new chevy tahoe earlier this morning. federal authorities are investigating thomas for allegedly taking $300,000 in city grant funds and spending them lavishly on himself. the grand money was intended for youth sports and other community activities. thomas has denied wrongdoing, but he has agreed to repay the $300,000 to the city. again, the agents are still inside. some have left. some have gone. boxes have been stataken away. cars have been taken away. no one has come out to officially say what is going on, nor has thomas' lawyer come out to talk to us. we're still waiting to see what happens. this has been a day-long event. started about 8:00 this morning. still going on. >> tom, we hear other members on the council are calling for a meeting right now. this is a behind closed doors meeting. what do we know about this?

>> reporter: yes, a meeting was called to discuss a personnel matter. they were to meet at the wilson building at 14th and pennsylvania avenue. they have to go to a meeting. they have to vote to close the meeting. they all have to have a vote there. they have to have a majority vote. they'll go behind closed doors to discuss what is going on here today. there is some indication that maybe the council will remove councilmember thomas from the ethics committee, the government operations committee, which is re-writing the city's ethics bill right now. there's a meeting scheduled for monday to re-write this new ethics bill. maybe they don't want councilmember thomas to be a part of that while this investigation is going on here. >> all right. tom, thank you so much. the family and friends of a local man are gravely concerned over news that he may now be held captive by al qaeda. warren weinstein was captured in

afghanistan. there was no claim of responsibility until yesterday. one terror leader posted a message claiming that weinstein was kidnapped by al qaeda. there was also a lengthy list of demands to be met in exchange for his release. >> all he did was do good work in helping people develop things in pakistan to make the people's lives happier. >> warren is a former aid worker. he had been working in pakistan for a u.s. company that handles projects in companies with emerging economies. the once in a decade wind storm that ripped through the west coast is finally calmed down today. it left behind serious damage that's still impacting thousands of residents. it looks like there will be more wicked weather on the way. gina kim has the latest. >> reporter: thousands are still without power, and many streets, school, and businesses remain closed in southern california today. >> this is one of the worst wind

storms in a generation. >> reporter: the worst in at least a decade, according to the national weather service, which reported hurricane-grade gusts of 97 miles an hour blasting through the los angeles area at the height of the storm. >> i ask for a continued patience on the part of angelenos as we recover from what has been an incredible display of the power of mother nature. >> reporter: the result is this, a dozen homes are red tagged in pasadena. millions of dollars of property destroyed. griffith park, home to the hollywood sign, shut down. the same storm slammed new mexico, and in northern california blew down chunks of the bay area. >> it sounded almost like a hurricane. i've lived here all my life. i was amazed from all the stuff that was flying last night. >> reporter: today brought calm but temporarily. weathercasters predict another fierce wind storm to sweep through southern california this weekend.

gina kim, nbc news, los angeles. taking a live look outside right now here. the big story for our area, still the cold. >> storm 4 meteorologist veronica johnson has the details. so veronica, it's been chilly today. what's coming up? >> it's been pretty chilly today, but did you like the sunshine? guys, a lot of tweets i've been reading today. folks saying they love today. the fact i can get by without a coat. that is nice because it's winter, right? it's winter. you're going out to get the tree. well, you expect to be all bundled up. we're doing just fine today. we talked about those winds out on the west coast, the santa ana winds. i saw an official report overnight. a wind gust of 167 miles per hour. those winds out west, at least for today, really calming down as you've heard. let's talk about what's happening with that weather system. it's making its way eastward. for us, though, today awfully, awfully quiet.

