good afternoon, everybody. first at 4:00 today, a buoy state university student is suing his fraternity claiming he was beaten and bruised during a hazeing incident. >> we have the details about the $3 million lawsuit. >> reporter: i'm darnelly spence are where a student has filed a $3 million civil lawsuit. he claims that he was hazed while joining a fraternity on campus there last year. now, monday allegations in this lawsuits as the student was allegedly beaten he was body slammed. he also said he was spanked with a wooden paddle and that these incidents happened night after night after night. his attorney says the abuse continued even after his mother came to the university to complain about the abuse. >> he was body slammed. he was punched.

he was beaten with a paddle. he was slapped. he was beaten with the hands on a nightly basis from five to eight hours a night. >> reporter: coming up at 5:00 you'll hear from the student who filed this lawsuit. he'll describe the abuse that he says he endured and why he did not quit the fraternity. in upper marlboro darcy spencer, news 4. >> bowie state says it has a strengthen hazing policy. this statement reads in part -- bowie state university is aware of the lawsuit filed today alleging an incidence of hazing by a fraternity on campus. we understand that the university is not named as a party in the suit and we are not able to comment about any allegations cited in the suit. breaking news right now in the district. d.c. police are investigating a shooting near the intersection of nanny hell is not borough's avenue and division avenue in northeast. all police are saying right now is a man is in grave condition. we have a crew there and will

bring you an update as soon as it comes? we have learned new information about a deadly accident on the beltway. a tow truck driver is dead after being hit on the outer loop. you heard us break this news on the twitter account, on her account this morning. it happened around 10:00 near route 7. he was standing on the shoulder near an unattended vehicle and was hit by a box truck. the driver of the truck was not injure but has been charged with req his driving and was cited with using his cell phone behind the wheel. traffic was diverted for several hours, but is now back to normal. new information about the murder of a cheer leading coach and teacher, lily morris' body was found on her front lawn in frederick county maryland last week. police took her granddaughter into custody after finding blood on her armies. harris told police she saw a masked man running from the house, according to just released court documents, but

police say her story doesn't add up. harris said she got blood on herself while kneeling next to morris' body on the lawn but witnesses told police they never saw her leave the house. harris is being held without bond today and is facing murder charges. trash haulers are now in the fourth day of their strike. the two counties of scrambling to make sure that trash is collected anyway but the timing of the strike is creating more challenges. >> reporter: this is chris gordon at the shady grove processing facilities and transfer station in duralwood, maryland. this is where trucks come to dump trash and recycled materials after they leave your neighborhood. >> what do we want? [ chanting ] >> they demonstrated in laurel maryland this morning. they've been on strike since last friday. the union says that negotiations over their first contract have stalled. meanwhile, replacement workers on the unity trucks making

pickups of trash and recycled materials at 20,000 households in howard county and 12,000 residents in m. the timing is challenging, because the holiday season always has the heaviest amount of trash, but officials with the montgomery county division of solid waste say they are getting it all picked up with minimal delays. >> we got our trucks out on time this morning. all drivers have trucks and drivers and helpers, so we expect other than the usual, because this is the heaviest week of the year trucking will probably be running a bit later because of that but we don't expect there to be any unusual delays. >> repor all new at 5:00 the impact of the trash haulers strike and what some residents have to say about it. that's coming up on news 4 at 5:00. checking in with storm team 4. all day we've seen the gloomy skies, even a few snowflakes are the flurries a preview of

more storms? let's get to veronica johnson. >> in some neighborhoods there is a snowflake, there's a snowflake. that's about it today. we do have the chance continuing it. you can see as we zoom right in we have a little area of at least some sprinkles right now, down towards palmers corner all sliding to the eet there into anne arundel county and a chance no flurries here right around 211, making its way into prince william county so a flurry here and there, just conversational not in the 30s, but the cold air low enough 42 degrees is where we'll head by 11:00 p.m. so a nice warm jacket or a light coat you'll need if you're going on this evening. meanwhile, looking at a slight chance even tomorrow i'll show you when and cold for new year's eve. in fact taking a look at a storm system for nexweekend. we'll have that in just a couple

