatment. They are expected to be okay. Well, can caffeine impair your driving . A california man is facing a dui charge after caffeine showed up in his blood following a traffic stop. In 2015, authorities pulled him over because he was darting in and out of traffic. Experts say caffeine is a drug but not something that usually impairs driving. The man says this has cost him a lot of money and its hurt his reputation. It looks like im undependable. Anyone you tell this type of story to, they naturally are not going to believe it. The d. A. Is still planning to move forward with the case because officials believe the man was under the influence of a drug that cant be screened for. Hito right now, some of you are trying to figure out your new years resolutions and some of you may be opting to throw the resolution season out. One psychologist has come up with a new formula to stay on top of whatever goal you may have for 2017. Nbcs Erica Edwards has more. I want to be kind and considerate. My goal is to travel more. Reporter change can be hard, especially once life goes back to normal after the holidays. I have weight loss goals that i dont think im going to make it a resolution. Reporter resolutions going forward, sports psychologist recommends looking to the past with the acronym p. A. S. T. , p stands for plan. Being able to identify what our goal is and establishing steps to be able to get there is critical. Reporter a, arrange your environment. Up earlier in the morning. By setting my cell phone across the room or on the edge of my bed, it forces me to get up in the morning. Reporter s, stick to one thing. If we try to chase too many rabbits, we get none. We focus on one goal and just go hard and obsessive at that particular type of goal. Reporter t, make it too easy to fail. Instead of committing to one hour of exercise every day, try something less altering. If were talking exercise, one minute, then move up to five minutes and then move up to ten minutes. Reporter experts say the most important thing is accept ourselves a little more regardless of where we are in life. Erica edwards, nbc news. Start with small goals. Thats right. Just one minute. Just one minute. Baby steps. When i did my first marathon, it was like one mile, then the next mile. You never looked at the full gives you inspiration. You can do it. Sure. Great tips. Many of you are still recovering from all of that Holiday Shopping. Were going to tell you where this year measures up to last when it comes to the sales. And some parents are crying foul after this h it at perdue, we take some unexpected extra steps to raise healthy chickens with no antibiotics ever. Like putting oregano in their water. It has natural antioxidants and we dont have to use antibiotics in their diet. Perdue. Over 200 products no antibiotics ever. Furniture and accessories to complement your style this season and all year long. Plus, enjoy thirtysix month, nointerest financing. With havertys, your home can be perfect, even when life isnt. Come in today and save. The holiday sale is on now, at havertys. Life looks good. We take some unexpected extra steps to raise healthy chickens with no antibiotics ever. For example, thyme. Its part of our 100 veggie diet and helps support their immune system. Perdue. Over 200 products no antibiotics ever. There today. Yeah, we cant complain but, boy, it would have been nice to have a repeat of yesterday. 68 degrees. You know, next tuesday still looks warm. Not as warm as what we saw yesterday. I mean, i was watching the temperatures go up and up yesterday. It was almost a record. 72 was our record. Yep, you were right. Four degrees. And nowhere near the 60degree mark today. In fact, temperatures not going to make it out of the 40s in a lot of areas but at least its a gorgeous day out there. We have plenty of sunshine. If you need to get things done out there today, if youre one of the lucky ones that have off, oh, boy, enjoy it because we are drying today. Things change as we have another system move into the region and bringing rain for most of our area. However, there could be a spotty lo loudoun county, unusual spots of dry and winds out of the northwest. Its going to be pretty breezy tomorrow afternoon. 47 degrees is the temperature right now. Well head into the upper 40s as we continue into the afternoon. But nothing is going on on storm team 4 radar right now thanks to a weak High Pressure in charge. That will change the frontal system tomorrow. So were even dry after midnight tonight and then we get to 3 00 a. M. And we start to see rain move in. Were going to have to watch the temperatures. Matt rivers will be with you and chuck and amelia in the morning. Well have rain pushing through the region but theres a wintry mix that could leave a light glaze, enough to create some problems. 7 00 a. M. , we see that rain and it will quickly move out of here by tomorrow afternoon we are dry. Midto upper 40s and the winds pick up. We have around for tomorrow afternoon. And then we get into friday and winds pick up around 30 miles per hour. Windchills are in the 20s for much of the day on friday. Well have a pretty quick cold burst that moves through our region on friday and then we get into saturday, new years eve, back in the mid40s by sunday to bring in 2017. Temperatures are right around 50 degrees. Were going to plan out your new years eve, a lot of people out and about on new years eve. What you can expect coming up in about 15 minutes. Thanks, lauryn. The numbers are still rolling in but retailers have already seen a major boost from Holiday Shopping season. Sales growth is expected to jump almost 5 this year. That would be the biggest jump in more than a decade. Experts say boosts in lastminute shopping and a solid start to the post Christmas Period is contributing to those numbers. One of the hottest toys of the holiday seems to be causing this is an interactive toy that hatches from a plastic egg and they are taking hours to hatch, if they hatch at all and they are not cheap. They retail nor about 50 and have been sold on ebay for as much as 250. The company is urging you to give them a call if youre experiencing any issues or direct message the company on twitter. Heres a warning you should know about before selling your old phones and computers. If you think that youve deleted all of your personal information, complete strangers could still use it to access a treasure trove of sensitive data. News4 working for you so heres how to protect yourself. On your iphone, go to settings, hit the reset button and then erase all content and settings. For android phones, a couple more steps. Go to settings, hit backup and reset. Scroll down to factory data reset and then reset the device. If youre dealing with a laptop, take that harddrive out before you sell it back or give it to someone else. The time right now is 11 28. Police in arkansas are hoping that amazon echo can help them solve a murder. The bluetooth device was inside the home at the time of the murder. The police have obtained search warrants but amazon says they wont hand it over without a binding and legal demand. The Prosecutor Says this is about justice, not privacy. We have established probable cause and obtained a warrant from a judge to search this device the same way we would search a persons cell phone or home. The murder trial is set to begin later next year. There will be more on this story coming up later on this evening. New this morning, marylands firearms applicati according to our News Partners at wtop, they will be available next month. They tested out the new system with more than 300 dealers and they are hoping the new process is more efficient. Applicants will still have to go through a sevenday waiting period and youll still have to pay a 10 fee. Im scott macfarlane. A man has pleaded guilt on a flight to Dulles International air