night if not colder. i think tonight will be colder. we have a wind chill advisory in effect now until noon tomorrow. the wind chill will be between 5 and 15 below 0. we'll be tracking it as we move through. so cold tonight, continuing right on through tomorrow, but here's the good news. we could circle that right there. much warmer next week. we'll be able to thaw out for at least a little while. much more on that coverage and including another wintry storm coming up on monday. see you in minutes. >> so, there is reason for hope. thank you, doug. team and coverage of the cold takes us to arlington tonight. we found people there wearing layers of scarves, layers of coats, even face masks to try to keep warm in this cold. news4's kristin wright joins us now. kristin, i heard you say earlier you were wearing your photographer's gloves to stay warm? >> reporter: i am. i did bring my gloves. they just weren't warm enough. so, these ones are nice and toasty because you're going to need it. all this evening, take my advice and cover up everything. it's a bitter day to work out side, or even walk down the street. >> it's cold out here. this is cold. wish i had a mask to put over my face. >> reporter: and for those living on the streets, it's far worse. >> i'm the one going to freeze out here and they're talking about it's going to be drop all the way to 10 tonight. i don't know how i'm going to survive out here. >> reporter: kevin waters says he might sleep right here on the street in arlington tonight. he told us nearby shelters were full. we called and they said they'd look for kevin because they never turn people away. >> the lady brought me these two blankets, small little blankets right here. it's hard, you know what i mean? it's real hard out here. >> reporter: wind chills are near zero and falling dangerously. >> i'm really from up north, boston, and this feels like boston. this feels like boston, yeah, it's that cold. >> reporter: it's that cold? >> yeah, this is boston cold. >> reporter: deborah greenfield positive this is just too cold for arlington. >> because it's just to the bone. it cuts through your clothes like you got stockings on. >> reporter: and you know that shelter also told us they do have a little bit of extra space this year compared to last year, so they're thankful for that because they're certainly going to need it tonight and this weekend, doreen. back to you. >> it is awful out there. kristin, now you all have us wondering what is your photographer doing for gloves if he's given up his to you. >> reporter: he's very smart in that. he has gloves. no, no one is that crazy tonight hopefully. he has other gloves. he has extras. back up, warm ones for reporters like me. >> all right. we won't feel too sorry for him. he's an experienced photographer and very nice of him to help you out. >> theme shaking. >> no. >> this bitter cold blast of arctic air is miserable. if you have to be outside. but it made for some beautiful pictures courtesy of chopper4 today. take a look, incredible images from the sky looking down at the potomac river. chunks of ice on the surface and a quiet calm on the water. on the ground, a headache for some people in foggy bottom today. a water main break causing an icy mesa long virginia avenue here and rock creek parkway, not too far from the watergate. the road is back open, but crews are still working to replace the broken main, and it could be several days before the pavement is patched up. doreen? >> a long clean up ahead for people who live in ocean city, maryland. look at the boardwalk, still buried in snow. parts of the city got as many as 11 inches of snow. we found crews plowing and people shoveling out. most people say today's bitter cold is worse than yesterday's the winter storm clobbered much of the country and many cities along the east coast are still cleaning up. this is the scene in a town just south of boston, a seawall failure led to record flooding which combined with the cold led to a wintry nightmare for a lot of people. as the temperatures continue to fall here and across the country, make sure you have the nbc washington app to stay ahead of any changes anywhere. >> in other news tonight, it is one thing to see the aftermath of a wild chase and highway shooting. it's another to watch it as it unfolds. tonight we're taking you inside the cruiser of a stafford county sheriff's deputy as he dodges bullets on i-95. david culver has the play by play in a story you saw first on 4. >> the messy scene halted traffic along i-95 for hours. we showed you the overturned suv and began to piece together what happened. but now we can take you along with stafford it all played out. this is the view out of deputy cody mccormick's windshield. the deputy hauling down courthouse road toward the 95 on ramp. as he turns north, his timing just about perfect. notice the suspect's black suv in the far left lane, not far behind it, a virginia state trooper in pursuit. >> he's entering onto the interstate getting behind the black suv, the ford explorer. not knowing that just two miles down the road the subject had fired upon the trooper. >> reporter: investigators say the man behind the wheel of that suv is 42-year-old gregory lee. they say he'd just shot and killed his wife in their heron drive apartment. after a few miles on the highway, watch the suv swerve into the middle