now m in mexico. a search under way tonight for a virginia hiking in the mountain s wife tells news 4 about one of his last text messages to a friend. breaking ne in politics. liberal giant and former new

yor m cuomo dies ons son is sworn in for a second term. and caps players shares of a winter classic tha me than lived up to its name. good evening, i'm chris lawrence. and doreen have the night with the search for a local man missing in the mountas of mexico. hari simn lives in virginia and it's been days since anyone has seen him. his friends a family are looking f him. jackie bn jt spo with his wife and has the latest. >> chris, she is in mexico and despery trying to get additi resources to the area to help with the search. >> the website, find hari simran is heading the s this photo was sent to a friend on december 30th. about three hours into what was

supposed to be a short hike c be seen pointing to the se of yoga retreat held near a town 30 miles south of mexico city. his wife who also attended the retreat spoke to news 4 by phone from mexico. >> he was wearing shorts and tennis shoes, t-shirt. he had af w in a metal bottle. he had his cell phone. he had a knife underneath his clothing. he had a very small handful of trail mix. >> smith says the terrain is daunting. [ inaudi] -- helicopter. we chartered our own helicopter and the federal police came. he has friends all over the world and we put this out like on facebook and on twitter and we created a web page and the

support all over the world is pouring in. >> emily smith says her husband is an experienced hiker, but she worried he may be injured. she says searchers have not consis had a helicopter with infrared radar available to them and that long with long-range radios would help tremen as the searchrows increasi desperate.e new year is tingedh sad in the empire state. a lot of new yorkers ag the news that former govern mario cuomo has died. he died shortly after was sworn in for his second term as governor. he was 82 years old, the son of it served three terms asgovern in the '80s and early '90s. mario cuomo was celebrated nation for attention to social justice. democrats repeatedly urged him to run for president. mayor bill de blasio ordered all flags in new york city to fly at

half-mast in cuomo's honor. al sharpton called him quote, the last liberal giant of new yo politics and a philosopher at heart that always saw the bigger picture. chris ch called his fellow american a role model and strong eloquent leader who loved new y and its people. tonight d.c. police are searchg for f men suspected in a violent kidnapping. it happened yesterday along alabama avenue southeast. the victim tells police the men sexually assaulted him. but as derrick ward reports, invests don't have much to go on. >> police say it happened on decembt, around 10:30 in the morning, a man was kidnapped by four assailants in a minivan. the victim was driven to a location and sexually assaulted by two of the assailants. at tpoint, police have a vague vehicle description and

four suspect descriptions but what's unusual about this case is that the victim and the suspec are all male. it's not as unusual as it may seem. the national center on domestic and sexual violence says recent revelati regarding male on male abuse in the military have eroded reluctance to report such crimes. cite a study that says 1 out of 7 males reports being sexual assaulted in time they reach 26. meanwhil d.c. police are asking anyone with informa on this reported assault to contact them. in congress heights, derrick ward news 4. today in maryland some neighbs c they have to feel safe after a shoot-out and murder at their apartment complex. car was riddled with bullet holes. d pole towed it from the area. investigs s stefan powells killed

on the top floor of the parking garage and his killer i the comp has extra security on detail and police have increased patrol. residents and get new dead bolts but have to pay $50 to get them a husband is in jail accused of killing his wife inside a friend's house. police say john shertas wife over and over again. police say erika sherwood went there after she got into a fight with her husband. neighbors were sleeping but woke up to the sound of someone screamwog placed cust a neighbor shot this video. a few minutes later, he realized e people eating and working inside had no idea it was on fire. it's the district 2 bar and grill on wiscons avenue. the man ran into the restaurant

to let them know. >> so i ran over and explained to them the roof of the building is on fire. you all need to get out of here. >> everyone did manage to make it out safely but firefighters had to shut down wisconsin avenue just north of the nation cathedral. that road did re-open later in the afternoon. well maybe they should call this one an instant classic. tonight cap fans are smiling about the winr classic and the team's big win over the blackhaw. a was there and has more on this memorable game. >> yeah, chris i'm still smiling. it's the winter classic, as if it needed any moe won it in the final seconds of the game practically at the buzzer. a crowd of 43,000 people packed nats park for this years' winter classic. period tied at 2. ovechkin attacking. breaks his stick. brouwer grabs the loose puck

