i'm pat lawson muse. >> i'm wendy rieger in for jim handly. we are going start with a developing story about a half hour ago. verizon wireless changed their plan. they were going to charge 24 hours after announcing it. >> the $2 convenience fee. they were going to charge two bucks every month to pay bills on the website or by phone. a verizon spokesperson said they listened to customers and decided to ditch the fee. a hollywood couple, yet another one getting a divorce. russell brand is divorcing katy perry. he said sadly, wing our marriage. i'll always adore her and we will remain friends. se filed divorce. they married in india in october of last year. they spent christmas apart and neither one was wearing a wedding ring.

now to our outstanding weather as we are finishing up 2011. >> what a way to end a year and start another. storm 4 meteorologist, doug kammerer is here. >> we have sunshine across the area. it is simply gorgeous this friday afternoon. 53 degrees is the current temperature. dew point is 33 with a wind out of the southeast. take a look at the numbers around our region. 59 in culpeper and fredericksburg. 55 in la playda. everybody seeing nice, mild, if not warm air across the area. the temperature 10 degrees above average. don't worry about rain across the region today. overnight, we could see a storm system that moves through here. could be a shower or two. i'm not counting on too many. i'm counting on the mild temperatures continued. temperatures in the low 40s tomorrow.

another warm day tomorrow, then, and then we see major changes to start off 2012. we'll talk about them coming up. >> thanks, doug. as we begin the countdown to the new year, politicians are beginning their countdown to the iowa caucuses. mitt romney got help from gop giant chris christie. a new nbc news poll shows it's anybody's race to win. steve handelsman is live with the latest developments on this topsy turvy race. steve? >> reporter: thanks. good evening from des moines. mitt romney sees an opening. he's come to iowa to exploit it. mitt romney, outside des moines with his wife ann and new jersey governor, chris christie. romney is the new front-runner here, in part because more iowa

republicans believe romney can beat president obama in november. >> the governor electability a big factor? >> winning is a big factor. >> reporter: iowa seemed out of reach. romney mostly stayed away. >> i like rick perry. it's between gingrich and romney. he hasn'ten been here in iowa enough for me. >> reporter: romney is back going for the win. >> i need your help. >> reporter: romney is at 23. the paul at 21, santorum 15. perry 14 and gingrich 13. the former speaker was iowa's front-runner a few weeks ago. he's been hammered from negative ads. >> notice how some people make a lot of mistakes? >> reporter: the ads work. newt is furious. >> i wouldn't vote for the person they are describing. >> reporter: soon after came tears. >> from dealing with, you know, the real problems of real people

in my family -- >> reporter: newt was remembering his late mother and dealing with disappointment in iowa. rick santorum is enjoying his surge. rick perry, too. >> i'll be the outsider who goes to washington. >> reporter: the tea party vote is split. romney moderates are pleased. >> i think he's the only candidate that can beat obama. >> reporter: three and a half days left. pollster pointed out today with six front-runners in the past six months, tuesday night could still be a photo finish. >> what was the crowd like at the romney rally there? >> reporter: wild enthusiasm. they showed up in the cold. most said they will caucus for mitt romney. it's what he wanted to hear. >> i bet it was. thank you steve handelsman live in des moines. president obama will start

2012 in illinois. he'll be in chicago to attend two fund raising functions for his campaign. the fund-raisers will take place at the homes of fred ikener and stuart taylor. so far, the president raised more than $150 million for his campaign. the first family took time out from their hawaii vacation to honor those killed in pearl harbor. it was 1941. it claimed the lives of nearly 2400 american service members and launched the u.s. into world war ii. after a moment of silence, the president and first lady dropped flower pedals into the water below. flames are out on a russian nuclear submarine that caught fire yesterday. crews worked through the night to get the fire under control. we have the latest on what was a

very tense 24 hours. >> reporter: russian officials are confirming that after a full day and night ablaze, a massive fire on a nuclear powered submarine that normally carries nuclear missiles has been extinguished. it's part of russia's northern fleet was dry docked when wood and scaffolding caught fire on thursday and ignited the rubber coating that is used to make submarines more stealth like. firefighters worked around the clock to cool down the sub and douse the flames which at times shot into the sky. they insist there was no radiation leak. it's been verified by a number of neighboring countries. at least seven crewmen were hospitalized with carbon monoxide poisoning and they stayed inside the sub.