lane. the trooper and deputy keeping close. suddenly the car stops on the interstate. watch as he angles his vehicle into the left lane. >> then he comes back, almost like a 45-degree angle, trying to get a position to fire a shot, which he did. >> reporter: deputy mccormick onto the far-right shoulder. he saw what we couldn't. we'll slow it down. look closely. that is a hand gun pointed out the window. the bullet hitting both the trooper and mccormick's windshield. some of the windshield had shattered, causing him to bleed a little bit. he thought perhaps he'd been shot. and even thinking that, he continues the pursuit. a few miles up, keep watching. >> rollover, rolling over. >> reporter: lee later died at the hospital. investigators believe he put the gun to his own head and pulled the trigger. >> and i believe in my heart there was divine intervention involved. >> that bullet came through my windshield. >> reporter: and proud of his deputy's quick actions. in stafford, david culver, news4. >> new reaction just in from a local school teacher fired for leading a double life as a leader in the alt-right movement. greg contee is seen there at that violent rally in charlottesville over the summer, was fired from the academy of the holy cross in kensington. new story and just moments ago spoke to contee by phone. >> reporter: i spoke to greg contee by phone and he told me he wasn't surprised that the leadership here at holy cross fired him, but he said he was disappointed because he enjoyed his years here as a teacher and a coach. greg contee had been a substitute teacher here at the academy of the holy cross since august of 2014. he spoke to news4 by phone. >> i think they fired me because they're afraid of negative bab lash from the media. >> reporter: according to school officials there was never any problems with his work or complaints from parents or students. but in october the school got an anonymous tip, alerting them to a news article identifying the teacher and track coach as a leader in the alt-right movement and one of the organizers of the recent protests in charlottesville that turned deadly. contee can be seen in this youtube video from the charlottesville protest next to richard spencer. contee is in the blue blazer and sunglasses. greg contee used an alias greg alt-right movement and on his social media accounts. >> yeah, i wanted to do it anonymously because there are huge social costs to being publicly in favor of alt-right positions. >> reporter: in a letter to parents, the head of holy cross wrote, "a substitute teacher greg contee is a member of the alt-right movement and has been fired." >> there's going to come a time where institutions, whether that's schools or employers, just have to say, you know, i don't care. >> reporter: contee tells me at this point he doesn't plan to contest his firing with any type of legal action. he says he wants to focus on his work with the alt-right movement. in kensington, mark segraves, news4. >> it is getting tough to find a copy of "fire and fury" here in washington. the bombshell tell-all book went on sale at midnight last night. white house officials call it a book of lies, but tonight the author is defending his reporter. blayne alexander has >> reporter: early delivery, "fire and fury" released four days ahead of schedule and already a best seller despite threats of legal action from president trump. >> not only is he helping me sell books, but he's helping me prove the point of the book. i mean, this is extraordinary that a president of the united states would try to stop the publication of a book. >> reporter: in a today show exclusive, author michael wolff defending the book that airs dirty white house laundry and calls into question the president's fitness for office. slammed by the white house as complete fantasy. >> should steve bannon be fired? >> reporter: president trump leaving for camp david, ignoring shouted questions about his former advisor steve bannon who, in the book, attacks and belittles the president's children. but on twitter unveiling a new nickname, calling him "sloppy steve." and on wolff, saying he never even spoke to the author for the book. >> i absolutely spoke to the president. whether he realized it was an interview or not, i don't know, but it certainly was not off the record. >> reporter: another vexing read for the white house, new reporting from "the new york times" that the president sent his top white house lawyer to stop attorney general jeff sessions from recusing himself in the russia investigation, which sessions ultimately did anyway. >> and the president got very, very angry, saying to white house officials that he needed an attorney general who would protect him. >> reporter: later the president reportedly demanded sessions' resignation, which he submitted, but president trump did not accept. blayne alexander, nbc news, washington. >> breaking tonight, maryland congressman elijah cummings is expected to make a full recovery from a bacterial infection that sent him to the hospital today. that's the word from his office. the democrat was admitted to johns hopkins for an infection in his knee. doctors drained the infection in a minor procedure. today's news impacting the maryland governor's race. campaign for the democratic nomination. cummings' wife cited personal considerations. >> questions about steve