minutes. that v.j. thank you. now to the latest inniece authorities just asked the u.s. for help after a full-day search failed to turn up anything conclusive. wendy rieger has the latest. >> the state department says it's just received that request for help. u.s. officials are reviewing it. right now we know that flight was supposed to be a two-hour jog across the java sea. the pilot asked for permission to climb above some bad weather, but the air traffic controlleders had to say no because the airspace was too crowded at the time. airasia flight 8501 gone from the radar. today the head of indonesian search and rescue agency said the plane is probably in his words at the bottom of the sea. at least seven aircraft 15 ships, and 4 helicopters will resume their search at daybreak. this incident caps an exceedingly tragic year for air

travel in southeast asia. malaysian airlines flight 370 disappears in march with 239 people on board, still hasn't been found. in july malaysian airlines flight 17 was shot down over ukraine, killing 300 people. now airasia, which is also based in malaysia. back to you. new details in a deadly double shooting in the district. police ideyied the victims as a father and son. they found preston johnson sr. and his son preston johnson jr. during their routine patrol last night. both hug shot a short distance from united medical center. in just a few moments police will provide an up date on their investigation. we'll have more on news 4 at 5:00. right now first at 4:00 the washington monument is open again. the national park service had to shut it down for a short time because of a leak above the screening area. that affected the x-ray machine

and could have compromised security. it's still not clear where the leak generated. two weeks ago an elevator outage forced crews to close the monument for an entire day. first at 4:00 police want been to be careful when you answer the phone. montgomery county police tell us there's been a rise in phone scams within the past week. officers say someo has randomly dialing numbers, saying that a family member or friend of yours is in jail in an accident even kidnapped. the scammer then asks you to send money via a wire transfer or prepaid card. if you get a call like this don't give away any of your personal information, just ask if you can call them back. a presidential mix-up the mistake that had president obama apologizing to a couple of newlyweds. not so fast a flight full of american passengers forced to turn around. the scary moments that have so many people holding their breath. a young life cut short. the tragedy on the thank you cable.

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we are learning more about a teen killed in a violent crash over the weekend. 17-year-old steve carbahal was a senior at lee high school riding in the passenger seat when the car he was riding in swerved to miss a deer in fran konya early sunday. the car slid and hit a telephone pole. he died at the hospital. derrick ward spoke with the teen's family and neighbors about the crash. we'll have a live report on news 4 at 5:00. flights are back in service at england's gatwick airport. the virgin atlantic flight was on its way to las vegas at the time when it got over the ocean it a problem with the landon gear. the pilot circled for several hours before going back to the

airport. emergency crews were standing by. everyone on board was able to get out withg hurt. the ordeal delayed several flights in and out of gatwick airport. a lot of your families and friends are liking this story. mo than $70,000 has been donated for a window washer who fell down 11 stories last month. pedro perez hit a moving car when he fell off a bank building in downtown san francisco. he fractured his pelvic broke an arm, ruptured an artery and sustained severe brain trauma. perez has since been moved out of the hospital and into a rehabilitation facility. his family remains hopeful that he will walk again one day. the tv weatherman who was shot two weeks ago is out of the hospital. patrick crawford is the morning meteorologist at the ne waco texas. he was walking to his car after work december 17th when a gunman shot him three times. crawford says he doesn't know

his attacker and he says they didn't talk before the man opened fire. police are still looking for the suspect they say they have little to go on. icy reception. what happened when new york's mayor walked into a room full of police officers? it wasn't exactly a warm welcome. canine crime, all caught on camera. we'll tell you what a man did in front of kids that has a lot of people outrage and --

tempers flared outside the police station in texas city texas, two days after a man was shot and killed by police. supporters of the officer clashed with community activists over the shooting of carlton wayne smith. last week officers shot him five times after he was seen firing a gun into a crowd outside a club. demonstrators are demanding the nightclub release video surveillance to the public. they're also asking for a grand jury probe. new evidence today of the high tensions between the new york city mayor and the nypd following those two murders of police officers. >> nbc's chris po lone shows us how the mayor's greeted at a