unclear if they were awarded to do so or trapped inside. this kind of accident brings bad memories back to russians. recall in august of 2000, the nuclear powered sank to the bottom of the sea killing all on board after a torpedo fuel leak. it appears this fire was extinguished without loss of life and russian officials are saying those nuclear missiles were not on bode. reporting from london, back to you. for the past two days, firefighters in los angeles have been scrambling to put out a dozen arson fires in hollywood. someone is torching parked cars. the flames spread to nearby homes or apartment buildings. the fires caused power outages. the fires continue.

d.c. councilmember jack evans wants the mood lounge to close down after a double stabbing occurred after 1:00 this morning on ninth street in northwest. evans says he's been in contact with police. he was working to get the club closed through new year's eve. we have more on this investigation. >> reporter: investigators taking photos, washing away spots of blood, blocking off the sidewalk friday morning so crime lab technicians could gather evidence in the daylight. howevers before, at 1:00 a.m., two men were walking outside the lounge when they are approached and stabbed. nothing was taken from the victims. one was cut in the stomach, the other in the lower back. they were taken to the hospital by a friend. the victims are expected to recover. neighbors complained of noise, loitering and recent fights

outside the lounge. police don't know whether any of the men, the suspects or victims have been inside the nightclub prior to the attack. john heard the commotion. he lives next door. >> i wish i could say i'm surprised, but i'm not. >> reporter: he moved into the neighborhood in 2009. in recent months crowds have gotten out of control. >> it's usually a crowded sidewalk and difficult to get through. when i have to walk the dogs it's hard to get in and out of the crowds. >> reporter: he told us about a fight here three weeks ago. >> i called the police more in the last two months than ten years living in the district. >> reporter: he gives police credit for upping patrols and hopes that helps keep the fighting away. >> i respect the pd. it's a matter of keeping up the presence. >> reporter: anyone with any information about this double

stabbing is asked to call police. in northwest washington, news 4. >> news 4 left several messages with the mood lounge and they have not returned our calls. we're going to head to the big apple where they are getting ready for the ball drop. the latest on apple's release of the ipad 3.

the final wall street trading session of 2011 ended with stocks lower. the dow was off 69 points.

ibm slipped, bank of america gained. they were on track for the biggest quarterly gain with mcdonald's the top gainer of the year. nasdaq was off nine points. s&p 500 was down five. most investors were expected to wait until the new year to make larger bets. the sequel at the box office. >> ticket sales were down over the holidays. we look at the year's top moneymakers. >> i never wanted any of you to die for me. >> harry potter worked his magic in 2011. harry potter and the deathly hallows brought in $381 million in the u.s. all of this year's top five moneymakers were sequels. the third transformers big screen feature made $352

million. behind that was the second to the last "twilight" installment, breaking down with $261 million. >> where the hell are you? >> we are in bankok. >> the forgetful funnyman brought in $264 million domestically. captain jack spar row rounds out the top five with $241 million. >> you must be annie. i'm glad he's single. i'm going to climb that like a tree. >> bridesmaid didn't make the top three, but an impressive $169 million in the u.s. making it the top r rated movie ever. >> that was a good one. red box is out with a list of top rented movies for the year. >> a romantic comedy topped rentals. >> got a business card in my pocket. >> what's this?

>> a circle. >> you're a pig. >> just go with it featuring jennifer aniston was the most rented movie. the most requested comedy, when it comes to drama, "the tourist" was first. the animated movie, "rango" was the most rented family flick and insidious the most rented horror movie. people have rented 1.5 billion dvds from red box. believe that tha? >> i do. thousands of people will pack time square to bring in 2012. wendy joins us live in times square. how is the scene out there? >> reporter: well, wendy and pat, it's gorgeous out.