bannon's future after his quotes in that tell-all book have political insiders choosing sides. nbc's chuck todd joins us next as we look at the fallout. >> fears over just how bad this year's flu season is, and what you can do to try to protect yourself. >> an employee accused of disgusting crime at a family-friendly restaurant. but what happened next left the victis parents demanding m' iand i like these award-winning cheddar puffs. first place. both events? booyah! we're an awards family. you'll like them both but love our price. award-winning organic cheddar puffs from aldi. simply smarter shopping. near record cold across our region and it's going to get even worse before it gets better, folks. >> it is. here we go again. doug with a closer look at the impact and our weekend, too. hey, doug. >> yeah, guys, you're noticing the flags are calm a little bit. we're still seeing gusts upwards of 20 to 30 miles an hour. we'll see that through the night tonight. if you're heading out just be ready for that. you'll be walking along, you're all bundled up thinking you're okay, here comes that nice gust of wind making things colder. winds out of the west at 12 miles an hour gusting 20 to 30 miles an hour as i mention. it feels like 3 below in gaithersburg, 4 below in patuxent river. being a friday night, there will be a lot more people out and about tonight. make sure you're ready for through noon tomorrow. that tells you we're going to have wind chills between 0 and 15 below at times. winds 25 to 35 for those higher gusts, that's what they'll be. there is some relief coming on sunday so we will not have any kind of wind chill advisory on sunday. there is definitely some relief there of, but this is what you can expect tonight. going out to dinner, getting down around 11:00, we're in 0 or below 0 to the north and west. close to it, though, in the single digits the rest of the area. tomorrow morning waking up, i think the winds pickup again and we're close to 10 below in many areas. with the wind chill or the wind gusts, rather, it will feel even colder than that. be ready. bundle up if you're heading out on saturday morning as well, going to be quite cold through the afternoon. here's saturday tomorrow afternoon around 1:00 and we're still below 0. 5 below gaithersburg, 4 below in martinsburg, it all has to do with the wind. fortunately that wind starts to calm. as it does n, temperatures go down. you can see the wind chill pretty close to where we are now. the cold air, the pattern has been locked in. we've seen that deep trough all across the east and that is allowed for that cold air to come right out of canada and spill across our region. that's going to change next week. we're going to see the jet stream a little farther to the north. cold air will move back to the north and we'll see warmer air coming along our region. but the jet stream around our area, too, and where we sit on that jelt stream has a lot to what we're going to see temperature wise. much warmer next week. temperatures go above average in the middle of next week, but tracking a storm late week, that one is going to be the one i'm really watching. but also tracking the storm system on your monday. temperatures tomorrow 21. that's why we're in a weather alert with dangerous cold. 27 on monday, 39 on monday and this storm i'm watching very closely, the reason is because we've been below freezing for so long, mostly rain from this storm. that's what's going to fall. but because it's been so cold it may freeze on area roadways and that is something to be concerned about for monday. that might end up being a weather alert day. tracking the next storm, i have it as rain. it may not be. talk much more about that, too, over the next couple days. right now, guys, let me quit out of the way. there's the whole ten-day forecast. >> thank you, doug. >> thank you, doug. >> now back to politics. >> yeah. washington is back to work and beginning a new year with the cluster of political fire storms. president trump raises alarms this week with a button-size measuring contest with north korea's leader. >> the controversy all but forgotten, though, by mid week when the book "fire and fury" explodes onto the scene. >> extensive quotes from steve bannon led the president to brand him with a nickname, a new one, "sloppy steve." >> although the white house dismisses the book as tabloid gossip, the author says he stands by his reporting. >> i will tell you the one description that everyone gave, everyone has in common, they all say he is like a child. >> author michael wolff will be chuck todd's exclusive guest this sunday on "meet the press." chuck, we have discussed every week there is a new drama, a new fire storm. is this one going to be another one that blows over or is it going to be a big deal? >> well, look, in some ways it's the nature of the trump presidency. it's like a constant stream of fire storms. in fact, i had a close long-time confidant of the president call me today and just say, take the wolff book at its face value. just remember, he's painting a portrait of chaos and you and michael wolff and everybody views it as bad. but the president doesn't. this is always how he's operated. what's interesting is this person said to me, it is actually a very familiar donald trump. that's what makes this book i think land with such a bombshell here in this town because