there was no sprinkler system required to be in the home. but officials told me today that it would have made a difference without a doubt. the fire again was electrical in nature. there was a problem with one of the outlets near the christmas tree. it ignited combustibles and that christmas tree in the great room of the home. we're told that the tree served as sort of a fuel load for the fire, creating a virtual infern know. it went up fast. no one had a chance to get out alive. i'm told don pyle was found in the great room where the fire started. his wife sandy and their four young beautiful grandkids were on the second floor of the home in the sleeping areas. the firefighters were able to get there quickly after getting an alert from their alarm company but the house was already virtually destroyed. now, let's hear from a fire official talking more about the role the tree play nded in the fire. >> the fuel load from the christmas tree itself is what created the significant amount of fire and heat to cause the fire to spread as quickly as it

did. >> reporter: coming up on news4 at 6, it became quite clear during this press conference that investigators still have a lot of questions about what exactly sparked this fire and why it went up so quickly. we'll have more coming up on what they're going to be doing to answer some of those questions. we're reporting live from anne arundel county. doug frigid temperatures today. now we're hearing windchills into the single digit snz. >> they've been in the teens today and into the low 20 rz. temperatures on the cold side, the average high 44. this is where we were today, 38. that's all we could get, 36 in frederick. it didn't even feel that warm with the winds gusting 20 to 25 miles per hour today. take a look at the current windchill, 28 in d.c., 21 gaithersburg, 31 in culpeper and 24 toward winchester. the wind will continue to stay up through the evening hours but then start to die down moving through the evening. if you're out and about this

evening, it is going to be a cold one, 34 by 7:00, down to about 29 by 11:00. many of you will wake up to the teens, and that's the actual temperature early tomorrow morning. we'll talk about how cold things are, talk about our chance of rain and snow tomorrow. then possibly an even bigger storm on super bowl sunday. right now at 5:00 we have yet another water main break, and this one on a busy corridor to get out of town, dupont circle. news4's kristin wright is live at connecticut and "r" street. you were there when repair crew as rived. were people cheering? >> reporter: that's right. this has been going on for about six hours. it took a while for the crews to get here. with every minute as it gets colder, it's really getting worse. the pipe is right over here. you can see the all the water collecting on the ground here. it is getting slick let me tell you. you probably hear a lot of noise. look over here. this truck here, they're trying to get to an underground valve that is broken, we're told. they have to get to that valve

before they can even fix the pipe. so they're working to get down to that broken valve. we're told because it's so cold that's one of the reasons the valve is broken. it's even colder underground. they've got to get to the valve in order to turn offer the water so that they can fix the pipe. we are on "r" street right off of connecticut. "r" is closed right here on connecticut. this block up to 21st street. there is an office building located here. there is a restaurant here. not good for the restaurant business. we talked to the general manager of the restaurant here. he says this very same thing happened just over the summer. so it's a little frustrating for him because obviously this affects their business. listen to what he had to say to us a few minutes ago. so what does it mean for restaurant when this happens? >> it means a loss. a financial loss and frustration and people's reservations i

have to call and explain to them the situation. imagine people making plans and last minute saying, sorry, tonight we're closed. >> reporter: so you can understand why he is feeling a little frustrated tonight. we're told this could take several hours to fix. in the meanwhile the water just keeps coming. as i said, it's getting colder, slick. not a good place to be tonight. these crews over here are going to try to get to that valve, try to replace the valve and then shut off the water so they can then replace the pipes itself. "r" street at connecticut closed at this hour for the water main break. live in northwest, kristin wright. the giant sinkhole that swallowed a family's car should be paved over and the road will be open to traffic tonight. crews spent all day filling up the hole caused by a 12-inch water main break. the intersections became filled with water and homes in the area were flooded.

