we'll go through the timing in a couple of minutes. some snow and continued cold and windy during your day tomorrow and tracking your weekend as well. all of that coming up in just a minute. right now, though, i want to take it outside. it's on the cold side. we sent our team down there. >> reporter: here's proof that the dogs are sticking to the sidewalks. they are just well-behaved. you normally see more people down here and you don't today and it has something to do with the weather. people still find a way to get out. some of them had to and some because they wanted to. it was about layering up and staying warm. we spoke to one vendor who had good advice >> i have a sweater here. i stay all day here outside. >> reporter: alpaca, that's the word for today. you don't need any alpaka if you're going to be inside but we'll talk to more folks about what they were doing out in the cold air. >> derric cank, thank you. go to our nbc washington app and we continue to put the data in ourselves so you get the storm team 4 forecast on your app. police say they may have found human remains in the woods offed off off ed a did i son road. well, one day after a naked man went on a rush hour rampage in fairfax county, it's still the top story on wour website. >> new details about what happened there. police say jose flores got involved in a crash, took off his clothes and began attacking other drivers and their vehicles. >> that's right. our reporter david culver is live along route 20 near frying pan road. hey, david. >> reporter: hi there. flores is facing felony, hit-and-run to assault and battery to throwing an object at a moving vehicle to indecent exposure, just to same a few. >> get away from us. oh, my gosh! >> we know rush hour can be chaotic but this is a sleen that process. >> it's like out of a movie almost. >> reporter: we facetimed with a truck driver who came face-to-face with the 32-year-old suspect on tuesday. it's tough to see, but this quick clip shows adam's 18 wheeler. there's a naked man hanging on to the passenger door. adam explains what happened as he approached the initial accident. >> as i came up closer, he looks at me and i could see him dead in the face. >> reporter: adam quickly locked his doors but it didn't stop the man. >> trying to open up the door and when he couldn't do that, he punched in the window and held on. >> reporter: that's the aftermath of adam's truck. a he had been involved in an earlier accident and began attacking the driver of a dumptruck that he rear-ended. >> i was trying to defend me. he was hitting me with his hands and he was smashing and all of >> reporter: we should tell you that gonzalez flores has not been officially charged because he's still in the hospital, recovering from some of the injuries, nonlife threatening, we're told, that he suffered here. you may see those images and say, was he on something, drugs, alcohol, medical emergency, perhaps, those are all things that the police are working to determine. susan? >> david, thank you so much. right now the federal reserve has raised interest rates for the third time this year. it's another sign that the economy continues to strengthen. the fed set its benchmark borrowing rate at 1.25% to 1.5%. it affects the cost of borrowing for everything from savings to credit cards to adjustable rate mortgages. >> well, al franken has not said when he's officially leaving the senate but he announced his pick to fill franken'sç seat. >> though i never anticipated this moment, i am resolved to do everything that i can to move minnesota forward. >> reporter: smith will fill the rest of franken's term. she intends to run outright for the seat next year. franken resigned after several women accused him of improper behavior. he said smith will be, quote, an excellent u.s. senator in his place. it turned out to be a special election in more ways than one. doug jones is now savoring his upset victory over roy moore in the alabama senate race. jay gray has reaction today and some of the key takeaways. hey, jay. >> reporter: susan, yeah. doug jones, the democrat who appears to have won here, by all accounts, plans to move forward with his even though roy moore says this race isn't over just yet. ♪ history overnight in alabama. >> we have been at crossroads in the past and unfortunately we have usually taken the wrong fork. tonight, ladies and gentlemen, you took the right road. >> reporter: doug jones, the apparent winner, which would make him the first democrat to win statewide office in alabama since 2008 and the first democrat senator from the state since 1992. >> i'm excited for my side of the aisle. i thought it was a great night for america. >> reporter: republican roy moore was accused of sexual misconduct in the last month of the race. >> part of the problem with t in an unfaithful light. >> reporter: steve bannon says it wasn't the accusation but a lack of action that led to the gop loss. >> i've got to tell you, their ability to get out votes, that's what it gets down to. >> reporter: moore has yet to concede. >> when the vote is this close, it's not over. >> reporter: he wants to wait