you can see some high clouds. we remain in the clear here. that means that we've got a clear night coming our way. 54 degrees is where we are right now after a great friday evening. it's going to be chilly here. temperatures will be dropping from the 50s down to the 40s. we're at 54 degrees. down around stafford, 43 degrees. maybe you got by without the coat today. you won't be able to get by without a coat for the evening. we'll look at the weekend forecast. could be a busy weekend coming our way. i'll tell you why in a couple minutes. >> all right. thanks, veronica. after a blockbuster thursday on wall street, stocks didn't do a whole lot today. the dow was basically unchanged. the nasdaq basically unchanged. up less than a point. the s&p closed down less tan a point. friday ended on a flat note after positive gains through most of the week. investors chose not to rally

despite the good economic news that unemployment fell to 8.6%, which is the lowest rate its been in two and a half years. according to that report, many of the new jobs are coming from small businesses. here's steve with more on that. >> reporter: gearing up for dinner at boundary stone in d.c. it's a new place. 24 new jobs for cooks and waiters. the boss is excited. >> obviously, a good, healthy national economy is beneficial for big business, small business, any business. that definitely adds to our optimism. >> reporter: this restaurant is part of a trend. because of hiring by startups and smaller firms, our nation added 120,000 jobs last month. >> it feels like we're starting to get small businesses kicking in. that's so vital to getting the job market moving forward. >> reporter: the unemployment rate stuck around 9 dropped to 8.6%.

president obama celebrated. >> the american economy has now created, in the private sector, jobs for the past 21 months in a row. that's nearly 3 million new jobs in all. >> reporter: but people have given up looking up for work were not counted. republicans still say the president has failed. >> the american people want action on jobs. they want it now. >> reporter: president obama and clinton argued today for middle class tax cuts and a stimulus paid for by a tax hike on the rich. competing visions of how to get the nation hiring more workers, like boundary stone restaurant is. up here in congress, that competition between democrats and republicans on jobs and taxes has stalled action on the payroll tax cut. i'm steve handlesman, news 4, capitol hill. d.c. mayor vincent gray is in new york today trying to get more tv shows filmed here in the

district. the mayor will spend some time courting tv producers. he's proposed a tax on movie theater concessions as a way to help build a film incentives fund. in the past, some industry officials have said it's too difficult to film here between capitol hill, the national park service, and the district. movie makers have to work with three different agencies to just get the permits. metro will start using new mobile patrols to crack down on crime in garages starting next week. you might see a metro transit employee on one of these. it's an enclosed golf cart, also known as a gator. metro workers and police will use these vehicles to patrol different stations. they're going to be monitoring parking areas for suspicious or illegal behavior. >> if you plan on riding the metro this weekend, give yourself plenty of extra time. six stations on the red line will be closed for repairs.

they'll all close at 10:00 tonight and won't reopen until mondays morning's commute. there will be free shuttle service between all of the closed stations. well, buses will also replace trains on the orange line. no trains will be running this weekend between cheverly and deanwood. normal service will resume monday morning. still ahead, eddy long's wife files for divorce and then changes her mind. the bizarre twist in the case of a mega-church pastor once accused of coercing young men into sexual behavior. how do you get rid of kitchen drain odors? the answer is coming up on ask liz on news 4 at 4:00. ♪ >> and why this new single might be lady gaga's wackiest video

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she's come a long way since that hit back in 1999. today, pop super star britney spears turns 30 years old. the singer's currently in mexico wrapping up her tour. there are reports she plans on throwing a huge party. no details yet just on when and where. over the years, spears has had two kids and her share of tabloid drama. she's still a music power house though, selling 100 million records worldwide. country singer mindy mccready is defieing a court order to surrender her 5-year-old son. the singer's parents have

custody of the boy. mccready took him during a recent visit to her father's home in florida. she's now hiding in tennessee and says she won't return the child because she claims he's being abused at her mother's home. the father of the boy appeared exclusively on the "today" show. >> we have gone through this in the past, and i've been through it. i got back on track. my life is in order. i'm doing things right now. since she has that same opportunity, instead of taking it, she chooses to abut it. i wish she would do what's right, especially for our son. >> yesterday's court order allows police to take the boy into custody no matter which state she's in. lady gaga has a new epic music video out. true to gaga form, it's bound to have a lot of folks talking. ♪ the video called "marry the

night" is 13 minutes long, and gaga says it's partially autobigraphical. also, there's no music or dancing until 8:00 into the video. gaga's latest monster anthem may silence critics who say she's lost her whacky edge. what kind of cereal? that's what i want to know. that's not one of the questions of the day. it is friday. does liquor have a shelf life? why does harris teeter require identification when applying for a rewards card? and how can you get rid of kitchen drain odors? liz joins us now.