that's the first thing. we have had great weather. it's expected to be the same tomorrow night. temperatures 50 degrees. that will bring more people out. last year, we got hit with the massive blizzard a few days before new years. that comely kated things. this year, no snow removal to worry about. just the normal preparations to make sure everything goes smoothly. >> two, one, happy new year. >> reporter: it was dress rehearsal time for the all important ball drop. earlier this week, workers trucked in a seven foot tall numeral two to complete the 2012 sign. the ball will descend down this pole and 2012 will light up to usher in the new year. >> out with the old and in with the two. >> reporter: it's a spectacle worthy enough to bring a million people here. >> we plan to be here as early

as everybody else, i suppose. >> reporter: they come from all over the world. >> i'm from canada. >> spain. >> australia. >> they sold cookies to raise enough money to buy plane tickets for them to be here. they were big sellers right? >> yeah. they were $1 each. it worked. >> patrolling the streets and checking the backs of trucks. >> we do this well. we have a lot of experience doing it. >> reporter: this street vendor knows the threat all too well. he saw a vehicle smoking in times square in may, 2010 alerting police to the bomb they found inside. >> the enemy is still out there. >> today, he's more consumed with selling his 2012 souvenirs while doling out advice to tourists. >> get here before 3:00, get a good seat. go to the bathroom before you

get here. once you are here, you are here. >> reporter: hey, that is the best advice there. there are barricades set up here in times square in preparation for the crowds that will begin showing up in the mid afternoon or so. this party will extend as far away as 17 city blocks. live in times square, back to you. >> the stars will be out. who is going to be performing? >> reporter: lady gaga and justin bieber are the big acts. i was asking the tourists who they wanted to see. you can guess the audience for justin bieber, 8 years old, girls. it's going to be a scream fest. >> can't wait to see what lady gaga is going to show up in. that's always interesting. thank you very much. happy new year. have fun. >> reporter: you, too. >> thank you.

this night's first night this year celebration in alexandria won't have the same kind of spark as in past new years. there will be no fireworks display after a series of accidents. new state law requiring more space between spectators. they will enjoy lasers and lights. they will host 100 performances and more than a dozen venues. because so many people celebrate with alcohol, you can grab a cab for free thanks to a local nonprofit. it has brought back the sober ride program this year. it goes each night until january 1 from 10:00 to 6:00 in the morning. you can get a free ride for up to $30 in fare. call 800-200-taxi to get your free cab ride. don't want to start off the new year being arrested or worse. >> that's right.

take advantage of that. coming up on news 4, a marine who survived tours in iraq and afghanistan finds himself dodging bullets here at home. will you need to bundle up for the new year? doug's forecast is coming up next. follow news 4 online. search nbc washington on facebook and twitter.

we have some breaking news out of southeast d.c. police blocked off the investigation of half street and m. they are investigating a suspicious package near the navy yard metro stop. if you see commotion there, that's what you are looking at. we have been looking at nice weather today. ending on a nice note. >> the year 2011 is going to end on a nice note. one of the warmest summers we have ever seen here in d.c. >> summers? >> yeah, i'm doing a whole year. i will tell you this, it is going to be warm tomorrow just like today and warm early on sunday before everything comes down. i'm talking about those temperatures. they are going to come down in a big way. out there right now, it is

simply gorgeous. 53 degrees. winds out of the southeast at eight miles per hour, a spectacular afternoon and beautiful evening, too. i think temperatures are going to stay above the 40 degree mark for many of us. it's not cold at all. 59 in fredericksburg. 48 closer to the chesapeake bay. 49 in annapolis. nothing on the doppler radar in our area. there is a potent storm making its way our way. that storm toward chicago. you can see thunderstorm activity ahead of the storm. look at the spin in the atmosphere. this will move through. it will provide a frontal boundary but there's no cold air behind it. we are going to stay mild and bump our temperatures up tomorrow. nice and mild ahead of this storm. the storm moves through. so does the frontal boundary. warm tomorrow. i expect temperatures to be ten to 15 degrees above average tomorrow. it will stay to the west of the

mountains. most of it will fall as rain. if you are a skier and hoping for snow the next couple of days, you are waiting for this baby here. it's going to bring another round of cooler air. the coldest air of the season. mild ahead of it sunday afternoon. around 4:00, the frontal boundary coming through. after that, a very cold and windy conditions move on in here. you are going to notice a huge change from around noon on sunday until 8:00 on sunday night. that change is going to come very rapidly. i'm talking 30-mile-an-hour winds coming through. upwards of 40 miles per hour as we make our way into monday and tuesday. windchills next week could be in the teens all day long for some locations. that's the cold air moving in. a few clouds this evening, nice and mild. a great evening. 47 to 52 degrees. tomorrow morning, we'll see clouds, maybe a shower as the front moves through.