until every ballot is counted, hoping the final number will trigger a recount. the official number should be completed in the next couple of weeks. an automatic recount is required if the victory is less than one-half of 1%. jones' lead is three times that amount. susan? >> jay gray live for us in alabama. thank you. erika. president trump's tweet regard a firestorm and new reaction. this tweet came one day after the senator called for the president's resignation over sexual misconduct allegations. in it, mr. trump calls gillibrand a lightweight and wrote that she begged him for campaign contributions and would do anything for them. the nsenator appeared this morning on the "today" show and thought the tweet itself was sexist and stood by her call for the president to step down. >> well, certainly that's how i and many people read it. it was intended to silence me and i'm not going to be silenced on this issue. i've heard the testimony of many women from numerous oaccusers. and she says that he should face an ethics probe from congress: president has denied the allegations. scott macfarlane is live at the breaking news desk. >> president trump says republicans are very close to passing tax cuts, erika. republicans in the house and senate have reached an agreement in principle that would slash individual and corporate rates and significantly boost the economy, he says. he just finished up his speech at the white house a half hour ago calling on americans to support the tax plan. the "usa today" poll shows that 48% oppose it. some of the lowest level of public support for any piece of legislation enacted in the last three decades. republicans are on track for a final vote next week, the week before the holiday, aiming to deliver a bill to president trump's desk by christmas. he says if he signs it by christmas, the tax cuts will take effect as soon as february. >> scott, thank you so much. you've probably seen people talking about net neutrality on social media. how a vote tomorrow your internet service forever. a major break in royal tradition. prince harry and meghan markle are switching things up. how old will the winter blast last and who will seenow tonigh st? we're tracking a bitter blast. here's a look at where temperatures in your neighborhood stand right now. plus, that wind is making it a whole lot worse. doug is back with when we got a break and plus a new chance for snow. that's in a couple of minutes. the federal communications commission will vote tomorrow on whether to appeal net neutrality rules but what does that actually mean and how does it affect you and your wallet? tonight we're working for you sorting through this confusion. nbc's liz mcloughlin has more. >> the concept of net neutrality really means that internet service providers, the companies that give you internet access, should treat all of the content that comes across those wires equally. >> reporter: now fcc chairman is urging the protecting that equal treatment. >> on thursday, the fcc is going to vote whether to put aside the current rules held over from the previous administration. >> if the rules are repealed, some fear internet service providers could give preferential treatment and charge consumers more for basic service. repeal supporters argue that current regulations are too heavy handed and could happen in a free market. but according to fcc data, about 40% of the country only has one option for internet service. >> they can't just go to, you know, somebody else for better service if they don't like the service they are getting now. >> reporter: advocates of net neutrality say the internet should be treated like a utility and on tuesday, 32 senators signed a letter to the fcc chairman urging him to reconsider. >> it's not going to be the end of the world immediately but opens the door to a lot of things we may not want to deal >> so this battle is far from over. if the repeal passes, net neutrality supporters have vowed to fight this in court and it will take years to resolve. news4 asked 13 senators and members in our area to see where they stand. go to our nbc washington app and search net neutrality. >> doug kammerer is joining us now. not only is it rigid out there, now we have a chance for some snow tonight. >> a little bit. and if you blink, you'll miss it. it might come down pretty good for a time period. especially northern portions of our viewing area. for a brief time between, say, 8:00 and 11:00, maybe 7:00 for some of you, we'll show you what we're dealing with. everybody is bundling up. not just the helmet but the hats are on und high temperatures in the low 30s. windchills in the teens and 20s. it's going to continue to be that way. notice some snow just back to our west. we'll take a look at the wider picture here because we have a really strong storm that's moving our way. however, see it up here towards michigan? it's going to stay just to our north and with that the access of strong -- of a lot of moisture, the access of snow will stay to our north as well. we're going to get this area right in here. this is a warm front. it pushes on through and has enough lift to