>> we're not talking about cereal or lady gaga or any of that. >> first up, though, we are talking about an issue that's important to one viewer. he's worried he might have to toss out his liquor from the last holiday season. he wants to know if liquor has a shelf life. >> he only drinks once a year. we checked with the virginia department of alcoholic beverage control. it says distilled spirits do not spoil unless they're mixed with something else. a regular bottle of liquor such as rum or vodka is fine, even after it is opened. however, it's important to always check the label because some drinks like eggnog do need to be refrigerated after they're opened. if you have eggnog from last year, let's start again. >> you don't want to go there. our next question, liz, comes from paul. he wants to know why harris teeter requires identification information such as a driver's license number when registering for its customer rewards card. >> it's a lot of info they're looking for. paul, we checked with harris

teeter for the answer to this question. they require a valid form of i.d. like a driver's license or even a passport in order to obtain a vic card. vic, by the way, stands for very important customer. your i.d. information helps them prevent customers from applying for multiple vic cards. it also helps with personalized offers and rewards. however, they will never sell or distribute your personal information. other grocers do not require a documented form of identification when signing up for their rewards cards. harris teeter asks for a bit more. it's got some people a little edgy. >> i keep it on my key chain, but i never knew what vic stood for. our last question comes through e-mail from a viewer named bren da. she's noticed a bad smell coming from her kitchen drain. that doesn't sound good. she wants to know what she can do to stop that odor.

>> we turned to the washington s suburban sanitary commission. the weeks after thanksgiving are a popular time for your kitchen to stink. that's because there can be food trapped in the drain. let hot, hot, hot soapy water run down your drain through the trap. you can take a pinch of lemon or orange peel to help with the smell. you never want to put cooking oil or grease down the drain. wssc always says put the grease into a can and let it harden and toss that in the trash instead of putting it anywhere near your drain. if you have a question you'd like us to consider for ask liz, send it to liz@nbcwashington.com. you can find us on twitter and facebook. coming up tonight at 5:00, how do you keep your christmas tree

from becoming a fire hazard? are half-dollar coins still in circulation? and is it too late to get a flu shot? that's a good question. >> a lot of people getting sick already. >> we'll give you those answers at 5:00. >> look forward to it. see you then. pat, back to you. >> thank you, both. coming up on news 4, the advantages of wearing makeup. how a little bit of lipstick can help you get ahead in life. and veronica will be back to talk about what's in store for us for the weekend. for all your news, be sure to follow news 4 online. just search nbj washington on facebook and on twitter. [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more for cable

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pandemonium is back, folks, with 4g fridays. like nbc 4 on our facebook page and get a chance to win $4,000. the winner's name will be posted at 5:59. >> we'll take a four-star weekend. five stars would be great, but we'll take four. >> well, you know, for december standards, i will say seven stars. how about that? >> great.

