world's most control film how you could soon watch it in your home. a tragic end to the search for a little frederick, maryland boy. good afternoon. remains found in columbus ohio are believed to belong to a 14-month-old. scott, more on what we're learning the boy's mother being held on bond in the columbus jail video. this is e area it was discover today. the body was in a tote bag partiay submerged in a creek. she left maryland two weeks ago d took cameron and the sick-yead daughter with her. she told the father she left cameron on a stranger's porch. her attorney said she made up that story. she had been staying with a friend and it was information

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maryland. his attor argued it would be imposs for him to get a trial and wanted to better prepare. jury selection begins monday and he faces 30 charges at that mayor ro finish line. he has pleaded not guilty. the last four death sentences on death row will have their sentences commuted to life. martin o'malley says executing them does not serve the public good. when maryland's general assembly abolished capital punishment on death row they were already on death row. the daughter of the victim killed by one of the inmates says she's devastated. there are more options watching sony's picture "the intervie it is making the satire available on leading cable and

satellite providers. you can watch it on demand on comcast, cox and timewarner cable and a handful of other timewa provider it will be a pay-per-view movie. the cost $5.99. the film about the assassination of north korea's leader will also be available on playstation network starting tomorrow. less than eight hours to go un2015 arrives. a live look at moscow where the clock just struck midnight at the top of the hour. thousand are celebrating watching firewor in the heart of red scare. in our area thousands of people expected to take part in first night celebrations some already in full swing. and checking out the festivities at first night alexandra in its 20th year joining us live from old town. >> repor hi there, can you feel the competitive spirit.

families are scattered around for a scavenger hunt and 500$500 is the prize and kids very focused on winning this very competit very focused. this is e h of alexandra. 10,000 people a lot goes into it. we can show you a little earlier here in alexandra, people getting tables set up trying to get ready for the young crowds that will fill in here and gearing up for performances and ultima fireworks at midnight. that's a big draw for a lot of people in this area northern virgin given its run for two decades, organizers tell me this spans a few generations. we have parents who tell us they tame here as kids and now they're bringing their kids. have a lot of grandparents bringi their grandchildren. it is a tradition. let me show you

how far this spans across the area. i have about two dozen perfore venues and events set up activities. it's not free for adults 20 bucks for adults to set up. if you're military you get one adult badge for free and kids under 13 free. free for the kids and adults have to pay. it will last until midnight. a long night for the folks at alexandr > coming up at 5:00 we tagged along with families going up and down king street. we told you, the competitive and we will tell you how competite they are and how that has become a tradition for them. > all eyes will turn to the big event tomorrow. the winter classic game featureing our own washington capitals. the game will get under way tomorr afternoon. hi guys. >> hey, jim. it's new year's eve and classic

winter eve. i have to tell you if you can't hear it behind me the excite has already started. it looks beautife is all ready to go and now exciteme it's not been a very busy day here at national park for the guys. the captain, alex ovechkin walking out to the ring for the first time. he and his teammates had a practi session. after that practice session, they took a team photo in their winter classic uniforms. after practice there was a family skate that took place, a very nice atmosphere at national park. not your typical hockey game tomorr but nonetheless, these capita players expect to come out on top. >> tomorrow no excuses or crutches no excuses, we came he to play a hockey game. might look different around us but we're playing the same game we always do and we want the

same result we always expect. big game taking place, big news coming to ashburn with the redskins today, general manager bruce allen who hadn't spoken to the media since august finally stood up at the podium at redskins park and took a lot of questions and today he had a message for redski fans. >> we hear them. we hear them. i get to talk to them about their disappointment. over the next month or so we'll have this going in the right directio>> h says there's going to be lots of changes to the coaching staff, not only the coaches on the field but also in the front office. we're going to have lots more informat from that bruce allen press conference as the latest firing on the redskins staff, we will have that on news4 at 5. i'm dianna russini.

this is jason pugh. we will send it back to you. >> you can get all the informn you need on our page on nbc go to the home page and check out the winter classic question. the question is tonight will the weather cooperate for the game tomorrow and for your new ye plan. >>o doug cameron on the weath center. is the new year coming in like a lion or lamb? >> depends how you look at it. for those going to the winter classic, they really want it to cold. cold temperatures highs in the 30s. 39 in d.c. the only third time we have been below 30 degrees. windchil in the 20s. 23 right now in gaithersburg. for that winter classic, perfect for the game. it will feel like temperatures the low to mid-30s. if you're going to the game dress accordingly.