provide us with some snow and we'll see that. let's time it out. 6:00, nothing in our area. winchester back towards frostburg seeing some of that snow. around 7:00, pushing in through the d.c. metro area. leesburg, winchester and, again, it could be coming down at a good clip. at 8:00, that's what i expect down through d.c. the darker colors, leesburg, frederick county, washington county, this is the area that could see a dusting. notice d.c. southward, not much. some of you down to the south, warrenton, fredericksburg, might not see anything at all while to the north we're looking at a one to two-hour event. that's it. by 9:00, it's already gone. moving up to the north and east. if you travel up i-95, watch out. it could be a rather slick go of things. by 2:00 a.m., we get a clearing. clear skies, too. that means we could see good viewing for the meteor shower. notice where the snow continues back towards the mountains, they will see more snow back towards the ski resorts. it's looking like a great ski weekend but then for us, by tomorrow morning, not much. i am not anticipating much in the way of p morning rush but it's something that we track for sure. currently, 35 degrees. winds out of the southwest at 10 miles per hour. the chouds are filling in out ahead of that warm front. look at winds. gusting 20 to 30 miles an hour. gusting to 20 in annapolis. lighter winds now. the windchill is still a factor. that current windchill feels like 27 in d.c. 21 in gaithersburg and 20 in frederick. a frigid night tonight and it's going to be a frigid night to our day tomorrow. the morning low temperatures and windchills in the 20s, even tomorrow afternoon, here we are at 1:00 tomorrow afternoon. very similar to today. windchills in the 20s to around 31 degrees. a very cold day, once again, out there on our thursday. how about friday? a high on friday. only 36 degrees. cold, flurries possible on friday and another storm system passes to the north. not expecting much. 47 on sunday. the storm on sunday now is coming a little later into sunday night and monday. chance of and tuesday. these are rain showers and cold again next week. we're not talking bitter cold as we have out there right now. we monitor the little band of snow coming through in the next few hours. see you in 10, 15 minute sdps. >> doug, thank you so much. first at 4:00, major shipping companies explain why they are behind and, plus, some tips on what you can do to make sure your packages arrive on time. plus, the royal cast? the british princes are set to appear at an all new "star wars" movie. at college inn we craft a because every detail matters. we select all-natural chicken and flavorful herbs and spices. college inn broth helps you make every meal delicious. college inn, delicious is in the details. what a voice. sadly, the singer from baltimore was eliminated from team jennifer last night. fleming says the ending is only the beginning of his career. all right. here's another program favorite. the golden globe award ceremony airs next month here on nbc 4 but tonight you can do a little reminiscing when nbc air as two-hour star-studded special celebrating 75 years at the globes. they will explain why the globes event is called hollywood's right here on nbc 4. britain's prince william and harry attended the premier of "the last jedi." >> lucy has the story from london. >> reporter: right here in london, hollywood "star wars" where there is a red carpet shared with british royalty. the dashing princes greeted with the proper protocol and enthusiasm from the cast. >> i think it's going to be good. >> but this was no ordinary premier. prince william and harry are making came mos in the films. the producer and last night. >> i think harry is the jedi. i wry do believe that. the brothers are getting a sneak peek, getting their hands on some of the most famous props in the world. but last night it was the royal force, the british empire, striking back. >> reporter: meghan markle will be joining them this year a major break in tradition since they won't be married until may. lucy kafanov, nbc news, london. we're staying on top of a fast-moving forecast. doug is back with who w the snow tonight and how much longer we'll deal with this bitter blast of cold. and service members are spending holiday seasons overseas. how you can be part of it. and lawmakers have a deal to change what you pay in now at 4:30, blast. it was brutally cold and now tonight even colder and we've got some snow. >> some snow and it could be pretty in some areas. this is not going to be a big impactful kind of snow but it's going to be hard hitting for some areas. all day long we've been in the 20s, even windchills in the teens. the wind gusts have calmed a little bit but the windchill is still there. 