cadet ceremony. >> reporter: mayor de blasio would you say greeted with a smattering of boos and applause monday a reflection of police distrust of the first-term mayor who has been hammered by the police unions for seeming too sympathetic to protesters who have questioned tactics in several cases. >> thank you for choosing what is a noble calling. >> reporter: the frosty reception follows saturday's funel for one of the two officers executed earlier this month. hundreds of police watching deblass use speak turned their backs to the screen during his address. it didn't appear that any recruits turned their backs during monday's speech which once again touched on the funerals of the officers. >> we lost two peace makers nine days ago. we lost two heroes. they were children of god, for sure.

we mourn detect of rafael ramos and detective liu. >> reporter: commiter has stood by the mayor's side of the rocky relationship with the nypd. >> what we need to do now is try to find some common ground to stand on to find additional ways >> reporter: brattan says he will immediate with the city's five police unions to try to rebuild the relation. powerful winds crushed buildings in southern georgia today, trapping workers inside. this happened around 11:30 in valdosta. five people were rushed to the hospital. the national weather service is looking into a possible tornado in this area. everyone hurt is from a lumber business. we're waiting for word on the injuries. we have a conversational sky, some conversational snow. is that it? >> exactly s a lot of phones like that but whether you're off, some of you, we have a

couple days off, i know unfortunate some snow. we're kind of snowless here in december just the stuff falling and melting as it comes down. as far as your evening goes yes it's going to be cold yes we should see a fy or two. chilly conditions roads, of course though dry. you almost have to be the microscope out to see -- to our south and west yes, a sprinkle or flurry. we'll keep that chance up until 7:00 maybe, 8:00 9:00 this evening. temperatures will drop very slowly down to 42 degrees by 11:00 p.m. we keep the overcast sky around as is the case right now. by morning it's going to be cold. a lot of neighborhoods will be starting out below freezing. montgomery county you will toward carroll into loudoun county, prin. rap ahannic areas to the north and west all cold and i think below freezing tomorrow morning.

36 37 degrees in town to 37 around the pax river to start your day tomorrow. the future weather is down here where the best shower chance has been today. leonard town charlottesville maybe a flurry up until about 9:00 10:00 p.m. then the chance will start to fade. we'll start with clouds tomorrow morning, i think it would about slow to push out. it will be remembered as a partly sunny afternoon, but we don't get there i think until late in the date overnight tuesday into wednesday we clear out and it will be cold. sunshine chilly conditions coming up for midweek. a lot of folks are going out, i know on new year's eve. the forecast for tuesday, a sprinkle possible that early in the day, we start on out in the 30s. it takes every bit of is the morning -- to lunchtime.

the high tomorrow just 42 degrees. take a look. here we are with your storm team 4 four-day forecast. right now on new year's eve, midnight mostly clear around 30 degrees in d.c. 20s in the suburbs, so i know that is cold for new year's day, the high temperature 42 but it's at 1:00. where the the winter classic starts as we get ready to watch the caps play. it's at 11:00 p.m. mostly sunny. right now it looks as though it could be breezy with winds around 10 to 20 miles per hour. we're talking about windchill temperatures around 30 degrees, for new year's day, as we wrap thing up for 2014 it will be cold and we start 2015 cold in just a couple minutes. we'll take a look at what the first weekend of 2015 is looking like. two days from now, all eyes will be on times square. organizers want to make sure

everything is working properly. so cast members from the broadway show "a did a conphettist test from high atop the building. organizers say about 3,000 pounds of confetti will be released as the big ball drops on midnight. if you squint it can look like snow a bit. >> yes, colorful snow. all right. wants the perfect wedding day, right? >> one couple had a sudden change of plans because of the president. plus the day is finally here. what you need to know about a new way to get around town. elbows off the table, folks, that's not all you'll want to leave off the family dinner table. it's a story that has so many talking online. a disappointing end to the redskins season. tell us -- who do you think bears most of the responsibility. it's our nbc washington flash survey of the day. vote during the break. text or call the number on your screen or go to facebook or twitter.