43 degrees at 3:00 p.m. about the time they start the third quarter. a bit chilly but not bad at all. >> thanks. someone in our area is about to get some extra pocket change. why you could be starting out the year as a millionaire. why this year's flu season is unlike any other. how you can get as a small business

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. there's a search under way for a woman i suspected of killing another woman christmas eve. she live hankerstown and maryland have issued an arrest warrant for a 19-year-old charging her with assault.

smith and terry were passengers in a car a man was driving and the suspect told him to pull over and shot the victim several times and told him to drive to new yo city. people are packing doctors' offices with people miserable from the flu. the cases are hitting earlier this season and are more severe. the catch is it is only catching about half the flu strains much later than usual. when youd treat your sympto and when it's time for extra help. training babies with caffei and vying aaviagra. why doctors are recommending this unusual treatment. counting down just a few hours left in 2014 the prep to make sure the world's biggest new year's celebration goes off without a hitch.

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for billions of people it is here. 2015 arrives with bang across the world. as usual, sidney australia was th bring in the new year. organize say a million people lined the harbor to watch.

it is 1 a.m. in the city of air era arabi and millions gathered to see the skyscraper there. more than a million people are expected to be in new york at midnight. nbc sarah dollop is there with a live look at the festiv drop. >> repor good evening. it is one of the biggest celebrat in the world. time sque is shut down and transfor into this giant bundled up and ready to celebrat than a bundled up in new year. >> we will have coats and scarves and freezing our tails off to watch that big beautiful ball drop. >> repor it is a bucket item

worth so much to so many with a trip across the country or the pond. just everything. the place -- there is so much to take in. >> repor organizers spent hours making sure it lives up to expectatio scorch drop and new panels on that sparkling crystal ball. every year waterford replaces about 10% of the crystals. they've been a wonderful partner. >> repor security is as tight as ever. authorits know of no specific threats but will be on high alert with plain clothes detect and police offices patrolli the crowd. we will be patrolling by air, the sea and the ground and subway system. >> reporr: all to make sure 2015 gets off to a safe and celebry start. right now is all about the dress

rehearsa. we have florida-georgia line warming up behind me. organize run the ball through several tests and passed with flying colors and now the crowd is waiting for everything to get started, jim and pat. >> have fun down there for us. >> going to be a frigid night in the big apple. it will be very cold. last night, very cold. we were down to 20 degrees at midnight. i think that will be the case again tonight. if you have any aspirations to be out around the midnight hour bundle up. it is cold right now. 39 degrees. that 39 has come with plenty of sunshine all day today. it hasn't been enough to warm us up. take a look at the numbers. 32 in gaithersburg. 39 in fredericksburg. at or freezing in some location you can tell where things will be tonight.

you want it dry and cold enough to feel seasonal. this might feel a little colder. look at 11:00. 33 in d.c. 20s in the suburbs and 23 midnig as fireworks go off in the alexandria area. and fireworks go off. really that's the only thing on the map. more clouds and cold air making its way down canada and why we have the cloud cover in the great lakes. for us another cold and clear night. 27 in d.c. 19 in gaithersburg 19 in manassas 18 in martinsburg and 22 in fredericksburg. tomorrow temperatures will be a little bit warmer and we will have a little more wind as well leadin correspond windchil. 44 in gaithersburg 40 towards winchest. plenty of sunshine. if you're heading to the winter classic, bundl up for that

too. bla if you can. travel sunglasses in the car around town. exercise in the new year we have those new year's resoluti be ready for the cold. if you're out and about, the coats and hats heading to the new year's sales out there. do they have new year's sales? i don't know. weather will have a low impact on your day, just going to be on the cold side. we stay cold through friday high of 47. not a bad day, friday looking pretty nice. rain moving in and i'm not looking for much rain and the haven't overnight saturday into sunday. look at sunday's high. high near 60 degrees. 41 on monday, 48 on tuesday, yes, chance for light snow tuesday but not thinking of anything. we will keep an eye out for it. the cold air and then the rain.