27 degrees right now in d.c. and snow is coming through and a very potent system. in the last couple of hours, you can see in our area no advisories for zone, and behind it we stay on the cold side. we'll talk about that, too, and see you back here in ten minutes. >> protests up on capitol hill after lawmakers reached an agreement on a tax reform bill. >> kill that bill! kill that bill! >> hundreds of protesters stood outside in the cold at the u.s. capital today and they are urging lawmakers to vote no on the tax bill. nbc news correspondent blayne alexander is live for us at the white house to explain what this bill means for you. hi, blayne. >> reporter: susan, this is something that would undoubtedly affect every single person who is watching right now. you know, republicans say that they are only days away from much waing the biggest tax overhaul in history but, of course, first they have to get can only afford to lose two. it's a deal. republicans setting the stage for vote next week. >> we want to give you, the american people, a giant tax cut for christmas and when i say giant, i mean giant. >> reporter: a well-timed incident for president trump. democrats are using that as fuel to stop the bill. >> no vote under republican tax plans until doug jones takes his seat in the senate. >> reporter: but critics say it's just a gift for the wealthy. cutting the corporate tax rate and lowering taxes for the richest american. on capitol hill, republicans defending their tax plan while questioning the russia investigation led by special counsel robert mueller. lawmakers pressing deputy on whether the investigators are politically biased. >> how with a straight face can you say that this group of democrat partisans are unbiased and will give president trump a fair shake? >> we recognize that we have political opinions. that is our responsibility to make sure that they do not influence their action. >> reporter: rosenstein says he sees no problem with the investigation and no reason to fire mueller. and the president says that if this bill is signed into law before christmas, americans could start to see changes in payroll taxes as early as february. erika? >> blayne alexander, at the white house for us, thank you. the stunning results are sparking a lot of reaction here in our area. taylor thomas is here with today's talk around town. even though the alabama senate election was several states away, this is something that your listeners have been keeping track of. and 48% of voters in alabama wanted moore to win. so jones is able to take that positive energy and bring it to capitol hill and unite us and stop this gridlock that seems to be on capitol hill. >> reporter: so your listeners are also responding to this clap back which was heard when an anchor responded on the air to a racist viewer's e-mail. tell me about that. >> erika, they were instantaneous on supporting her. they let her know that she was not and we had one person write #sharonreed, i love you, ignorance is a disease and the trump people are more emboldened to be racist. thank you for skillfully and eloquently turning that viewer into itself. >> finally, we recently a while ago learned that omarosa is leaving her white house post. >> we had instant responses about omarosa. most people were saying they felt a disconnect from her as soon as she became part of the trump administration. i will tell you. >> we have a listener, her name is mischa. she said what so many listeners have felt time and time throughout thy. her in my struggle wondering how she can be a black woman and be a part of his presidency and everybody who is around him. >> i will tell you a lot of people thought this was not by her choice and we're hearing perhaps she didn't leave willingly. another response is that we're hoping that the white house replaces or fills her position with a person of color and that person is a real person with a voice for the african-american community. >> we appreciate your time. thank you very much, ma'am, with "talk around town." susan? imagine this, life without a stomach. why one local man chose to have his taken out and what his life has been like ever since. doreen has this incredible story all new at 5:00. and why some shipping companies say you may want okay. if you want to guarantee that your presents make it on time, you may consider shipping them yourselves because ups is admitting it's behind because of the cyberweek surge in online buying and some of those orders still have yet to be delivered. but fedex says it is positioned to meet a record demand. amazon is confident in its delivery setup and the post office says if you want a package to arrive by christmas using ground shipping, it has got to be in the mail by tomorrow. retail experts say retailers are finding a way around the shipping issue. >> many retailers are introducing the idea that you can shop online and pick up in the evening on christmas eve. >> the post office and other shippers warn if you're expecting a package that gets delayed, do not show up at the sorting facility hoping to pick up the package yourself. well, are you finished with your holiday shopping? asking on facebook. so far, it looks like the nos have it. >> and isn't that just about all of us? i haven't done any. >> you haven't done any at all? okay. that's a problem. >> i said that we would do our best to get to it this weekend. i didn't feel a sense of urgency yet. >> as long as you don't have to buy and ship. >> we're good. >> whew! he