the washington suburban sanitary commission has promised to pay for needed repairs. the company also got hotel rooms for families that were displaced. but the sheer number of pipelines in need of repair are certainly piling up. "the washington post" reports that the wssc is behind schedule on a project to fix hundreds of miles of maryland's fuel lines. the environmental protection agency says they have leaked millions of raw sewage into streams and rivers. the post says the company is asking forable extension but wssc claims permit problems are the reason for the delay. for the first time, a witness is now explaining how her boss was run over in a driveway and left for dead. he's a father of three and he is clinging to life. police tracked down the woman who's accused in this hit-and-run in arlington. our northern virginia bureau reporter david culver is live along columbia pike with this new angle of the story. david? >> reporter: wendy, shaikh just

opened this business last year. he also works part time at a convenience store. all of that to provide for his wife and their three kids. but tonight he's in critical condition fighting to survive. >> she just gunned it and literally drove over nor and dragged him a little bit. >> reporter: katherine showed us the surveillance video, capturing the moments before the driver of this suv runs over katherine's friend nor shaikh. >> see, that's her. >> reporter: watch closely what happens. she sits the parked sedan, sits still. the employee comes out to tell the driver to stay parked. but the suv backs into two other parked cars, clips this nissan and heads to the exit. police tell us that 39-year-old alexandra mendez were behind the wheel. two tried to stop mendez by cutting her off at the driveway. >> she didn't want to stop. she kept going and she didn't

stop when ha maude closed the gates. she just ran through them. then to run over top of nor like she did and drag him, it's crazy. >> she kept going. >> reporter: hamad's foot got run over. we caught up with him on his way to the hospital. he was going to see nor who had been crushed twice by the suv. >> none of us thought he would live. >> reporter: this woman ran down from her office as soon as it happened. >> i didn't even recognize that it was nor because the body was so mangled up. i didn't realize that it was somebody that i know. >> nor is a good guy. i mean you won't find any better. >> reporter: join me at 6:00 tonight and i'll explain one of the quick thinking actions that one of the victims hereton took that helped lead police to their suspect. live in arlington, david culver, news4. a major break in a hit-and-run months after the crime. police have now arrested brown

of herndon. detectives say brown hit a woman on the ruston parkway near the spectrum center in november. the woman was thrown several feet. the driver never stopped. police tracked brown at his job, seized his car and plan to use it as evidence. in the past two months five pedestrians, one bicyclist have been struck and killed in eight hit-and-run traffic crashes across the commonwealth. that is why in the last half hour virginia state police sent out a warning to drivers that statement reads in part the fact that this many drivers are striking fellow human beings and then leaving them in the roadway to die and in several cases those people have been struck again by other vehicles is not just illegal but inhumane. tonight you're going to have a chance to weigh in on possible major changes to one of our region's most congested roads. vdot says it wants to put high occupancy toll lanes along interstate 66 both inside and

outside the beltway. they would be similar to the new beltway in 95 express lanes but would only collect tolls at rush hours. the first in a series of public meetings starts tonight at battlefield high school in haymarket. the maryland man involved in that amber alert allegedly had a violent confrontation with the mother of his 5-month-old daughter before he snatched the child. montgomery county police say denny drove a rental car to the home in maryland where he punched the baby's mother, threatened her with a gun, then grabbed the child and drove off in a car with the child not in a car seat. denny turned himself in last night, facing several felony charges now. the infant is okay and is back with her mother. a teenager is in custody tonight accused of setting a home on fire in prince william county. his name is anthony queens. police say he set fire to a house monday along forestberg lane and triangle. a first of its kind community outreach in fairfax

county to warn of a growing threat to children. human traffickers are targeting kids. it's the fastest growing business in organized crime and the third largest criminal enterprise in the world. and it's happening more often right here. >> we have dozens and dozens of cases, sometimes hundreds of victims involved. this can happen to your child, and it this is happening here in fairfax county and all around the region. >> the community forum gets started tonight at 7:00 at the west springfield high school. if you can't make the meeting but want to hear more about how kids are drawn into this ordeal visit nbcwashington.com. a hearing toorney general loretta lynch just wrapped up. this is the first confirmation proceeding since republicans took control of the senate earlier this month. lynch mrenched a fresh relationship with congress, also talked about the need to resolve the tensions between law enforcement and the communities that they serve. >> in my experience as a

prosecutor and united states attorney, these tensions are best dealt with by having discussions between all parties so that everyone feels that their voice has been heard. >> if appointed, lynch would become the nation's first african-american female to be attorney general. they're like a military assault team, and they're targeting local stores. tonight, news 4's pat collins has new video for you and a warning for shoppers and for local business owners. call it a no drone zone. the faa's gridiron concern ahead of sunday's super bowl.