>> thank you, doug. it's a surprise ingg youth for two very grownup drugs given to the tiniest babies in hospitals. doctors are giving caffeine to stimule a premature's diaphrag lung and brain. some are born with pulmonary hyperten and the medicine for that is viagra. n why they're preemies these drugs. >> we found with small premature infants they' breathing is stronger and better with caffei and use viagra for blood flow. >> they have to be extra careful and modifying the treatment so the drugs only provide the benefits wit the side effects. hmm. well well who knew? >> the wonders of modern medicine yes. it could be the hottest giveft of the new year.

>> we will tell you why apple's next big thing may not be somethg that sounds like a phone call. and getting around town

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an alleged incident earlier this month. a spokesman said sanders will not travel to the next game while they' b investig. he's been there for more than a decade and responsible for launche ray rice investn earlier this year. the final surviving passen from that burning italian ferry are now safe. the ship carry ingg 49 survivors was diverted making it an 11 hour journey to dry land. more than 400 people had to be rescued a it went up in flames over the weekend. at least 10 people were killed. the wreckage is being towed into italy and they're trying to determe what started the fire. a nurse who was contract ed the ebola was allowed to leave london'sy cleared to fry home to glasgow just months after being diagnod with ebola. she had spent months in south

and now being treated in isolatn at a london hospital. > many of us will be heading outside to ring in the new year. even if you don't plan to drink, many others do. help to get you home safely in the wee hours of 2015. no matter what you decide to do tonight, make sure you stay safe. on way to do that is with a free ride home. the washington regional alcohol program is offering sober rides help discourage drunk driving. l you need to do is caught 1-800-20 and they will pay for your cab up to 30$30 until 6:00 tomorrow morning. if you're going to take the metro train, it will be open two hours longer to 2:00 a.m. and starting at 7:00 a.m. on new year and then extra trains

to accommodate the winter park. and between 12:30 and 2:30 in the morning are high peek hours and suggest ordering a car before or after that time. if this is too much information to remember visit our nbc washin ap or facebook page. have a good one. the year of 2014 will be a year of protests. will the demonstrations carry on until 2015. a young mother gunned down by her own toddler. what police are saying about the shooting inside a wal-mart. a new warning from doctors. just as many of you get ready to tackle a big

it could be the gadget that everyone is talking about in 2015, what cod be a new project from apple that could change everything. washington is town where people love the restaurants what you could soon see on your menu. storm team 4 is tracking the start to the new year. >> we have fireworks behind us, first night alexandra. 34 at 9:00 32 cold tonight at midnight. happy ne year, i have the rest

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as we say so long to 2014 we want to hear from you about the stories that get you going first at 4. >> like us on facebook and on twitter. a former congressman from virginia wi be honored next week. herbert harris the ii died on

christmas eve. government flags will beiúx lower half-staff. he served from 1975 to 1980. before that he was on the fairfax county board of supervisorsnd involved in the construction o metro rail. herbert harris was 88. it is just about time to file your 2014 tax returns. despite last minute changes, the filing:ráq will start right on time. the irs will begin accepting electronic resistancer januar 20th 11 days earlier than last year and most refunds will be returned in approximately two electronically exercising in cold weather can increase your chance of getting injured. the national cold weather

associationw knew there was such a thing. wear layerso ur body adjust. being in thee cold too long can let hypothermia build up. and chi@% o tolerance for cold and may need more time away from the cold. if you dine out a lot, you will soon see more information about the calories you're consuming. a new associate prest gfk poll says most americans want calories labelled at fast food rounds and grocery stores. at the same time,ost don't want to see them at coffee shops and theaters and amusement parks. the food & drug administration will soon begin enforcing new rules with restaurants with 20 or more locations that sell prepared food will have to display calorie content on all menus and displays. lots of speculation about apple's next big thing. it could be a high-tech pen.