i know after i read the book and as i was reading the what shocked me was it was on the record. i've heard the same things, but i've heard them off the record. now, i think there are some people wondering in the white house today that if they thought they were off the record and they're finding out they were on the record and things like that, but, look, i don't know how much legs this book itself has, but it's already led to a divorce of steve bannon and donald trump, which has 2018 repercussions. >> speaking of him, as you know, he's facing some hurdles at breitbart, some prominent backers have pulled away. can he stay on at breitbart? where does he go from here? >> it's unclear. the president is flexing his muscles here. i mean literally, they almost, you know, ordered the mercer family to pull out of anything bannon, to denounce bannon. and they did, the mercer family has been very financially supportive of both president trump during his campaign and many of steve bannon's activities. rebecca mercer put out a longer supporting any of his activity. that is a huge blow to him. so, it is -- and you see people are picking sides and according to a source of mine inside the white house, the president is happy to find out everybody picked him over bannon. and that actually oddly has comforted him more today even as he's been so angry about this book over the last 48 hours. >> he likes to win. >> he's winning something. and he feels good about sloppy steve. he thinks, oh, look, i made -- i made a new nickname stick, somebody who has been on the other end of a nickname. that's one thing he's very effective at. >> so, this "fire and fury" book is one thing and, you know, who knows where -- really where that takes us. but this new report from "the new york times" about the mueller investigation and the idea that the president tried to force the attorney general not to recuse himself, that's a story t ramifications. >> look, what it implies is that if robert mueller is building a obstruction of justice case against the president, among other aspects he could be doing, the president certainly has provided just what we know -- look, the president made no secret that is the impetus for firing comey had to do with russia, he made it clear to lester holt. he made it clear to "the new york times" in december, he thought eric holder was loyal to president obama. he wished he had an attorney general who was loyal. it's not that he's hidden his disdain for sessions and the decision behind it. jeff sessions one of the few cabinet members not invited to this camp david for this little retreat this weekend. maybe it's coincidence, maybe they're not discussing policy that hits the justice department. or maybe they're sending a signal. >> chuck todd, thanks so much. we will tune in, a big sunday morning on "meet the press." >> we sure will. >> if you're looking for fire storms, i can warm you up. >> take care of your voice. once again, chuck's exclusive guest this week, "fire and fury" author michael wolff. "meet the press" sunday morning at 10:30 here on nbc4. >> next, the frantic search for a missing man with dementia, why his family is keeping hope alive days after he vanished in this bitter cold. >> and people aren't the only ones struggling to stay warm right now. the special protection for animals at the national zoo as we see who loves anhates this d tone of the most pristine and beautiful parts -- of the world. but barbara comstock just voted to put it up for sale. why? to pay for tax cuts for billionaires and big corporations. comstock supported donald trump's tax scheme for the wealthy, adding $1.5 trillion to the debt and leaving us with the bill. tell barbara comstock we won't stand for selling our wild lands to give billionaires a tax cut. a bitter blast of arctic air over our area, and much of the country tonight, and it's only going to get worse into the weekend. we'll have an update from doug in a few minutes. but first federal health officials say we may be in for a severe flu season. cases jumped sharply across the nation last week. 46 states now reporting widespread flu activity. that's all the places that are brown on this map. that's the whole country, including d.c., maryland, and virginia. doctors at a hospital in san diego had to set up special tents outside to handle the surge in new patients. federal health experts recommend all of us get a flu sho doctor for antiviral medication that might help you feel better faster. >> well, you know it's cold when even the pandas don't want to go outside at the national zoo. with this bitter cold, the zoo is working hard to keep their animals safe. they let a lot of animals loose, whether to let them choose whether to stay inside or go out on the loose. smaller animals like tamrons and orangutans will get heat lamps like us people. animals can get frostbite like we do, too. the zoo tells us it is an important reminder to look out for your own furry friends. >> too cold for you, it's too cold for them. so, i would obviously limit the amount of time-out side. also we have to be careful about footing, again is an issue. >> keep in mind the salt on the roads not good for your pet's paws and tongues. for more tips head to the washington nbc washington app and search >> the icy store is closed. >> my dog does not go for icies. coming up, we'll tell you how we cope with the