Overview of what happened today. Blayne . Reporter well, doreen, you know in the end all of this real really unravelled quickly so far senator franken. He said hes not stepping down, not leaving his seat. Now he said the past 24 hours made it clear he cannot stay on capitol hill. With almost no support left in the United States senate, senator al franken announcing he will be resigning his seat. There is some irony in the fact that i am leaving while a man who has bragged on tape about his history of Sexual Assault sits in the oval office. And a man who has repeatedly preyed on young girls campaigns for the senate with the full support of his party. Reporter franken taking a swipe at President Trump and Alabama Senate candidate roy moore. But not any of his alleged behavior. Some of the allegations against me are simply not true. Others i remember very differently. Reporter one of his accusers calling that appalling. He just keeps passing the buck and making it out to be something that we took his behavior the wrong way. Reporter the pressure started mounting after a seventh woman came forward publicly alleging sexually inappropriate behavior. Todays announcement coming after a 24hour domino effect of colleagues pushing him to step aside. It is a very tough situation, but he did the right thing and i think were at a very important moment in our history. Reporter now with his days as a senator numbered, al franken leaving the capital walking into an uncertain future. A lot of mixed reactions tonight in the streets of d. C. Many people telling us they were happy to hear about franken stepping down. They felt a sense of solidarity with the accusers. Others told uth disappointed to hear the news. They liked his work as a senator and still others told us they were happy simply for the possibility of an open seat. Many other people accused of that are stepping down, so should he. I think thats good. I dont think he deserves to have a right to be in congress or to even have that position to make rules on behalf of his constituents. Glad to hear it. Im a republican. And i think it will open up a seat for the republicans. Lets get moving. Despite all the, i guess good stuff hes done, support of him, hes in fault and made him step down. Im disappointed because i thought he was a great senator. You know, i hate to see him step down. Reporter now, al franken continues to deny all the allegations against him in that speech today, he called it ironic that he is stepping down while other politicians facing similar accusations are not. At capitol hill, amee cho, news4. So, we ask you, did senator franken make the right decision. Take a look our survey that we did online. Most of you said yes, but that other politicians should also be held accountable. As for whats next, franken is expected to serve out the rest of this year, then the governor who is a democrat will appoint another democrat to fill his seat. That temporary appointee will serve until next years midterm election. In november voters will choose an interim senator who will serve out the remainder of frankens term which ends in 2021. So initially it will not have an impact on the balance of power, but that could change in minnesota voters choose a republican next year. News4 has learned two bodies found buried in a Fairfax County park this year are those of teenagers. One victim was just 14. The grizzly discovery came during a spike in gangrelated murders. Julie carey joins us near holmes run park. She joins us on why the teens became target. Julie . Reporter county detectives and the fbi ramped up their investigation in this park. At the time they offered few details about the victims, but did confirm their belief that the homicides were gangrelated. News4 has now obtained these recently unsealed court documents. They provide a lot more information about the victims and why they might have been killed. We now know the two victims found buried last spring were not even adults yet. Just 14 and 17 years old. This was the scene in late february and march as Fairfax County police and the fbi joined in days of digging in holmes run park. This mother whose son had been missing cents september told news4 at the time she feared the worst. Her son had gone to the dumpster one night and never came back. Translator very much sadness. Waiting to know something about my son. Reporter now news4 has learned those fears were confirmed. Authorities had notified her that her son, tremenio was one of the two victims. The other man killed, edwin escobar. Court documents reveal why the teens may have been targeted. He disappeared in late august, his family reported him missing days later. In September Facebook information led his brother to seek out a friend, sergio tremenio. He gave him bad news, saying mendez had been abducted or killed because ms13 members thought he was a spy for a rival gang. Just two days later, on september 27th, tremenio also disappeared. His worried mom contacted police to report him missing. Then in december, new information. Detectives learned the teens had been killed and buried by ms13 members. But it wasnt until february they got the tip that led them to this wooded burial ground. Now, another interesting finding in this court document, the 1y probation last fall and was wearing a Court Ordered electronic monitor when he turned up missing. It disconnected the day after that. Now, this case is being handled by the fbi so when charges do come it will be handled in federal court. Doreen, back to you in the studio. Julie carey reporting from Fairfax County. Thank you, julie. It is an investigation so big it is affecting traffic. Virginia state police will shut down a portion of the i95 express lanes in Stafford County tomorrow to search for the body of pamela butler. We broke this story yesterday. Police believe that butlers body is buried in the median