turns 82 on christmas eve. how this holocaust survivor stays in shape. plus, she was a calm voice in a time of panic. the local 911 taker who helped deliver a baby over the phone. what you can expect in your storm team 4 forecast. what do you think? hey, think ben will like it? yeah, was i the only one hearing the angelic music? i'm serious, i never know what to get him. just tell me you got him fios too. sigh. mrs. layne, fios is a 100% fiber-optic network. that, plus this sick console, he'll be like whaaaaaattt. your new tech is best on the 100% fiber optic network. so get fios. now just $79.99 per month with a 2-year price guarantee with a 2-year agreement. right now let's get a check of our forecast. >> we're tracking snow for tonight and the bitter blast of cold that we're already feeling, is this widespread snow? does everybody get a chance of this or just one area? >> everybody has a chance to see something. it's not a lot. >> the thing is, it's going to be moving through here, like you said, so quickly that it's not enough in the forecast to really cause concern for widespread slick spots and so many people talking to us about the crews out there pretreating the roads. >> that's right. we have a little system going by. if you saw the crews out in fairfax, d.c., montgomery county and parts of maryland, that's why, because we have this system moving on through but it's not a big deal. we're tracking the cloud cover that's moving on through the region. temperaturewise, as far as the radar or feels-like temperature, 30 in fredericksburg as the winds have subsided as the warm front is moving closer. winchester, down towards luray showing up here as snow. awe have to wait until we see this energy move in across our region. you can see it right there moving our way and around the 7:00, 8:00 hour, it depends on where you are. some of you have a chance to see it. others, not so much. amelia is here with the good and bad news depending on where you live. >> we're going to break it down zone by zone. we've looked at our area and there are four distinct zones. i want to start you off with where most of us live. this includes washington, arlington, prince george's as well as howard counties. timing for snow showers here, 7:00 p.m. until 11:00 tonight. we're really not concerned about snow sticking in our d.c. metro zone but we can see reduced visibilities as the snow showers move through the area and in our western zone, a better chance to see minor accumulation but we're talking about under one inch. snow showers there from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. of course, that is frederick and loudoun and orange and culpeper. as we head back to our mountain zone, we could see slick spots, about a gusting to around an inch. snow showers already happening in our mountain zone right now and eastern zone to southern maryland down through parts of king george and stafford counties, the chance for some flurries there from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. as we look into tomorrow, the snow chances are out of here but we're tracking breezy conditions in the forecast. >> another cold day and it's just going to be bus stop temperatures, 29. windchills down into the teens and lower 20s. another breezy day. temperatures around 40 degrees by the time you are picking up the kids. 36 and flurries are possible on friday. another storm system, a weak one, moves across our region. 45 degrees on saturday. a little better but still rather breezy and chilly. 47 on sunday. look at monday and tuesday. temperatures into the low 50s, at least in the city. a chance of showers. not expecting many, however, and it looks like we will cool again until the end of next week. coldest air of the season is upon us right now and it's going to get out of here for the next couple of days. winter is making itself present as we move on. we continue to track the snow for you. >> thanks, doug. a local man takes drastic measures to not attract a potentially fatal disease. >> that's right. you've heard about women having mastectomies. a local man faced a similar situation after learning he had a gene that predisposed him to stomach cancer. ahead at 5:00, doreen speaks to him about his decision to remove his stomach and what his life has been like since then. plus, we've reported on people walking out of their homes to find their wheels taken off of their cars. now there's another twist to car crime. why car doors are being targeted by thieves and how you can protect yourself. those stories right here at 5:00 in about 11 minutes. back to you. >> jim handly, thank you. >> most of us haven't even tried to run one marathon but a holocaust survivor is trying to run 12 and he's 81 years old. he runs six miles a day, rain or shine. corps marathon in october. he's run boston three times and when he and his family were thrown into a ghetto, he says he's a voice for those who didn't survive. >> this younger generation, what they heard from us to be able to say, yes, i was there, i heard individuals speaking about the holocaust so that gives me a good reason to say, okay, i did my