brutally cold weather. >> a look at the impact and the dangers still ahead: >> the search is still on for 65-year-old daniel dehaven right behind me here. that's his son and his brother. they have been searching nonstop since he went missing. >> if it were any of us, he wouldn't stop. >> the l at your husband wants to stay free from artificial ingredients. you want to stay free from artificial preservatives. and your debit card wants to stay on a diet. fill your cart with small victories like giant's nature's promise brand. great prices on over 1,300 items. eat well for less. only at my giant. now at 6:30, get ready for a bitterly cold weekend. near record low temperatures expected. more than 130 million americans are stuck in the deep freeze with us. >> and for the people who got socked by that bomb cyclone yesterday, they're trying to dig out in this cold today, places like boston, not only dealing with the snow but the aftermath of some very icy flooding. more on that in a moment, but first here's doug with our weather. doug? >> yeah, you mentioned records, guys. we did set a record today at dulles airport. the high temperature today was 19 degrees. that is the coldest high temperature ever for this day. it was 21, well below that. as far as current wind chills are concerned, 12 below 0 just north of pennsylvania, 5 below in hagerstown. 4 degrees currently in d.c. metro area. it's going to be a cold friday night if you're heading out tonight. if you're getting in uber, make sure you're getting in from a place you can stay indoors and wait for it. you don't want to be outside wait fogger that thing at all. so cold tonight, continued through tomorrow. i even think on friday or sunday it's still going to be cold but the winds will die down on sunday. tomorrow is really the worst. much warmer next week and i do mean much warmer. we're going to get into the 50s, some dcomputer models may be going 60. we'll talk about that coming up at 6:45. amelia joins me, we're going to talk about monday, too. monday is going to be another interesting day. we've had a lot of those lately. >> yeah, sure have. >> we're getting used to them. >> we are. well, as night falls and temperatures dip, concern grows tonight for a missing man in prince george's county. the 65-year-old hasn't been seen since tuesday. >> yeah, the worst thing is he suffers from dementia. now, as tracee wilkins reports, his family is holding out hope that he found shelter from the cold somewhere, and they are encouraged by the outpouring of support as the desperate search continues. >> reporter: kevin dehaven and his uncle are searching the grounds and woods surrounding laurel race track just in case daniel dehaven decided to walk here. >> we're not going to stop because he wouldn't stop. if it were any of us, he wouldn't stop. >> reporter: the 65-year-old husband and father of three had been missing since tuesday. he has dementia making finding him all the more critical in this frigid weather. >> just thinking on the fact he may be bouncing from business to business or maybe somebody who, you know, is kind out there took him in and maybe hasn't seen the news or the social media yet. >> they think it could have a restaurant or warm area mr. dehaven may go. check that. >> reporter: mr. dehaven was seen tuesday morning in the costco parking lot in beltsville down the street from his home. police and multiple agencies are going door to door, business to business, family is doing the same with hope inhe if you see him, he's approachable. if he's not able to communicate necessarily, but you know, if i if you call out danny, he'll know his name. most likely you'll be greeted with a smile. >> reporter: saturday morning at 11:00 a.m., the family will be meeting at the beltsville library. they are asking volunteers to help them find their dad. if you are interested, going to nbc washington and use the search term "search help." in laurel, i'm tracee wilkins, news4. >> this cold weather is already having an impact on air travel. 1400 flights canceled across the u.s. today, and 3500 more have been delayed. the storm that tore through the northeast brought some unscheduled flights to our region, too. officials at dulles airport tell us they handled 24 international and seven domestic flight diversions yesterday. that meant a lot of passengers were stranded here. so, metro decided to give them a lift, offering passengers bus rides to new york's jfk airport. up and down the east coast they are assessing the damage after that bomb cyclone dropped more than a foot of snow in some areas, and as people try to clean up from the storm, they are also dealing with this bone-chilling cold. nbc's chris palone continues our team coverage now from boston. >> reporter: winter storm 2018, the day after, a blast of arctic air followed thursday's wind and snow monster. making clean-up difficult and dangerous. >> very cold, goes right through you. >> it's horrible. my hands, i can't feel a thing through these gloves. they're probably purple right now. >> reporter: more than 120 million americans under wind chill watches, warnings and advisories the next couple days as temperatures will struggle to climb above 0 in some places. >> the worst thing that you can have following a storm like this is extremely low temperatures. >> reporter: in massachusetts, the storm set a new high tide street