ferndale, california. at this time, though there does not appear to be concern of tsunami or injuries. a few aftershocks have been reported. we'll continue to stay on top of this story. if we have updates we'll bring them to you from the live desk. if you have ever wondered how those terror related videos end up on youtube, officials say

because the web site is overloaded. 300 hours of video is uploaded to the site every minute. an official from youtube's paracompany google told parliament trying to prescreen those videos would be like, in her words screening a phone call before it's made. the parliament was talking about the stop of hostage videos. the feds have a warning about the super bowl. it's something we've seen in our own area. the federal aviation administration says anyone caught flying drones near the stadium in phoenix sunday will be detained, maybe even fined, possibly thrown in jail. news4 cameras captured this drone as it was flying over a high school football game in damascus last fall. the faa also bans recreational drones in restricted air space over d.c., like the one that landed outside the white house on monday. the issues of domestic violence and sexual assault,

they will be in the spotlight during the super bowl. and for the first time ever, a spot will air during the game that directly addresses those topics. it starts with a woman calling 911 to order a pizza. >> large with half pepperoni, half mushroom. >> you know you called 911. >> do you know how long it will be? >> do you have an emergency or not? >> yes. >> and you're unable to talk? >> right. right. >> is there someone in the room with you? just say yes or no. >> yes. >> it looks like i have an officer about a mile from your location. are there any weapons in your house? >> no. >> can you stay on the phone with me? >> no. thank you. >> this ad comes from the no more movement which tries to raise awareness about domestic abuse. four days to go until super bowl xlix.

and today just ahead of the big game federal agents in phoenix moved in to seize a large amount of counterfeit merchandise. jim handly is covering the super bowl for us. jim, what are you hearing about this? >> reporter: you know, chris, we see it every super bowl that counterfeit merchandise the stuff that is not the real deal. well, today the feds are ramping up their efforts as the fans start to pour in. sting separationoperations early this morning, wearing masks agents hit an apartment complex in glendale. they seized a big haul of counterfeit caps, jerseys, souvenirs, then head out for a raid at a post office. you know, a huge part of the pride in this state centers around native americans. indian land on reservations makes up about a quarter of arizona. so there is a heightened

sensitivity about our redskins back in washington. in just a bit, we'll hear from two women who were raised on reservations. but first, we break bread with them today, indian fry bread a way for them to share a piece of their culture. indian fry bread. cecelia miller was raised on this dough on the reservation in arizona. her daughter now manages this restaurant for legions of loyal fans coming from all over. so this is biscuit dough. >> correct. >> reporter: and how long? >> 20 25 seconds. >> reporter: fixing fry bread is an artform. i tried my hand at it. >> so you're just kind of turning it around in your hand and pinching the sides. perfect. then you flip it down, turn it. >> reporter: there we go. on the other side of the kitchen they're stretching and heating up paper-thin traditional flower

tortillas. >> they're over a tractor disk as we're agriculture people, we improvised, used what we could. >> at fry bread house, another tradition, a kind of hospitality passed down through the generations. >> as they walk in the door, treat them like you would your own family. in indian country it's come in, sit down, let me get you something to eat. >> reporter: when it comes to the name washington redskins the reaction here is far less than friendly. >> it impacts our brothers and sisters so that is something that is mean ingingful to them. i don't like it personally. >> in the city you've kind of gotten used to it. but on the reservation that really is i think harmful, hurtful to them. >> reporter: our thanks to them. you should know that the fry bread house won the james beard award for american classics. we've got a lot more coming up at 6:00 tonight. we'll find out how the field is being prepped in glendale, about 20 minutes away from downtown, and we're going to introduce you to a patriot representing the dmv. we'll talk to his village back