don't bring your smartphone to the dinner table. it could spoil your relationship with your kids. boston researchers observed 200 mothers and their 6-year-old children during mealtime when the women got distracted by their cell phones their verbal and nonverbal communication with their children dropped by 20% to 40%. experts believe conversations that take place during meals go a long wla in establishing close

family bonds. talk about setting a bad example, surveillance video caught this couple stealing a puppy right in front of two children at a south florida pet show. you can see, if we show it to you, a man leaning over opening a cage snatching the teacup yorkie out of the cage and handing it to a woman -- we don't have video, but she put the dog under her skirt and they left the store like no. oy sigh them walk out very fast so immediately i was like, somethin. i get up and look straight at the cage. the dog was gone. >> that yorkie is worth more than $1,000. police are still looking for the dog nappers. imagine finding out at the last minute your wedding has to be moved because your boss wants to play golf? in this case the boss is the commander in chief, and the

bride and groom were both army captains. they were set to get married last -- on saturday they learned they would have to move the ceremony to the base commander's lawn because the president and his friends planned to golf. well president obama didn't know he had bumped a wedding until a reporter asked him about it. he personally called the bride . well first at four which is the most realistic resolution. jumping into action, as hundreds await torres cued? and watch what you throw away this year. why getting a good deal could come down to what you brought aboard your

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we're keeping track of all bick stories for you. >> first at 4:00 no end in sight for a trash workers strike. nonunion workers are pitching in to keep trash from piling up at . a 19-year-old woman says she had nothing to do with the stabbing death of her grandmother just days before christmas. they are finally here. how is it looking during the first even she is the first female beneficiary hop? maryland's episcopal church. the church of maryland confirms that bishop heather cook was the driver in a crash that killed a cyclist in baltimore saturday afternoon. the he of maryland's episcopal

diocese says she is initially left the scene of the accident but then returned about 20 minutes later. she holds the number two spot in the diocese. she's now on administrative leave.e 113th congress has avoided being dubbed the least productive congress in mother history. during the session that just ended they enacted 296 laws that's 13 more than the 112th congress. according to the pugh research center when you compare more substantive laws like spending bills to less substantive laws this congress passed only four more bills than the 112th congress. the grace better to ride the i-95 cresse lanes for free is over phones. as of this morning, everyone has to play the variable tolls. the lane stretched 29 miles from edsel rod to garrison road in stafford county. this can save you a lot of time but as the traffic gets worse,

it is toll prices go up. megan mcgrath has details. >> reporter: a leichter than sushl rush hour this morning a good day to roll out the new toll structure. no real issues this morning, but the big test will come next week when people return from vacation and hit the highway in fu >> i think folks did their homework prior to getting out there the road. they were familiar with their entry point, hopefully their exit point as well. traffic volume at the fly-over ramp or the express lanes are still very light. >> reporter: solo drivers and cars with only two people must in and out pay to use the express lanes. richard doesn't mind so long as it keeps him out of traffic. >> like this morning we left philly at 4:30 just to avoid the rush hour coming through the tolls vary. at 8:35, it cost $2.45, but

longer trips can cost $10 or more. too much for victoria hill. >> it's quicker, but the ones 95 south will be too high >> cars that are h.o.v.-compliant meaning they have three or more people can use the lanes for free, using an e-zpass flex the driver can flip a switch to the hov setting, and there would be no charge but don't try to cheat. state troopers have technology in the cruisers that tell them which setting your e-zpass is on. if you don't have three people in your car, you will be ticketed. >> this is a completely electronic tolling system. to use the lanes, you have to have some kind of an e-zpass, either the regular one or the flex. also when traveling northbound the express lanes end at edsel road and turn into traditional