into a river of slush. the rapid rise caught the scituate master by surprise. >> i lost my balance and went in the water. >> reporter: he's calling a local restaurant owner a hero for saving his life. >> instant kicks in, you tread out. >> reporter: travel is still stalled. bus passengers in chicago stranded when their buses got stuck on highways in the northeast. >> i've been here all night. i'm tired and ready to go. >> reporter: thousands of flight cancellations have airlines scrambling to catch up. >> they told us we would fly back on monday or tuesday. >> reporter: just five days into the new year, and many people are sick of the snow and cold. but not everyone. >> no, we need more. i want more snow. >> reporter: that wish might come true early next week. chris palone, nbc news, boston. >> well, we know a lot of you will be spending a lot of time indoors this weekend because of the bitter cold. and maybe looking for things to do. so, how do you pass the time, doreen? >> building -- i could build fires in the fireplace, watch netflix or even go to the movies. >> and you build a fire, you chop the wood? >> no, i don't chop the wood, but i am the fire builder in my house. >> there you go. >> all right. >> i like to crank up that keurig nonstop. play with the dog, too. >> doug? >> and i'm a board game with the family type of guy. i love -- have you guys played the monopoly empire game? >> no. >> it's a pretty cool version. remember monopoly you'd start iter to hours and be like -- i'm done with this. >> quicker? >> it's so much quicker. you can get done with it in 20, 30 minutes. >> and start over again? >> then you start over. >> i like that. >> i don't let my kids win. you heard me say that before. >> he does not let up. >> no. >> so, we wanted to know, are you planning to hibernate at home or go out this weekend? we'll look at the flash survey. mostly of you, more than 70% say you're hibernating and >> oh, yeah. >> a safe bet. >> of course. >> good plan. some dramatic moments captured on an officer's dashcam. one of our top stories tonight. up next new insight into a shooting that unfolded on i-95 in virginia. >> criminal activity reported at a local restaurant popular 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expected to affect more than 130 million americans. many areas are still trying to dig out from yesterday's winter storm. >> news4 the first to request this dramatic video of a high-speed police chase in stafford county. police were going after a murder suspect here along i-95 last week. at one point, a sheriff's deputy made a quick suspect who fired bullets from his car. police say the suspect killed himself. they say he had murdered his wife before that chase. >> a teacher moonlighting for the alt-right movement has been fired from his school. the academy of the holy cross in kensington fired greg contee saying his beliefs did not align with the school. contee used the alias greg ritter in alt-right circles. of the school said he helped organize the charlottesville rally that turned deadly last summer. >> now to another teacher in trouble. prosecutors say a howard county man ripped off d.c. public schools. the feds say charles scott billed the district for hours of teaching services for special needs students. he never provided those services, but pocketed the money. the case is part of a d.c. inspector general investigation that's already resulted in the prosecutions of two other men accused of fleecing d.c. public schools for phony >> tonight a teenager is facing charges accused of videotaping another teenager in the bathroom of the restaurant where he works. police say it happened at this red robin in the fair lakes area of fairfax county the day after christmas. a mother tells investigators that her 15-year-old son saw a cell phone pointing at him while he was using the urinal. police say the restaurant at first refused to cooperate. tonight red robin tells news4 they are cooperating with investigators, but police want to hear from anyone who may also have noticed any suspicious activity here. >> it feels like 0 degrees outside, and this weekend offers no relief. doug and amelia are tracking the temps for us, so you and your family can prepare for what's ahead. >> plus, satire in song, the story behind one group that's been poking fun at politics for decades here. your husband wants to stay free from artificial ingredients. you want to stay free from artificial preservatives. and your debit card wants to stay on a diet. fill your cart with small victories like giant's nature's promise brand. great prices on over 1,300 items. eat well for less. only at my giant. this bitter cold is inspiring some pretty creative outfits out there. we're seeing a lot of selfies on social media. >> look at that one. >> where you can't see much of people's faces. others are getting their four legged friends in on the act, too. >> no matter how you look, the objective for all of us is the same right now. stay warm. our team coverage continues now with doug and amelia in the storm team4 with a look at how cold it will get this weekend. hi, guys. >> what happens after that is that bit of a warm up. i put that on my facebook page. temperatures in the 40s. you excited? got a lot of response. everybody is excited. nobody is enjoying this frigid cold. >> nobody wants to walk out to their car after work freezing. i'm