fires fra e throwing their seat cushio out. they are just loving it. a thrilling 3-2 win and a day they'll remember long after they're done playing. >> one of the most memorable things from tonight will be obviouyt goal but the introd beforehe game. you know us standing side by side on the reflective pond while the anthem is going on. so i would say that set the whole tone the mood for the day. and we were fortunate enough to get the win. >> a that crowd of 43,000 something to cheer for this season. many actually stayed in the stadium today for a good 30 to 40 minutes after the game taking in the beauty of nats park. lots more on the winter class nick ten minutes. send it back to yo looking forward

to that. doug is part of our coverage out there all day. perfect winter for the winter classic. the question now, is it go stk around? >> and they didn't let me stay for the 11:00 news. i don't what happened. but such a great day down there, but weather absolutely perfect today, plenty of sunshine. high temperatus in the low 40s. couldn't get much better. tonight, still in around the 40-degr mark. we are a lot warmer overnight tonight than last night at this time. do not expect that really cold start as we did early this morning. we'r watching the rain to the south. rain will be making its way our will have an effect on your weekend. i'll show you which parts in my forecast. thanks doug. new at 11 we're trying to learn an apparent stabbing in south.r tonight, our news 4 camera captured paramedics

putting the victim into the ambulanc say someone stabbed the victim in the arm multiple times, but they haven't released details on who did it or why. montgomery county residents are afy the traush s strike. they're being asked to put trash out anyway. since there were no collections today, the holiday slide is in effect. thur and friday pickups slide back monday. so thursday customers will have trash picked up tomorrow. friday on saturday. a new year means the people of d.c. will have a new mayor. tomorrow morning, vincent gray will hand over the city's seal in a ceremony at 9:30. and muriel bowser will take over as the district' seventh elected mayo three days of inaugural events kicked off this morning as mayor elect bowser led a fresh start 5k run.

ne another day of in the java sea for victims of the deadly plane crash.t we hear from the father of one victim who took a picture on the plane just minutes before takeoff. and only news 4 gets an inside cameras are used in local scho

there are more eyes than ever on your kids and a news 4 review found local schools have installed hundrs of new securi cameras in recent months. there are now some 30,000 cameras in our schools.

they help police investigate some crimes. but some parents question whethee t tools. >> i don't think it's necessil going to prevent things. we'd like to have people watching the cameras or being on the gr reason there are so many is that government agenci gave sl districts a lot of grant money to buy them e recent schoo shooting > general motor is kicking off the new year with yet another recall. this one affects about 84,000 trucks the an issue that could make the ignition get stuck. it suburbs suburbans, silverados tahoes and escalades. gm says there have been no crashes associated wi the recall but the company had to issue 84 recalls in 2014. you can check to see if your being is on the list at nbc washingt.> so far in indonesiania search teams have recovered nine bodies fm t airasia crash.

new tonight, katy tur reports on the ordeal some families are facing as they wait r loved ones. >> it's morning here in indonea and the weather is a problem once again. still they were able to recover bodies eight and nine yesterday. but family members are now saying that they do not believe that anybody survived. the start of 2015 in surabaya was marked by the arrival of coffins. victim give a number and a ceremoni tribu by military personne so far, only nine of the 162 passenge on board have been recovere center family members waited for word. among them joseph. he showed us what could be the last photo taken of his son. a m inside the cabin with him and his three friends five minutes before takeoff. >> do you guys think that you're going to be able to handle this if you get the worst news? >> we have to handle it.

because we have to facing the fact that this airplane has crashed. today in a dark polished casket topped with flowers, the body of lutfiah hamid was reunit with her family. she was the first passenger to be identified. airasia personally seeing the return of their loved one's remains. as here grieving relatives laid her to rest more families stilnews. >> once they find the wreckage the prior will be to recover the bodies and then look for the boxes upon. but they want to know what ha to this plane as quickly as they can. in surabaya indonesia, katy tur, nbc news.