of i95. She disappeared from the district in 2009. Earlier this year, Jose Rodriguez cruz confessed to the crime. He told police he buried her body along this highway. The garrisonville road access point to the express lanes will be closed at 10 00 a. M. Tomorrow so that police can start the search or Northern Virginia democrats are calling it highway robbery. They are pushing back against 40 trips on i66 during rush hour. Now some say its time to put the brakes on the tolls until vdot can get the prices down under control. News4s derrick ward has more on the calls for change. Reporter state senator Jack Peterson said he expected Infrastructure Improvements, commuter lots and more commuter buses to be in place, and then toing. Thats not the way things worked out. I was disappoint today see we started with the toelg before we actually made the improvements and that goes back on what every other speaker said that you cant start charging people for lanes that were previously free. Reporter he was among a group of lawmakers asking the state secretary of transportation to let the prime idle because its just not ready for the road yet. Others who gaggered at vdots headquarters were a little more blunt. And lets call this plan what it is the way that its been rolled out. Its highway robbery. Reporter commuters we spoke are mixed about the new system. Sur tolling system. I understand its expensive to go from the beltway into d. C. However, we couldnt do it anyway beforehand. Now it gives us the option if we want to pay, we can still have the option to use it without being ticketed it. It works wonderfully. Reporter the closer you get the less popular the tolls are. I dont think people in arlington should have to pay any of the toeltz. Route 66 is our internal highway. Reporter vdot put out numbers on the first few days of the toll lanes. They say the average round trip price was 14. 50, lower than the 17 estimate at the toll lanes inception. Now, the state secretary of transportation auberry lane has characterized this criticism as political rhetoric and says this is all based on sound planning. That is the soles and those Infrastructure Improvements that are down the line. He says the goal here is to make a better commute for folks inside the beltway on i66. Thats what youre looking at back there. We are live. Derrick ward, news4. Im Erika Gonzalez. We are following two breaking stories from the live desk. First in manhattan where a car jumped a sidewalk and plowed into pedestrians. Six people had to be taken to the hospital. They are all expected to survive. The driver believed to be in his 60s crashed into at least two other vehicles before hitting the pedestrians. Police are questioning him, but this does not appear to be terrorism related. Want to switch to another story now. In new mexico where the governor has called a Deadly School shooting a heinous and horrific act, a student opened fire killing two classmates. The shooter also died. Investigators are not releasing a lot of details in this story and we are still working to learn more about the circumstances surrounding that shooting. Doreen, well send things back to you. Erika, thank you. Fire fighters in california are losing ground relentless winds and dry air fueling at least four wildfires that are still out of control. Homeowners are running for their lives. The conditions californias burning index at 296. Thats a number thats calculated daily. It measures fire danger. And today it was at an alltime record high. The fires are growing at an astonishing rate to the thomas fire has expanded to more than 90,000 acres. That is twice the size of washington, d. C. 2017 already set a record for wildfire damage before these fires started. More than 10 billion have gone up in flames. Crews cant slow down yet to tally the damage from this latest round. Nbcs Miguel Almaguer is near the front lines of one of these fires. Hell join us at 6 45 with a live report. Hot and dry out there. Cool and dry here. And about to get cold, as a matter of fact. Yeah, doug is in burke, virginia, for the start of his holiday lights extravaganza. Hes going to update us, too, and our chances for snow this weekend. Doug, whats going on . Bit cooler today. It is going to be a lot cooler tomorrow. Then were really going to start to get into the winter feel as we get our chances for snow creeping up. Weve got houses here, here in the burke area, seven houses on this street, all lit up. You can actually see those houses from our mass cam. Again, guys, just a great view. You can see the Merry Christmas sign there as well. Weve got all seven houses lit up. They go wall to wall with the lights and they do more and more every single year. Were going to talk to them in just a second. First lets take a look at the graphics. Temperature wise were in the 40s in our area, but in the 30s well back to the north and west. Those temperatures, 30s weather coming in the next couple days, colder tomorrow. Lets show you the headlines here. Much colder during the day tomorrow as the cold air moves in. A much better chance of snow. That snow chance on the increase and winter, well, winter wants to stick around for the next couple of weeks. And maybe for the rest of the month. Well talk more about that, too. Well say hi to everybody out here, too. They were ready for me. We will be back in just a couple well talk to some of them all about the lights and, yes, that increased chance for snow as well which everybody seems to be excited about, at least here. Okay. Well, were all excited about the chance for snow. Doug making a lot of new friends in burke, virginia. Well see you in a few minutes, doug. Still ahead, shutdown a burden for now. Lawmakers hammer out a lastminute deal but its not the end. Why we could be back in the same situation two weeks from today. A notorious murder case on bethesda row. Now a