worried that my car might not start because it's been so cold today. >> call me if you ha i'll call somebody for you. no problem. let's take a look outside now. it's all couldn't cold side for sure. you can see at the bus stop just not a nice night to be waiting for the bus. it's not just the temperatures. they're cold. it's that wind. the wind is really a huge factor as we move on through the rest of the night tonight. currently sitting at 17 degrees tonight. we're going to continue to drop right on down to about 10 degrees by 11:00. and look at the current wind chill. already 3 below in gaithersburg, 4 in manassas, 0 currently in camp springs. a very cold night tonight. it is going to last through the day tomorrow. that's why we had the winter weather advisory in effect. as far as the radar is concerned, nothing on the radar now. that will change come monday. that's the next storm that we have. so, just combed on your saturday and sunday. but then on monday, most of monday on the dry side. but notice by 5:00 we start to see some rain coming down in the northern zones. across much of the area during the afternoon, but we've also got extremely cold temperatures that we've seen for a week. it's going to take a long time to get those surfa that could cause some problems. let's go to amelia. if you have a problem with your battery, yes, i will help you jump it. i will definitely do that. >> i know you would, i know you would. don't worry, i have aaa. as we look to your impact on monday, doug, with that rain later in the day, i think the school day for the kids is going to be just fine. maybe some impacts on the after school activities. we're going to have to wait and see how the forecast stands out over the weekend. but the morning commute is looking dry. it's that evening commute where we're tracking some showers. like doug said, the chance for some icing on the ground and here's why. take a look at your future temperatures. this is monday right around lunch time. every single person here is still below freezing. generally in the 20s. we slowly warm up during the afternoon hours. we're above freezing by 3:00, but only by a little. and you have to think we've only been then above freezing for a couple of hours as those showers start to move in right around 5:00 p.m. so, that's why i think we could be dealing with some areas of freezing rain later on monday, especially up around areas like winchester, potentially gaithersburg as well. we're going to keep a close eye on monday, potentially weather alert day as far as road conditions are looking right now. the morning and midday hours, it should stay dry out there. but by monday evening, i do think we'll see some slick spots and as we look to tuesday and wednesday, we finally start to warm up, de-frost, then we're tracking another storm system toward the end of the week, doug. >> this pattern will stay busy the next week, two weeks. temperatures way up for next week. look at the numbers, up to 21 tomorrow. another extremely cold day. weather alert day. most of you do not hit 20. 27 on your sunday. so, still quite cold. then we get to that monday period and we could see that afternoon mix, maybe some freezing rain in there. tuesday looking much better. 48 degrees tuesday, 45 on wednesday, and then next week we've got a storm system, i think it's going to be a fairly tricky storm to forecast once again. so, expect this to change. temperatures right now i've got at 52 with some ai that's something we're going to have to track for you, but right now the cold, got to get through that first. >> we're just focusing on survival right now, doug. thank you. they are known for their political humor around the country and they say they never take sides. everybody is fodder for satire. >> you've heard of them. they call themselves the capital steps and they have been singing satire now for more than 36 years. >> barbara harrison is here to tell us about the talented comic writers behind the group that got its start when president reagan was in the white house. they've been around a while. >> they have, they travel the country performing but are always on stage at the reagan building friday and saturday nights. and while times and administrations have changed in 36 years, they've been putting on shows, they say, if it's in the news, it's likely to end up in their lyrics. meant to make you laugh. ♪ ♪ >> russia's president vladimir putin is just one of the parody political stars of the capital steps shows. ♪ ♪ >> we have songs about just about everything in the headlines. >> we have melania open our show and she comes out and explains why she married donald. and she sings a song called "i want a man with a small hand." ♪ ♪ >> elena newport is one of the writers with the capital steps. with two shows a week and lots of party bookings in and outside washington. >> it's not a normal way to make a living. i don't get up in the morning and look at the news and say, is this good for the country or bad for the country? i say, is it funny and what rhymes with it. ♪ ♪ >> newport came to after graduating from the university of maryland and working on capitol hill for percy. >> the first year my boss said what are we going to do for this year's christmas party? he had written up parodys and i wrote the lyrics. we thought we'd do it once, stop, we're fired, or both. that didn't happen. we were invited to perform for more. other senators in congress invited us. we greeted other parties. 