part. >> schafer volunteers about once a week and also gives talks to law enforcement groups and also to students. >> boy. >> he's an example. >> he is and he doesn't even look like he's 81. good reason to start running. >> yes. all right. first lady melania trump became one of san tta's helpers today southeast d.c. dozens of children joined her in the marine mrs. trump thanked service members and their families and says she hopes people continue to look out for one another. and being away from home for the holidays is, of course, so hard. now your family could help brighten the life of a soldier. molette green is working for you showing us how easy it is to spread the love. >> reporter: just a few minutes of your time to write a letter to a soldier deployed overseas, a soldier in a v.a. hapt ospita a home. the goal is 300,000 and says we will make our goal the impact of this is far-reaching. tell me about that. >> absolutely. our service members take it for granted and to be able to have this hug from america, their support, to be able to have it with them all those it and it helps them out tremendously. >> reporter: retired sergeant major will read one of the notes from a youngster. and this morning we got the awesome opportunity to talk to two soldiers who are far away from home. here's what they had to say about receiving one of these during the holidays. >> the marker is better than the feeling that we're not forgotten when deployed. >> a handwritten letter is like a home-cooked meal. >> if you want to adopt this soldier, you can and send in one of these greeting cards, a letter of thanks. go to our search "america's adopt a soldier." in alexandria, molette green, news4. upset in alabama. new fallout after a democratic win in a deep red state. the republican response and what the upset could mean for 2018. have you seen this? cell phone video of a naked man on a highway is our top story as we learn more about who this man is. pat collins talks to the father of a teen found dead af t we're back with a live look at our city. the sun has just set and that means it's getting colder. doug is back with how long this bitter blast will last. a d.c. 911 call taker helped deliver a he news4's kristin wright finally met the little bundle of joy she helped bring into this world. >> i took your call. >> hi, how are you? >> forever bonded by a baby and a phone call. the 911 call taker was on the other end. >> the baby was going to come and i knew she wouldn't make it to the hospital. she was screaming in the background. when he said he could see the head, i knew we had to go through with the delivery. >> okay. i'm going to help you deliver the baby, okay? >> the baby decided it was time to enter this world. >> i think my natural instinct just kicked in. >> it was an easy labor and to straight like hard labor in maybe 20 minutes. >> i was just happy. i was happy for the family, i was happy that i was able to help them with the delivery. >> reporter: the newborn is quite cozy with her new friend. >> i'm happy that she's the one who answered the phone. >> it was good. >> reporter: forever bonded by a baby and a phone call. in the district, kristin wright, news4. now at 5:00, a storm team 4 weather alert day. we're continuing to track the snow that is moving our way right now. a nude rush hour rampage. >> oh, my gosh. >> we showed you the video first on news4. now hear what we're learning about the man who stripped down and caused highway mayhem. an upset in alabama. >> as a leader of the party, i would have liked to have seen. >> the democrat is sent to the senate for the first time in 25 years. how it could impact the preside >> we begin with the forecast. cold temperatures are sticking around all day long. >> storm team 4 is tracking something else that's just for us. we begin with doug in the storm center. are we talking about flurries or what, doug? >> snow showers and maybe even a burst in other regions. right now, it is and has been today all about those temperatures. look at the current windchill. 23 degrees in washington. 29 in hagerstown. look back to the west and even colder as the winds here have subsided. we still have winds back to the west that kick up again over again tonight and into tomorrow. it's another windy one as you step out the door to tomorrow morning. a clipper system is strong and heads to our north. we're not going to get much moisture but you can see the trajectory making itsç way rig the areas in purple will cause decent accumulation. i'm going to time this out for you. i'll take you hour by hour. this is going to be a quick little hitting system. i'll show you who has the best chance to see any snow and if it accumulates where you live, i'm back in 10 to 15 minutes. >> no matter where you are, you can get it on your phone. all right. new details surrounding this shocking scene? >> this is not what you see every day on the highway. this is in fairfax county and 24 hours later, this is still the top story in our app. >> david culver is live and, david, police know who this suspect is but haven't charged him yet?

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