it just took out a patent for a high-tech device called a communicati stylist. you can write on any surface and see your handwriting on any device. it has sensors and storage and transmitter connect with digital devices. finding a needle in a haystack. why the search for a downed plane just got more complicated than it already was. >> it's the new year's million os of

welco back to news4 at 4.s we have a team of reporters covering all the big stories on this new year's eve. >> for what you can expect for new year's and big concerns what's flying over your home. first at 4, new concerns over body wreckage in asia air's plane crash. bad weather is slowing the effort today. jennifer johnson reports searchers are determined to find that black box and solve the mystery of what happened to flight 8501. >> the uss sampson isamong several ships using sonar to search the java sea for key pieces of asia flight qz85011. >> the weather is not looking good the next two or three days

that. is slowing us down. they did inform me the ships are looking to operate 24 hours which is verencourageing. >> report invesgo know the plane dropped quickly but why. aviation experts say it's crucial to find the cockpit >> those are the two critical things behind the recovery of the victims is getting those recorders. they are going to tell the tale of thisq:wt airasia tragedy. >> reporte clues may also come from their bodies. so fa2 ç just a handful have been found including a flight attendant. >> tr to identify what types of injuries caused their death, whether multiple force trauma or other 5ñthings. >> reporter: as shipping containers e empty families are in anguis from the bottom of my heart i want them to be alive.0nx now investigators begin the

difficult task of collecting dna from relatives. >> some of the bodies were fully clothed, an indication the plane was intact when it hit the water and indication of an aerodynamic stall. first at 4, brand new dramatic vid of that deadly fire aboard a ferry that captured the world's attention this week. two passengers captured this video on cell phones as smoke plumes poured. the men who shot this video were saved but at least 11 people have now been confirmed dead, bad weather hampered rescue efforts. >> joinin us now on more weather with the big holiday tomorrow. you will be at nats park with diana dinaniin the winter classic. >> that's the only thing they want. the only thing they're asking for, can we get enough cold weather. looks like theye got it. we're dealing with sunshine and

the ice at the start may have glare to it and in the afternoon, no problem. temperature on the cold side, sun making its way down at 4:36 in about eight minutes. temperature dropping down to 32 degrees the freezing mark. bundle up. 32 ingaithersburg, 34 in bowie, 34 in huntington windchills in the 30s. it will feeli 20s around 7:00, with a 5-10 miles an hour wind. 10:00, near 20"nñdegrees. and byfwu 1:00, temperatures in the teens. >> no ra or snow to deal u)u$. driving shoul't be a problem. always give yourself extra space between you and that driver in front of you. especially a night like tonight. >> sunny and cold. tomorrow temperatures warmer

than this. high temperatures around the 44 degree mark with a windchill 45 today. 47 degree on friday. friday looking like a great day. tomorrow tomorr cool and breezy tomorrow. not expecting much of a breeze. 43 degrees on saturday. and sunday, 60 degrees. look at that! we're talking a good chance of rain and mostly saturday afternoon in the overnight hours the haven't and moves out sunday morning. most of the day sunday may be drier side, especially noon hours. don't cancel plans. i'm still+v ] trying to go skiing saturday or sunday. temperatures 38 degrees tuesday. your weather app download it any time on google play and itune

store especially with]p what's happening th weekend. a wintry blast hitting parts of the country. could be worse, we know. heavy snow caught many by surprise, drivers in san bernardino mount)á.uyy nearly 200 people were stranded in their cars overnight. it took fire department ss to rescue many and many had to go to fire departments for shelter and many determined not to let the holiday weather deter their plans. plans. some had to be towed and those who did get through had chains on their tires. and snow fal in a surprising place, las vegas. mike seidel with how it could impact celebrations there. >> reporter:ooafternoon.