i'm not expecting much rain. 37 to 43 degrees. tomorrow afternoon, we'll clear out, mostly sunny at times. partly sunny or partly cloudy. breezy and mild. winds out of the west, 15 to 20 miles per hour. a little bit of a breeze. it will help to warm us up a bit. some areas near 60 tomorrow. if you are ringing in the new year, how about this? this is a midnight temperature saturday night. 45 degrees. partly cloudy and looking good. it is going to be nice out there. fireworks display going on at national harbor. no fireworks this year. 57 on sunday then look at monday and tuesday. that's where the wind comes in. the cold air comes in. a high on tuesday of 35 degrees. ten degrees below average. once again, the the windchills around 20 degrees all day long on tuesday. get ready to bundle up. >> okay. >> i guess it's time. >> it is time, for sure. >> thanks, doug.

the crew on the "today" show surprised matt lauer. it was his 54th birthday. ♪ happy birthday to you, matt ♪ happy birthday to you, math snoet what do you think of that, matt ♪ happy birthday to you >> thank you. >> i was a little embarrassed yesterday. i could age you a little bit. co-host savannah guthrie gave him a picture from his childhood. there's matt with a lot of hair and a fish. >> a nice way to celebrate your birthday. still to come, a marine came home unharmed after several tours of duty overseas, then he put an

welcome back to news 4 at 4:00. i'm pat lawson muse. >> i'm wendy rieger in for jim handly. a look at the headlines now, a countdown to the iowa caucuses is on. mitt romney campaigned with chris christie. a new poll shows romney neck-in-neck with ron paul. gingrich continues to cry. today, he started to cry as he talked of his mother suffering from depression. another hollywood couple gets divorced. today, russell brand filed for separation from his wife, singer

katy perry. they married in october, 2010. new year's will be quieter because a celebration will not have fireworks. a series of accidents and a new state law requiring more space between the fireworks and the spectators brought about this change. folks will enjoy lasers and lights timed with music. the final wall street trading session stocks were lower. dow jones down 69 points, s&p 500 down five. the dow finished the year higher, the s&p closed lower for the year. a marine who served in iraq and afghanistan survived those war zones only to return home and face his most life threatening danger. >> and he lived to talk about it. kerry sanders has the story. >> the one real invasive was the

one that hit me in the center of the abdo min. >> reporter: he made it out of war zones. he never thought he would be fighting for his life at home in deerfield beach, florida. >> i have been in iraq and afghanistan. i come out unscathed. he advertise add gold chain on craigslist. he piled his four boys into his suv and met guys who wanted to buy it. >> families were out. women pushing strollers. >> reporter: suddenly, one of the men took off with the necklace. no surprise, the 48-year-old marine gave chase. >> he turned around, pulled out a gun and started shooting at me. >> 911, what is your emergency? >> it didn't register. i was like is he shooting at me. when i got hit it was like yes. there were a couple holes, i put my fingers in them. >> reporter: he used his

training from the battlefield to stop the bleeding. he managed to reach his boys who were a few feet away from the gunfire. i told them, dad was shot. i'm okay. >> reporter: then he called his fiance. >> i can't believe he's calm, giving a description to the police. he's, you know, i fell to the floor. >> reporter: he says he's grateful she was not the one who went to meet the suspects. >> he's a hero. he's my hero. he's a hero to the country and i love him. i love him so much. >> reporter: the marine artillery expert has a bullet lodged in his pelvis. >> the bullet went straight to the bone. that's why you have that pain. >> these men are charged with attempted murder. he wants the alleged shooter put in jail. if not, he has other plans. >> let me heal up, we can score it away without weapons.

>> he was shot four times. he is expected to make a full recovery. the suspects are being held without bond pending trial. a hiker and his dog were rescued in california after clinging to the side of a cliff for 90 minutes. he said he was running with his dog when p it ran down an embankment. they both ended up sliding 100 feet down the hillside. 35 firefighters responded putting solis in a harness and bringing him to safety. they also saved the dog. >> i run every day with my dad and my dogs. this is the first time something like that happened. >> solis and the dog don't have any injuries. this is a nice story to share on the new year. e news host is speaking out about her decision to undergo a

double mastectomy. she appeared on the "today" show to talk about the the difficult recovery to the surgery. >> it was definitely hard. i knew it was going to be a tough surgery. i, in no way want to minimize it. i'm two and a half weeks out. up until a week and a half ago, it was hell. it was horrible. >> she grew up in bethesda and graduateed from the university of maryland. the rumors of a new ipad are heating up. the taiwan site reports apple is going to release two new ipads next month. others say it will be announced in february or march and released in april. there are reports of a minnie ipad, less expensive and can compete with the kindle fire. well, you probably said it or heard it said. the word occupy, too many times this year. one group wants you to get rid of that word completely, take it