>> there was a lady who just e-mailed me. she said, you said it was winter. well, it's meet -- meteorlogical winter. let's see what's going on outdoors. we have sunshine across the area. that's right. i also said earlier this will be a very busy weekend. not so much weather-wise, but i think because of the weather, what people will be doing, getting outdoors. 54 degrees the temperature. a great friday evening. we've got a light south wind at 3 miles per hour. your goodnight forecast will head down to 11 p.m. with a clear sky. tomorrow morning, 35-36 degrees. here's a look at what's happening across the area. we do not have any cloud cover here despite the fact that a weak weather front is just about ready to move through the area.

we have a little bit of snow showers up to the north in areas of pennsylvania, northeastern pennsylvania and around new york and around maine. for us, it's a dry front. today we got up to around 55. this weekend, a little cooler. a little lower in the temperatures. a big storm system out west will take its time heading eastward. the weekend, dry. here's a look at your future weather for tomorrow morning. sunshine for tomorrow afternoon. sunshine. again, nice for december. on sunday, cloud cover starts moving in. we're going to pick up more clouds as we go through the day on sunday. it's not going to be as pretty as saturday. good day for hanging the lights. still saturday right now. a few more clouds and a touch warmer for saturday. highs probably on sunday getting up to around 53 degrees. i know it's the big redskins game on sundays. temperature by game time, about 50 degrees. yo

your evening forecast, chilly with a clear sky. by tomorrow morning, clear, cold, 24 to 37. tomorrow afternoon, 48 to 51. i'm loving that. as i said, busy weekend. a lot of folks are going to be getting out. this is going to be the kind of weekend where you don't really have to zrdrag that big coat wi you. get by with sweatshirt, jeans. >> my kind of december weekend. >> mine too. >> thanks, veronica. still to come on news 4 at 4:00, incredible video of a motorcycle stunt that went terribly wrong. the daredevil didn't just survive this accident. we'll tell you when he went back to work. ♪ >> and georgetown university's in an empire state of mind. the new course inspired by jay-z. ♪

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4:00. i'm pat lawson muse. >> i'm jim handly. right now, the fbi is raiding the home of harry thomas jr. authorities are looking into allegations that thomas misused $300,000 from a youth program, spending the money on an suv and personal trips. thomas has maintained his innocence, although he's agreed to settle a civil lawsuit with the district attorney and repay the money. al qaeda claims to be holding a rockfeld man hostage. he was kidnapped in pakistan in aug. there was no claim of responsibility until yesterday when al qaeda released a lengthy set of demands to be met in exchange for his freedom. got some good news about the economy today. the unemployment rate is down to

8.6% now. that's the lowest it's been in two and a half years. economists say small businesses are started to hire more. the boost was also helped by temporary holiday hiring. herman cain says he'll make a major announcement tomorrow. he's been reassessing his campaign since monday when a woman named ginger white came forward to say they had a 13-year affair. he says they were just friends, but has also acknowledged he never told his wife about the friendship or the money he gave to white. seems authorities in aruba still have their eyes on gary giorda giordano. they say he's making unclear and contradictory statements. as soon as their prosecutors can charge him, they will ask for his extradition. giordano remains the prime suspect in the disappearance and presumed death of robyn gardner. he was released from an aruban jail this week. he's back here in the states

now. since his return, giordano and his attorney have continued to insist he's innocent. tonight, giordano talks to "dateline" in his first primetime interview. that's tonight at 10:00 here on nbc 4. the wife of mega-church pastor eddie long has apparently had a dramatic change of heart. vanessa long had issued a statement this morning saying she had filed for divorce yesterday. now there's word she has withdrawn the divorce papers. in another statement released this afternoon, vanessa long says she loves her husband and believes in him. eddie long is the pastor of the missionary baptist church in suburban atlanta and a father of four. he made national headlines earlier this year when he was accused of seducing teenage boys. he settled lawsuits filed by the teens out of court. rapper jay-z has conquered the music and business worlds. now the brooklyn-born singer is leaving his mark on the classroom. as craig melvin reports, he's

inspired a new course at georgetown university. ♪ >> reporter: this record-setting rapper and hip-hop icon has become a business tycoon and best-selling author. and now jay-z's street rhymes are being taught at one of america's top schools. in the georgetown university syllabus, it's called "the sociology of hip hop, the odyssey of jay-z." for about 140 students it's 90 minutes of head bouncing and dissecting. >> you have someone who kind of perpetuates the same impediments that were imposed upon him. >> reporter: dr. michael eric dyson has taught a course on hip-hop the last 15 years. jay-z gives him a fresh angle. >> god, forgive me for my brash