for the first time in four years, its÷ snowed. not much. the temperature is 34 degrees. windchills running 20-25. this is a city that typically sees highs on new year's eve, between about 65 and 60. the last time they had an inch of snow1á$5 was six years ago. only four ; m, in 35 years have they measured more than an inch in las vegas.9p"eìáhp &hc% will stay cold. time to layer up for new year's a/j4u eve. they will shut down las vegasw< boulevard so everybody safe. they won't haveubic to k'f1á$)dñ about traffic. they wil havev about being chilled because windchills at the stroke of midnight will be down low in the mid 20s and will warm up to the mid-60s. flakes, rare snowflakes this morning in las vegas. i'm weather channel

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federal prosecutors in theéwy bob mcdonnell case say he's trying to avoid punishment and asking a judge to reject community se instead of jail time. prosecutors filed papers tuesday and ht want a 10 year jail

sentence. mcdonnell's lawyers say that's too harsh and three years of community serce is enough. in september, a jury convicted mcdonnell of 11 counts of corruption. wh a year it has2ibeen. 2014 has been filled with highs and lows. this year, we covered it all. we looked at all the big stories in washington a came up with the top four of 2014. news4's aaron gilchrist counts them down. >> reporte the top four stories of the past year will have lasting effects on our region. we begin with the virginia bombshell. in septem a jury convicted former governor bob mcdonnell and his wife, maureen of public corruption ge of accepting gifts and loans in exchange for giving gifts and favors to supplement ow jonnie williams. he is the first former governor of the commonwealth to be convicted of a crime and the two will be sentenced next year.

>> we're certainly sad to report and announce the passing of the honorable marion s. barry. >> reporter: the former d.c. mayor and councilman died in november. he was praised for his work to improve social services and he !@ s created the city's youth jobs programnde equally was famous for hist and conviction on drug charges. thousands came to say good-bye as he lay in repose and at the washington convention center. he wasú@@z 78 years old. uva student hannah graham disciplinen9k september a her(uoy body was found a few miles away from where the suspect once lived. he's awaiting trial. uva made national headlines in a "rolling stone" article concerning student who said she was raped by seven men at a

frat house and the university temporarily suspended all activity at the frat house. the story began to unravel and "rolling sto" ed and apology saying t reporter did not talk to the men accused of the crime. >> the number one story in our region was the ebola outbreak. we had scared untrue and doctors treated ebolts at the national institutes of health in bethesda and researchers are testing an ebola vaccine that could one day save lives around the world. that's your year in review. i'm aaron gilchrist, news4. >> that's only the beginning. you can see on your app the top 25 stories and some stories that made the list may surprise you. news4 at 5 starts now with jim and wendy.

>> i'm doroy experience at prince george's county where they're investigating the shooting death of a cab driver on new year's eve. you will hear from another cabbie and why they continue to work in this dangerous job. we're talking about a lol epidemic epideme flu, even if you have the[ueñvaccination. we have team coverage on the countdown to 2015. we now know the name of the man who was murdered inside a72co cf1 o taxicab in prince george's county but don't know why he was killed. kil > taxi driver is speaking why he says there are more safety conrn than ever. >> reporter: e live at prince george's police headquarters, e they continue to investigate being a cab driver is one of the most dangerous jobs.

a cab driver said they operate on faith because they never know who's sitting behind them. >> we do things by faith. >> reporter: peter adams the iii sits in his cab at the metro station waiting for a fare, the same place where his fellow cabbie picked up a passenger tuesday nig and ultimately lost his life. he says crimes against cabbies are getting worse. >> i've had people get in my cab cuss me out, call me everything et the son of god and kick my cab and try to;/'kbreak my windows. you let them go. >> reporter: the silver cab company confirmed the murdered driver as yaya. he was 25 years old and worked for the company about a year and a half and from ethiopia and lived in an apartment in d.c. the last few