big move for lululemon as we look at what will happen to the anger is boiling over on the west bank tonight in response to President Trumps controversial decision to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel. Palestinians also lay claim to the city and hope that jerusalem will some day become the capital of a palestinian state. Protesters battled Israeli Security forces all day and this may not be the end of it. The militant group hamas is urging palestinians to abandon the Peace Process and launch a new uprising against israel. Back here in washington, both the house and the senate are working to avoid a government shut down while investigation into russian meddling enters a new phase. This one closer to the president himself. Nbcs Edward Lawrence has the developments. Reporter from the white phone call between President Trump and his son donald trump, jr. , about russia and dirt on hillary clinton. Spokeswoman Sarah SandersBacking Trump juniors claim of Attorney Client privilege. On wednesday during a marathon grilling by congressional investigators. We believe that his lawyers had a legitimate reason and basis for not answering those questions. Reporter they want to know what the son told the future president about his meeting with a lawyer who has russian government ties. All of this plays out as congressional leaders met in the oval office to avoid a government shutdown. We hope were going to make some great progress for our country. We think that will happen. Reporter the house passed a short term deal to fund the government until december 22nd. The joint resolution is passed. Reporter paving the way for the senate to do the same. We hope we can come to an agreement. Funding the government is extremely important, helping our soldiers is important and helping average citizens is important. So, were here in the reporter a longterm budget may be more difficult to agree upon. Rub cans and democrats remain fara part on three big issues. Immigration reforms, military spending, and overall government spending. Edward lawrence, nbc news, washington. Its been a month now since election day in virginia, and four house of delegates races are still not resolved. Two of them from our area. In Stafford County, a recount in the 28th district race is set for december 21st. Voters also filed a lawsuit yesterday asking a judge to order a doover on that election because hundreds of voters were assigned to the wrong district. And there is a recount in the 40th district covering parts of fairfax and Prince William countys. That recount starts next wednesday at the Fairfax County courthouse. It was a sneak attack on america by japan. Pearl harbor, it was december 7th, 1941. That day in history drew the United States into world war ii. News4s tom sherwood was on the National Mall wre the community remembered. Reporter an attack at dawn, it killed more than 2000 americans. It both stunned and rallied america. President Franklin Roosevelt called the nation to arms. December 7th, 1941, a date which will live in infamy. Reporter today the National Anthem played at the world war ii memorial as veterans of many wars honored the countrys response and sacrifice that led to victories in both the pacific and the Atlantic Theaters of war. Pearl harbor should mean that if we all get together, its nothing we cant do. Reporter the traditional taps were played. Veterans of war laid wreaths in front of 400 gold stars that represent the 400,000 who died in world war ii. Mb goldstein flew 25 missions over germany, lou perron flew 32. What is the message of pearl harbor to America Today . The kids growing up, they have to start learning about world war ii. I was just telling them theyre calling one kid asked me what was world war 11. Reporter world war ii memorial began holding the ceremony just last year, the 75th anniversary of pearl harbor. Many people here today hope it becomes an annual event. In the district, tom sherwood, news4. Its a crime many of us wont soon forget. Now several years later, the lululemon store on bethesda row is on the move, and so is the tribute for the young murder victim. We have the story youll see only on news4. Plus, a blast of cold air moves in. Some of us could even see some snow this weekend. Doug is tracking our chances what do you think . Hey, think ben will like it . Yeah, was i the only one hearing the angelic music . Im serious, i never know what to get him. Just tell me you got him fios too. Sigh. Mrs. Layne, fios is a 100 fiberoptic network. That, plus this sick console, hell be like whaaaaaattt. So get fios. Now just 79. 99 per month with a 2year price guarantee with a 2year agreement. Hello there friend hi hey there. Youre going through a lot right now and i know youre scared. But youre stronger than you know. But look, well get through this together. And remember. We at the Imaginary Friends Society always have your back time to check on our weather now. And tonights installment of holiday lights, doug is in burke, virginia, bringing us the sights and sounds of the Holiday Season. Theyve got some serious lights. Theyve got i there. I bet they can see that from the space station. Thats incredible what theyre doing out there. But this could be augmented by some snow moving into the area over the weekend. Is that right, doug . Yeah, guys, wouldnt that make this so much better . Weve got the holiday lights. It was really great. We were out here at 4 00. It looked good, you had some of the lights up but you really couldnt see. Once the sun went down, you ream i s really saw what this is all about. Of the seven homes how many live here who have done the homes . We have another mom over there. Yep, yep, they have really spent a lot of time and they say they start this is it right after thanksgiving, guys . Okay, and it keeps getting sooner and sooner, you say. Yeah, they keep going sooner and