hov lanes. if you are not clients, you need to get out, take that exit or also be in violation of the hov rules. in alexandria megan mcgrath news 4. president obama says he hopes to work well with the new republican congress but he's warning that he's not afraid to use his veto pin. he says now that reps are in charge of both chambers americans will look for governments, not gridlock. >> now you have republicans in position where it's not enough for them simply to grind the wheels of congress to a halt and then blame me. they are going to be in a position in which they have to show that they can responsibly govern due to the results of the midterm elens. >> the comments came during an interview with npr. first at 4:00 members of is the prince george's county school board could soon lose their tax-funded credit cards,

coming on the heels of a news 4 i-team investigation. >> rep outside the state house, coming up news 4 has learned that state legislators will consider legislation to strip the credit cards of the county school board members. you'll recall in recent weeks news 4 revealed some questionable expenses when using those cards, including thousands of dollars in pricey meals. the state legislature is set to consider this legislation when it returns january 14th. >> i trust the school board, i think they're doing an excellent job. they're wonderful people. but why put temptation in their hands? the school board said publicly there was no misuse of the credit cards, but we learned this legislation might be among the first to consider this next year. we'll explain why at 5:00. for now, scott mcfar lan, news

4. and sending prayers. >> a christmas gift unlike any other. the little boy whose christmas wish went viral and is uplifting the country. >> it could make you think twice about that extra drink on new year's eve. why doctors thing that could affect more than you think. and storm team 4 is tracking the chance of flurries. >> a flurry or two for your evening tomorrow morning as well. we're watc the vigorous storm that could impact our area off the weekend. storm team 4 will give you an early look and what it could mean when news 4 at 4:00

if you want a good night's sleep, skip the nightcap. a new stud yes says 1 out of everybody five people tongues to a nightcap but it interrupts your brain's natural wake and sleep cycles and that can lead to a restless nights. it also increases your need to go to the bathroom during the night when you should be sleeping into when the clock strikes midnight on wednesday, we know many of you will start with that resolution that will change your life for the better. >> one or two or more?

nbc's gary stryker looks as one of the most popular resolutions, doing things to improve your health. >> repor for many of us being healthier will be our number one new year's resolution but how do we stick with tha? different things motivate different people. >> for some people it really is the scary moment. it could be the person that's told you really do have all the precussers for diabetes. for other people it's friends and families having a senior knock on another senior's door and saying i'm going for a walk today. would you like to join me? that becomes the positive reinforcement. >> for six, seven years i had trouble walking. now i can walk three miles a day. so it's my first priority. >> reporter: the 25th anniversary of america's health ranks from united health foundation shows individual behavior and engaged community, public officials and the medical profession all play key roles in

promoting healthy citi. >> over the last 25 years since we've been doing this report the incident of obias why the has increased 150%. it is a frightening th >> quitting smoking, reading nutrition labels and selecting fresh fruits and vegetables not only impacts our lives, but our kids and even our econ >> the good news in america, we are living longer. the bad news, we're living lo and so we now need to move from our conversation on medical care to a conversation on living >> reporter: the centers for disease control and preven identified nutrition, physical activity and obesity as winnable battles. a conversation we should continue year round, not just for the new year. for nbc news, i'm gary stryker.

>> so what's your new years's resolution? we want to hear from you. >> find us on facebook and twitter, and join our conversation. you're doing a resolution. we always do. >> i'm doing five. >> five? i can't do that. >> i think i can keep at least one of one of them. >> i like the odds. first at 4:00 what happened and why? >> we're getting brand-new details of a tragedy. some of the courageous and frightening efforts to save hundreds of people stuck on a burning ferry at sea. >> from child star to the courtroom, the legal wrangling that will have