delivery, but i remember vividly what these streets did to me. as a result of remembering what these streets d he's trying to make a connection to those people who are similarly suffering. >> reporter: dyson uses jay-z's memoir to break down the lyrics but uses guest speakers. not surprising, the class is wildly popular. >> someone who grew up in similar circumstances, i'm allowed to explore my own conditions. >> reporter: learning at georgetown is not cheap. tuition costs are among the highest in the country. >> i would imagine the same as most parents. we're paying so much for this. we want you to take classes that will get you a great job. >> reporter: it's not just skeptical parents. critics have also knocked the class in part because of jay-z's occasional celebration of

misogyny like in this video for "big pimpin'." >> within hip hop, we're pointing out the misogyny. >> reporter: old-school themes being taught in a new-school way. >> i want students that are saying, look, learning doesn't have to be boring. i'm trying to make the life of the mind sexy. >> reporter: for some, it's working. >> i've learned a lot about society that i've never been exposed to, probably will never be exposed to. just another way of thinking about things. >> reporter: kreg melvin, news 4. >> right now, jay-z is touring the country at his concert here in washington, he gave a shoutout to dr. dyson. >> dr. dyson said that made him more popular with his students. you know there's probably a waiting list for that class. >> an education in hip hop and sociology. >> seem to love it. fliers will soon have more

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a roller coaster. >> we're still on a roller coaster. i really like it. i would not like it if we were talking about cold sticking around and getting colder. >> we'll take the roller coaster. >> you know those days we had where we spiked into the 60s and 70s? well, i don't think we're going to hit 70s, but we have warm air that's going to come back into

the area. then, uh-oh, something you might not like so much toward the end of next week. let's look outside around the area again. there's that clear sky with sun going down. sunset today, 4:46 . we're at 54 degrees. may have been able to get by without the coat earlier today. not this evening. temperatures are going to be heading down. let's see what you can expect. a little bit of a glitch there on my computer system. i'll walk over here to the computer and see what is going on. we're at 54 degrees, like i said, with a southerly wind across the area. our temperatures, again, will start dipping down. here's a look at your goodnight-wakeup forecast. starting tomorrow morning at 36 to 35 degrees under a clear sky. there we go. 27 degrees in hagerstown. 35 in d.c.

hey, how about some more sunshine for tomorrow? that's exactly what we're going to get. saturday will be the brightest day out of the weekend. sunday, more clouds. heading to the game? we take on the jets. when we take on the jets, hopefully we'll get a win out of this. certainly no weather issues for us. 50 to 53 degrees. wind out of the south at about 5 to 10 with a partly cloudy sky. we continue to do the roller coaster with the temperatures. our temperatures this weekend starting out in the 50s. by early part of next week, 54 degrees. 60 on tuesday with a 70% chance of rain. still, mild here for the early part of next week. 57 degrees on thursday. into the 40s for the ends of next week. we'll have consecutive days at the end of next week in the 40s. that will be some of the chilliest air we've had around here, folks.

temperatures spike and rise the early part of next week. then get ready for cold at the end. >> all right. we're warming up to it. >> buckle our seat belts. thanks. when news 4 at 4:00 continues, another reason not to skip the blush or foundation. how wearing makeup could actually help you get ahead. and don't miss foodies tonight at 9:00 on nbc washington non-stop. we're chasing down the restaurants on wheels. a look at the food truck craze that has taken d.c.'s culinary scene by storm. and hang around for non-stop scene d.c. at 9:30. we'll visit a studio that turns a traditional practice upside down with anti-gravity yoe zba.