out of your vocabulary. lake superior state university released the list of words banished from the queen's language for misuse and over use. occupy, amazing, ginormous, baby bump and man cave. this list started in 1976 as a publicity stunt. it's generated thousands of nominations. more to come on news 4 at 4:00. police arrest a man from a burning car. why did they arrest him after saving his life? a case

take a look at this. it's a traffic nightmare. right now, these folks are sitting on route 50 near the bay bridge. these are live pictures. there's an eight to ten mile back up in eastbound lanes. a tractor trailer is leaking a substance on route 50 and whitehall road. around 4:00, police shut down the eastbound lanes and you have this. hey there, here is the app of the day. if you are tired of going to the store to shop but want to shop and want to find all the deals at once, tap by deals is the free app for you and your iphone and ipad touch. it solves everything including the deals, coupons.

you buy it, load up your information. put in your credit card, sign up. there's a security system similar to a banks. it's as safe as a bank. your stuff is in there, then you start shopping. it has all, you can search all women, men, kids, more, elect n electroni electronics. i'm going to shop women. it has all the stores here. banana republic, jc penny. that top, you want to buy it, tap buy. you want a regular in blue, size medium. walla, i have it. then it takes me to the next step. i haven't set up an account. it is cool. also, locally, you get all these deals from groupon and living social. facials, chemical peels, tires, food, whatever. it's all right here. you want to get your drier vent cleaned. hit on it. there you go. there's your groupon. tap buy.

it's already loaded up in the system. it is cool. you never have to leave this site, jump through a lot of hoops, it is all right here. it constantly updates you. really cool. tap by deal. tap b-u-y deal. that's what you are doing. also, another thing to show you, there's a new year's app. we have one day, seven hours 18 minutes and 44 seconds. whether every you hit, fireworks go off. don't you love that? isn't that fun? doug kammerer is going to have fun with this one. that's just a little fun thing to wish you a happy new year. an appy new year. pat? >> love them. thanks. coming up next, doug's weekend forecast. the coast guard released some of the best rescues this year. weigh in on which one you think is best. tonight on nonstop, check out foodies at 9:00.

turkey burgers, a healthy serving of reality stars. then stay tuned for the scene at 9:30 and hear from a local singer/song writer. songs about romance and style

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the next couple of days. >> aren't you, though? >> yeah. >> are you excited for the new year? >> it's as long as the party is going to last. >> the party is a warm party. when i talk about warm, this is probably one of the top five, if not six or seven warmest decembers on record here. the records go back to the 1880s. that is amazing. speaking of 1880, this date, the record low temperature, minus seven that day. that was cold. >> we are a long way from that. >> we are a long way from that by 60 degrees, as a matter of fact. it is 53 out there right now. windchill, there's no windchill to talk about. it's 53 degrees. seeing a beautiful afternoon with sunshine out there. the sun making its way down as we speak. 52 in manassas. 48 in gaithersburg. temperatures are going to cool down tonight, but not that much. i think most areas should see temperatures above 40 degrees especially around the beltway. no rain to talk about.

no rain until maybe early tomorrow morning. there's a slight chance of a shower. that's about it. maybe a sprinkle. take a look at this. everybody ringing in the new year from 2011 to 2012 midnight in the district or the beltway, national harbor or alexandria. looking good. wendy, i know you like this one. annapolis, i think the temperature is 44 degrees. partly cloudy, not too cold. they will have fireworks in annapolis. let's head to fredericksburg. you are going to have fireworks and a big goings on in fredericksburg. they are going to close down the streets there. partly cloudy. seasonably mild. 46 degrees at midnight. a warm day early. falling temperatures. ladies look at the numbers next week. cold and windy. overnight low wednesday morning, 19. >> 19? >> 19. >> some areas could be 12 or 13.

it's going to be chilly. >> that's going to be tough. the coast guard is releasing the top ten videos of the year. vote for yours online. >> it shows the dangers they face each and every day. >> they got a chance to take a sneak peak at the videos. ted greenburg reports. >> reporter: they captured the drama in the raging surf. >> the mast was swinging around. >> reporter: and high above it. >> all i could think of is wow, we are doing that. >> reporter: these are the coast guard's top ten videos of 2011. real life rescues of people, their pets, even returning creatures to the sea. for the agencies newest members, it's an intense eyeful. >> seeing what awaits us out there, it's like i want to graduate already and be there.