>> on the ground. this was the area's first new ye with snow on the ground since 1960. from snow to ice, drivers in north texas were urged to stay off the roads because of freezing rai a sleet. a lot of roads were coated with up to a quarter inch of ice, whh made driving treacherous to impossible. they're expecti more freezing rain tonight be it changes to a cold rain tomorrow. we say all that to say, we are in pretty good shape around here. >> we are. and that storm's coming our way. as we talked about earlier this oo waiting for real good snow. others saying nah, i'm good. but rain is coming in this weekend. towards nats park tomorrow the winter classic is going to be happening. no that happened today. and wow, that was amazing. just a great atmos

there. 43,000 people packing nats park earlier today. 40 degrees, the current temperate. windchilte is much warmer now than last night at this time. in manassas up two degrees from last hour. 42 in fredericksburg. so areas, the temperatures have bn goingup. we have a wind helping to bring in warmer air. storm team 4 radar all clear. no area was clear earlier, but now starting to see clouds moving in. those clouds will continue to push in. as we widen out, look where they're coming from. that freezing rain down towards e around e dallas area. especial towards west texas. all of that moisture heading our way, but high presl the rain to the south of us during the day tomorrow. so we'll see the cover, but the rain's going to wait on weather, friday 8:00 a.m. clouds around

it's not going to be too heavy until later in the evening hours. overnigh 12:45, midnight around the sunday morning hour, oe wetter side of things. by 9, 10:00 on sunday, things t better. saturday you need the umbrella. 37 degrees overnight. d.c. and fredericksburg 34. martinsb far cry from the 21s we saw earlier this morning.

52 to fredericksburg tomorrow morning. that will come with plenty of cloud cover. well above average. outlook, a gorgeous friday. keep moving it's going to be okay ee green lights all the way around. t and about, take that warm coat or jacket. the rain as i mentione moves in during the day on saturday. [ inaudibl looking pretty nice actual with some rain early, but then clearing skies. now, we will see 41 degrees on monday. the bottom falls out. right now, a slight chance of showers, that would be on tuesday, but again, that's about it. >> 30 looks more appropriate for january t that 64. [ in all right.

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>> this is the xfinity sports desk brought to you by xfinity. your home for the most live sports. usually in sports we're talking hard numbers, who won, who lost. but all i heard today was this feeling in the park today. >> i know. i've covered super bowls, tourna championships, this was somethi really different. i don't to say it matched that but it was in the same arena, so to speak the excites the fans everyone was into it. that's what we expect. we knew it would be an event but i think we all forgot

we're in the third now, under 20 seconds to go and it's troy brouwer playing the role of hero scores the game winner against his former squad, capita win it 3-2. >> when i saw the puck at his feet and he broke his stick, o keep it alive. i turned around threw it to the net, i'm not even sure where it

it's all new yeay right now. battle of jameis winston and marcus mariota. win on the field tonight. and it wasn't winston. fourth quarter. he can'ta rece. holds the ball, slips an goes flying. y washington who returns it 58 yards for a

it's a touchdown, ohio state down a point just before the half. that game in the third quarter. ohio state now up by six points. meanwhil our play of the day. from the cotton bowl baylor and michigan state. mcgowan is a 390-pound back. look at that big man go. rumbles in from 18 yards out. and the celebration. >> don't try to pick him up. >> i know. >> what a good time. they go on to lose it 42-41. so general manager bruce allen told the redskins' fans change is going to happen. it's going to happen soon. well it looks like the redskins are already at work trying to

find a defensive coordina we were told the team is lining up interviews with 49ers defensivr vic fangio, defensive coach ed donl and joe barry. fangio you might remember him, was one of the guys we were talking about as a head coach cae for jay gruden got hired. e most important thing the ree out f they'll a 3-4, or 4-3, that will determine the kind of player and

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