. new developments at this hour on the deadly fire near greece. the number dead is up to ten. >> more than 400 are safe. the rescue took more than 24 hours keir simmons reports. >> reporter: a terrifying rescues operation, a ferry on fire hundreds of passengers on the top deck. they are airlifted one by one while two jets of water are visible pouring from another ship to control the flames beneath those still treaded 148 people were reportedly still on board. some were winched to safety in groups. here a mother and two children

and apparently very young child in her arm wrapped in blue. she miles. we're okay. the ferry was headed from greece to italy. most of the 478 on board were greek. it's thought the fire broke out on the car deck before spreading. here a burst of flames. one person has died jumping from the ship. now cold is causen hypothermia. 329 are safe. some left from a container ship this morning it would reached the ferry to help before rough seas high winds and the intense fire made rescue by sea impossible. there wa no alarm, nothing, this man says everything was blocked. it was freezing cold. no help. the ferry had passed a technical inspection according to its owners but one passenger cad his wife from on board and told her they had been left to burn. meanwhile, the weather continues to see rough seas rain even

sleight sleet, tempera in 30s, so very difficult conditions. back to you. a family's memories are destroyed in seconds. a mudslide wiped out a beachfront cabin in washington state yesterday. no one was inside. neighbors saw it happened. they say it sounded like thunder. take a look now, only a pile of wood and glass left. those who live nearby say it's scary to realize there's nothing stopping another mudslide from happening.> we' windic down 2014. how's the first weekend of 2015 going to look? >> the first few days relatively quiet, but it's going to get cold. as we look at the first weekend of the 2015 it could be nasty arou but we're certainly not looking at that this evening. just some cloud cover, temperatures are cooperating, well into the mid 40s, reagan national with a calm winds that's across the area but

again it's cloud cover that we have. not until tomorrow about this time when we expect to start clearing out. for sure tomorrow morning it's going to be cold. pax river to annapolis, college park at 36 d.c. at 36 too, leesburg you folks an manassas and and that cold area continuing back into western maryland west virginia and western virginia below freezing early tomorrow morning. what are you going to need? the umbrella and ga lohse? huh-uh. just a warm jacket and light coat a sprinkle or flurry? not even enough to warrant carrying the umbrella. low 40s across the area tomorrow but fairly nice. 41 frederick, 39 gaithersburg some of the cooler readings up here. 37 to 38 degrees, call that chilly again, that's where

you're going to need the nice warm jacket. impact forecast weatherwise on the low side because we could see again a sprinkle or a flurry early in the day. a fairly quiet day coming up tomorrow. that may not be the case this upcoming weekend. storm team 4 is looking at the potential of what could be a nasty weekend. let's go to doug. >> these are very early details for the weekend. saturday and sunday a little up in the air farce the forecast. there's a storm system that will bring in snow to places like las vegas. that same storm system will move across the southwest into our region but where it goes right now, we're really not sure. two areas of low pressure one could form well to the north and west one down to the east. right now we're thinking the one to the east will be the primary areas selflow pressure. if that's the case we're on the cold side of this. we do know we'll see some form of rain or snow sometime this weekend, maybe saturday or

sunday. much more around 5:15. >> we're going to watch it closely, as far as the weekend temperatures go right now in the 40s during the afternoon hours. in the 3 overnight, again just a clans for possibly seeing some of that snow coming our way for the weekend. as we ring in the new year again it will be a cold one. there's your sunshine for new year's day at 42. early part of next week and early part of 2015. the highs in the 30s around here. we've got a lot more on tomorrow's weather, and of course 2015 new year's day coming up on news 4 at 5:00. >> thanks veronica. the '90s sitcom star accused of stabbing a man at a bar is out on bail being told not to talk about the case. his attorney asked a judge to put the case befora jury. diamond is best known for his role as screech in "saved by the bell." he was arrested on thursday. he told police he accidentally stabbed a man while trying to

defend his fiance. a hearing is set for next wednesday to determine if the case will go to trial. the boarding pass could be your tickets to meals and freebies. hundreds of wineries in the northwest offer free wine tasting for your boarding pass and some international flights even have big deals on exchange rates for shopping and tourist sites. now the stories we are working on right now in our newsroom a field fight all over again at many local schools. the renewed debate over what's under your kids' feet? d.c. ales next mayor comes face-to-face with tough questions. who . and we have new information about former president george h.w. bush his spokesperson just announced the 41st president is now breathing normally. he's still going to spend