we have some breaking news right now out of montgomery county. chopper 4 live over the scene of the reservoir where authorities right now are looking for a missing person. >> this is happening in sandy it spring, maryland. we're told a man was in a boat, but never returned. we'll bring you more information as we get it. again, live chopper 4 pictures over the reservoir. shifting gears now. if you find holiday cards a daunting task, help is on the way. >> we need it. wendy rieger has our app of the day. >> that's right. it's called red stamp.

it allows you to send cards virtually so you don't have to be buying them and writing and stamps and mailing and all that kind of stuff. red stamp -- actually, you can do this year round. it has all kinds of stuff from, you know, happy birthdays, invites, support, new baby announcements. let's go to holidays. you get all kinds under christmas and hanukkah. and just general, generic holidays. you get all these different cards you can get. you get to put your message right here. you just tap on that, and a little keyboard comes up. you can type your message. say, hey, i am done. again, you can send different styles to different people. it is so very, very cool. then here's the other thing that's really great. after you are -- let's do this one. you can put on pictures. you can put pictures up here in

these spaces. you can put your message there. then you're ready to send it. you can send it to all of your e-mails. you can send it out to people by text. if you've got someone, your grandmother, my father who doesn't have a computer, and you want to send it by mail, you tap send it by mail. they'll get you an eco-friendly recycled paper card with your message on it, and they'll mail it for you. it's very cool. also what you can do is you can then, after all is said and done, send your thank you cards as you get your presents. pictures of yourself opening the present. send cards that way. it's really easy. it's a snap. it's called red snap. free for your ipad and iphone. >> sounds good. quick. thank, wendy. if you're a woman, it's likely a morning ritual for you, putting on your makeup. but how much of an impact does putting on that face really have on your life? chris jansing spoke with some

experts to find out. >> reporter: amy is helping her son with homework. during breakfast, she's making lunch, sorting clothes, making the beds, checking e-mails. she'd rather skip that daily ritual for millions of women, makeup. but if she's meeting with a client, on it goes. >> that little extra effort you're making makes you feel better all around. >> reporter: commercials have been touting the benefits for years. now, one harvard psychologist, who's studied faces for a quarter century, has come to the same conclusion. >> i was somewhat surprised that we found such strong and significant results. >> reporter: people were shown photos of women with no makeup, a little, a little more, and a lot. turns out, women with makeup weren't just considered better looking. >> they looked more competent. they looked more likable and

more trustworthy as well as more attractive. >> reporter: what? >> i'd say that's ridiculous. >> i don't think that's real accurate. >> reporter: full disclosure, the study was funded in part by a cosmetics company. so we went to a makeup room to let you be the judge. who do you find the most competent, likable, trust wor y worthy? a, b, c, or d? convinced yet? most women are because they spend $10 billion a year on cosmetics and beauty supplies. even with a 6-year-old, an 8-year-old, and a baby on the way, justine thinks it's worth it. >> if it gives women an advantage, i think we should take advantage of it. men have privileges afforded to them by their gender that are women do not have. >> reporter: for many women, that's a conclusion that's hard to argue with. kris jansing, nbc news, new york. >> if a little makeup goes a long way, so does goodwill.

tonight on nbc "nightly news," a look inside of one of santa's largest elf operations. that's coming up at 7:00 tonight here on nbc 4. >> they're getting busy about now. >> you bet. coming up on news 4 at 4:00, we have a special delivery at a zoo. we're going to introduce you to this baby rhino. and scary moments as a motorcycle stunt goes terribly wrong. wait until we show you this. and wait until we tell you how quickly the daredevil got back to work. coming up at 5:00, we're staying on top of the fbi raid of a d.c. councilmember's home. also, the prime suspect if the disappearance of a maryland woman in aruba is back in front of the camera. we're going to find out what brought him to tears. bye-bye, bread. so many restaurants are doing away with this dinner staple. we're going to tell you where you can still find it on the table. stick around for news 4 at 6:00. a honda recall is expanding. more than a quarter million of