>> reporter: recruits at the coast guard training center in cape may got a preview of all the videos being released daily, one by one on the internet. >> i was a little taken aback about how much work actually goes into it. >> reporter: members of the public are asked to vote for their favorite video on the coast guard's facebook page and youtube channel. >> showing a few videos of what we do day in and day out educates the american people about the dangers they are going to face. >> reporter: all ten videos will be online by saturday. you have until january 13th to pick your favorite one. the winner will be announced after that. >> check out the videos, they are amazing. >> reporter: in the recruits own vote, this video of a pilot ditching his plane came out on top. >> the coast guard is there to serve the people. >> reporter: intense scenes at sea and these recruits know, in similar missions next year, they might be the stars.

>> wow. and you can vote for your favorite video by going to the coast guard's facebook page and youtube channel. the voting ends january 13th. a man sleeping in his car when it burst into flames. it's about time for these guys to live on their own. coming up tonight on news 4 at 5:00, a disturbing crime in the heart of chinatown. a woman abducted and assaulted with her young son in the backseat. a live report at 5:00. it's a mystery inside a maryland thrift shop. workers say someone left a large amount of cash inside donated items. i'll have the story coming up. forget passwords, w

dozens of baby penguins in china are taking a big step. they are learning to live on their own. they were born a month ago. they are nearly as big as their parents. they are not as strong as an adult penguin and their feather coat is not cold resistant. they have to lean on their parents or they have to lie down on some warm cobblestones. these young penguins were among

27 who survived among 40 eggs hatched at a marine park there. imagine discovering somebody sleeping in a burning car. that's exactly what you are seeing here. a police car camera captured this video in grand rapids, michigan. an officer walked up to the burning car, escorting him out of the car. the car caught fire because he fell asleep with his foot on the gas pedal. he was arrested after being saves for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. a lucky guy.

coming up tonight on "dateline," a 25-year-old cold case reopened as detectives try to determine whether one woman's love affair led to the death of her husband. keith morrison has more. >> this is a true love story. one woman loved by two men in two very different ways. >> reporter: archie was the first. he fell hard for mary ann. they maried in the '60s. then they had a son, gary. >> we had a great, typical, nuclear family. the stuff you see in "leave it to beaver." >> reporter: that picture of

happiness was destroyed forever. he found his father's body in the drive way. >> one of the stab wounds was in the groin area. >> what does that tell you? >> it's personal. >> reporter: when mary ann saw it, she said oh my god, i'm sorry. i can't believe he did it. >> reporter: her boyfriend. she had been having an affair. police arrested him. there was little evidence against him. no eyewitness, no weapon and no fingerprints. no blood on the clothes hanging in his bathroom. >> how could you do such a horrible thing. >> i didn't do what you accusing me. >> he continued to maintain his innocence and police released him. the case went cold. then, 25 years after archie's murder, police reopened the case.

the district attorney decided to prosecute. during the investigation, police made a startling discovery. mary ann spent the last 20 years with him. >> she loves him. she does not want to believe that he is the killer. >> reporter: mary ann was the star witness in the murder of her husband with her testimony sink or save her lover. keith morrison, "dateline," nbc. >> it airs tonight at 10:00, here on nbc 4. that's news 4 at 4:00. news 4 at 5:00 starts right now. on the same day d.c. leaders announce the lowest murder rate in half a century, we learn of a violent attack in the heart of chinatown. a mother abducted and sexually

assaulted while her toddler is in the backseat. >> good evening, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm wendy rieger. we have breaking news near the chesapeake bay in maryland. the road is shut down. a tractor trailer leaking an unknown substance. it's estimated to be up to ten miles long. we'll keep you posted. now, to the brutal attack in the middle of chinatown. it happened about 8:30 last night in front of the verizon center. police say a man got into the woman's car, forced her to drive, then sexually assaulted her. this happened as she pulled out of a parking garage. that is where news 4s derrick ward joins us live with the latest. >> reporter: as you said, this is particularly troubling on a lot of levels. the kind of crime that happened. the woman had her child in the car. third, because it happened in what i