36 years later we're still going. >> ronald reagan was the first president they satirized in song. and he apparently loved it. >> he invited us to the congressional picnic before he left office. and after the show we did all the songs about him. after the show he came up on stage and said, well, thank you, capital steps. now you're all under arrest. [laughter] ♪ this nation has ♪ >> and every president since has been fodder. >> totally a joke. >> where they're making fun. in this photo they were performing for george bush 1. here for bill clinton when he was in the white house. >> i can't really remember a time in our history when people don't say, you're really having a field day right now, aren't you? >> she says in the last few months there's been so much going on in one given week it's hard to pick out what to parody. ♪ ♪ >> the capital steps have stepped up to the challenge of offering a lighter side to the serious here in washington. [ laughter ] >> and they have no intention of giving up on making us all laugh. they like to say they put the moc in democracy. nothing is sacred when it comes to satire. they are constantly adding new material. so, if you saw the show one week, it may be different the next. for more information on their shows, head to our a for this town who can -- they can take itself so seriously. >> i know. they are very funny. on both sides of the aisle. >> good stuff. thank y before we start, i just want to say if anyone still doesn't have fios, please stay out of the way so your lag doesn't get us all killed, ben. what's so good about fios anyway? uh. what's so great about a 100% fiber-optic network that makes your gaming system actually work awesomely? hey. did you take out the trash? haha, garbage boy! dad, i already took out ben. it's not funny. so get fios. now, just $79.99 per month with a 2-year price guarantee with a 2-year agreement. this is the xfinity sports desk. >> all right. chris, another year, another kirk cousins contract situation. >> yeah, i guess in order to get a good grip on what's going to happen in the future, you have to understand some things that happened in the past. this morning kirk cousins shed some light on his contract history with the redskins. all along the onus on getting a long-term deal was on the front office. it's been two off seasons why can't they get this done. the real $100 million question is, does kirk want to don the burgundy and gold in the future? >> i mean, that has been the question, right? and that's what we talked about last summer in july. the s >> winning is really important to me. the most important thing really at this juncture in my career. so, i understand that. i'm not going to just, you know, go to a place where i know i'm going to lose. boy, i'm getting paid well. i'm okay with the one-year deal. it doesn't scare me a whole lot. i'm okay with it. i think it's a very fair contract. and i don't have any quarrel with it, so i would just sign and go play football. >> well, clearly the people are on his side. cousins talked in front of a sold-out crowd in vienna, virginia, at the jamb and java. it was a good idea to get an idea what they think about his contract. he got the best seat in the house. how about that? i don't think he quite understands what this fuss is about. >> hoping he sticks around. he's a diplomat. you know, he's a diplomat. he knows how to express things much. it's part of the job. i'm just not sure. >> he's with the redskins. i'm hopeful. i'm a season ticket holder, redskin fan for life. but i want kirk cousins to be my quarterback. >> he's a really good sport and best at football. >> the capitals in the midst of a four-daybreak so they had their seventh casino night. this year was held at the mgm grand. all proceeds from the event benefited the monumental sports and entertainment foundation. final results are in. last night's festivities raised over $200,000. the olympics just a few weeks away, tonight you can watch the women's free skate. heavy favorite currently sitting at 5th after the short program last night. bran difficult tanel has been turning heads. tune in at 8:00 to see if the veteran can make a come back. >> is kirk cousins going to come back? >> if he does, he should leave cooper here. >> coop >> stay in the district no matter what. >> that's going to do it for us. thank you for joining us. nightly news iand i like these award-winning cheddar puffs. first place. both events? booyah! we're an awards family. you'll like them both but love our price. simply smarter shopping. tonight, the flu emergency now so bad many e.r.s are overwhelmed, forced to turn patients away. some even being treated outside in tents. what federal health officials are saying tonight. a cascading nightmare at airports all across the country. a blizzard backlog in the air and even on the ground. cars left frozen. and if you think it's cold now, just wait. the author at the center of that explosive trump book battle fires back at the president. >> my credibility is being questioned by a man who has less credibility than perhaps anyone who has ever walked on earth at this point. >> our nbc news exclusive with michael wolff. our visit to the new boomtowns sprouting up in the desert.

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