honda's most popular cars have been linked to a

take a good look at this. a daredevil biker managed to survive this dangerous motorcycle stunt in brazil. two stuntmen were performing at a theme park. the bikers attempted to weave their motorcycles between three red cars speeding toward them. the first rider passed through. the other one lost control and crashed straight into one of the

cars. the stuntman flew 80 feet into the air. get this. he's just fine. believe it or not, the biker was back at work the next day. if that's his job, he's back on that job at work. >> that's pretty amazing. >> it is. well, a zoo in sweden has a very adorable new addition. a baby rhinoceros. >> this is zuri. she's 2 weeks old. her name means beautiful in swedish. she appears to be very happy and is very social. she's part of a european project to protect endangered species. awfully cute. >> very. we have more ahead on news 4 at 4:00. the search for a missing mother in

the family of a missing florida woman now has established a new timeline of the hours after her disappearance. this, as the search for the woman, shifts to the areas near a bar where she worked. mark potter has the latest. >> reporter: at a bar in orlando called the barn where michelle parker was a popular bartender, a fundraiser for the family and search effort drew a large crowd. >> these are all of our friends, our family, and her friends and her family. it's just good to be surrounded bay lot of love in here. >> reporter: meanwhile, police search for a second day at a lake near the area where a ping from parker's cell phone was last heard two weeks ago. a spokesman says nothing of

importance has been found here. police say their only suspect in the case is parker's ex-fiance, dale smith. they have not arrested him. smith, who knocked a news photographer to the ground before a child custody hearing wednesday, insists he had nothing to do with the disappearance. a timeline put together with the help of parker's family shows how quickly they became alarmed for her. >> this is the defendant, michelle parker. >> reporter: at 2 p.m., november 17 thd, the people's court episode featuring parker and smith arguing over an engagement ring aired in orlando. at 2:30, michelle's family last sees her. at 3:15, michelle is seen on a security camera arriving at smith's home. the angle does not allow to see her leave. smith says he then took the children to her parent's house an hour later.

at 4:26, michelle's brother dustin receives a one-word text from her cell phone saying "waterford." at 6:50, michelle's son calls a family member asking where his mom is. at 6:53, michelle's sister sends her a frantic text but gets no response. at 7:20, lauren calls police after michelle fails to show up for her 7:30 bartending shift. at 8:00 p.m., that last ping from michelle's cell phone is detected near the lake. an area the family says she never frequented. her phone is then powered down. the next day, her hummer is found in a parking lot miles from her home. a sign in the window advertising her business is missing. >> that was mark potter reporting. that's news 4 at 4:00. news 4 at 5:00 starts right now.

our top story tonight, a surprise raid in northeast d.c. fbi and irs swarming the home of councilmember harry thomas jr. good evening. welcome to news 4 at 5:00. i'm wendy rieger. >> and i'm jim handly. this is a story that continues to unfold. harry thomas jr. being investigated for allegedly spending $300,000 to pay for his fancy ride and personal trips. tom sherwood has been covering this story all day long and from the beginning and joins us live from northeast washington with the latest. >> reporter: jim and wendy, federal agents are still coming and going from the house here as they've been doing all day. it's been a long day for them and for harry thomas jr. this is a major step up in the federal investigation of him and the spending of hundreds of

thousands of dollars in city government funds. just after dawn friday, federal agents raided councilmember harry tommy thomas' house on this cul-de-sac in northeast washington. federal agents towed away an expensive motorcycle and thomas' new chevy tahoe. federal authorities confirmed they took action in an ongoing investigation, but they declined to even confirm it was thomas' house. federal authorities, including the irs, are investigating thomas for allegedly taking $300,000 in city grant money for youth sports and spending the money lavishly on himself. thomas has denied wrongdoing, but after a separate investigation by the d.c. attorney general this summer, thomas agreed to repay the entire $300,000. he did not admit wrongdoing. the agreement got the attention of federal authorities and u.s. attorney ronald machin, who is