another evening in that texas hospital where he was admitted almost a week ago. he is 91 years old, the country's oldest living president. coming up on news 4 at 5:00 we'll get an update. back to you. thank you, wendy. virginia lawmakers are gearing up for the necessary session to begin. on some of their minds is stranger laws against human trafficking. this push from senator john edwards after a roanoke county officer was unable to arrest someone for human trafficking back in 2013. he said it needs to be fully and clearly defined. he wants criminals who promise gift money or citizenship to be punished. bill stanley is also 56k9ing for stronger laws. the next session begins a january 14th. a christmas gift from all over the world, the unbelievable acts of kindness that are helping a family through one of . a weekend crash claims a

promising young life on this curb. i'm derrick

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canada. the company says the increase is necessary to help offset fuel costs. fedex plans to raise its rates next week. come out, john -- [ screaming ] >> we've got you. come out. >> this was a dramatic scene. children just barely escape an apartment fire. residents of the alabama apartment building were waiting on the lower level as two children were thrown down to them and rescued from the fire on christmas morning. six people were injured in this fire but all are expected to survive. investigators say this all started because food was left cooking and unattended. holiday greeting cards, you might have them piling up but the holiday tradition is making a big difference for a little boy in minnesota. he's 15 months old battles brain cancer as lindsey severity reports, people across the country are reaching out to offer hope. >> just a week ago, the outlook

wasn't so merry or bright. >> yeah we have a lot. >> the baby faced another week of chemo for his brain tumor. the parents needed help finding the christmas spirit. that's when they learned it takes a world to beat cancer. >> we got mail we got lots of mail. >> a family friend made a wish for christmas cards to flood his room. but the magic that arrived -- >> have a very merry christmas, little man. >> thousands of letters and gifts. much more than a sleigh. >> i'm so happy there are so many people praying for you. >> there are many praying for your whole family. >> had would read them our hug them and kiss them. it was absolutely wonderful to watch. >> the people behind every card were captivated by the smile of

a superhero, now known to many as valiant vito. that smile is constant even on this day when e's fighting a fever. >> it feels a long time just to know that people are thinking about your kid and sending prayers or positive thoughts or whatever that's what touched me the most. >> for this family the true christmas spirit was unexpectedly revealed by the story of a baby in need of a >> so beautiful. a graduating senior killed right now at 5:00 the freak accident that took the life of a fairfax teenag. >> anytime he would see us, he would always say, did you miss me? now, i guess it's to. >> and you may have seen a few flurries here and there, but we have more weather changes we are watching tonight. let's get the latest from doug. how is the weekend and the new year looking? >> we're looking at all of that right now. all of that making its way the

next couple days and the next forecast right o for that new year's day forecast. the problem lies in the weekend to see what's going to be happening them. we'll see how things have been the area for the day. high temperatures ar 48 degrees, that came after midnight temperatures fell during the morning hours. they've come back up a bit, but this is as high as we've gone today. yet was beautiful with sunshine during the asp. also some cloud cover, but not bad at all on our sunday. at a few showers, mostly? stafford county. that is the only area. just to the north of fredericksburg you may see those coming across stafford. we have seen a couple snow flurries in portions of the region. temperatures tonight, 40 degrees by 7:00. 37 degrees by 11:00, the cold

air, it is moving in. we're looking at much colder air. the coldest night, one of the coldest night just happens to be new year's eve. i have that forecast in just a couple minutes. >> thank you, doug. there's been a spike in violence over the past week here in the district. >> tonight there are no suspects in a deadly double shooting not far from a medical center the victims, a far and son found debt along southern avenue last night. then this afternoon another shooting this time along division avenue in northeast near nanny helen boroughs avenue. we have the latest. >> reporter: more violence in our city today, and today it was in broad daylight. today the victim a young man. sources say after he sways shot and lying here on the pavement some people came and went through his