in washington, his grandmother who raised him and the coach who is his father figure. how they helped him overcome life's tallest tragedy. we'll be back live at 6:00 from phoenix. >> when you come back you have to take us to the cafeteria at the american indian museum and get us some fry bread there now that you have our mouths watering. >> reporter: come on! you've got it. >> he certainly looks so comfortable in his little short sleeves, no jacket. >> like it better when it's going to rain. >> i'm sending rain and snow toward phoenix in the next couple of days. we do have a little bit of that coming our way tomorrow. but it won't be that big of deal. let's show you what's outside right now. the one thing you know, it's cold. sunset coming in about five minutes. you can see the pink hues on some of the buildings toward downtown washington. currently 37 degrees, windchill of 28 though. we've seen that windchill all day long and it has been on the cold side. current temperature down to 30 in gaithersburg 38 in

fredericksburg and 32 in winchester. tonight is going to be a cold night. the winds will tend to relax a little bit and as they do, temperatures will fall quickly. nothing on the radar right enough. we won't see any real chance of anything falling until tomorrow right around this time. clear skies all from philadelphia right on down toward richmond. up to the north, that nor'easter, blizzard still going just to the north and east of boston. but they are done with the snow. our next storm system you can see toward chicago the leading edge of the cloud cover now making its way our way. show you future weather, hour by hour, adds we move into the overnight hours no problems. here we are 8:00 thursday morning, no worries. the clouds start to move in, but we start with some sunshine in parts of the region. we'll take you all the way through 3:00 in the afternoon. still dry in d.c. but here's where the rain is coming in. yes, rain towards the i-81 corridor, front royal toward winchester, petersburg and romney. will switch over to a little bit of snow, but notice around the d.c. metro area most of this is rain. there will be a mix, and that

could be right along 270. we talked about this yesterday from gaithersburg toward frederick. we could see a little bit of mix. watch how fast this moves. it was 3:00 to the west 5:30 around i-95. then it's gone. that's it. that's the whoille system. we're not expecting any couple late lating snowfall. it will accumulate a little bit where it's already snowed, but it won't cause any problems. here's the issue as far as the delays go on the roadways. maybe along 270 with a little bit of rain and snow, maybe back along i-81, but this is a very fast event between 4:00 and 8:00. very low impact and most of the road will be fine as temperatures should stay above the freezing mark. now tonight not even close to the freezing mark, 15 in gauge urzburg, 14 in manassas, 17 in leesburg and 18 in culpeper. a very cold start to thursday. thursday a high of 39 with the day, 36 on friday, but very windy. winds gusting 30 to potentially

40 miles per hour so that will give us a windchill. a high of only 32 on saturday and then on sunday super bowl sunday, we've got a chance of snow. and it does look like it could be all snow with a temperature of 38. how much? not enough. there's not going to be a lot of snow out there at all. but maybe one or two inches. we'll talk much more about this. this storm system is still developing. we'll continue to watch it for you right here. >> thanks, doug. a teenager classes and dies at a west virginia frat house just into the newsroom, new information from the freshman's blood tests. and amazon is moving into our area. what you need to know if you want a job and the perks for all you online shoppers. and some local bank accoun why customers were facing overdrafts and how the

the news4 consumer watch team reached out to bbnt bank after a lot of customers' accounts shows incorrect balances, even unavailable funds. >> you never want to see that. the bank noticed a processing issue that affected transactions last weekend and for some of the clients this caused overdraft fees or incorrect balance amounts to start appearing yesterday. bb & t says it has fixed the problem and has apologized to customers. a west virginia university freshman who died while pledging a fraternity had a blood alcohol level more than six times the

legal limit. police say nolan burks was given a bottle of liquor as part of a ritual before he died last november. they say test showed his blood alcohol to be a deadly 0.49. prosecutors are looking at the case to decide whether anyone will face charges. there is a controversy brewing on uva's campus tonight. a group that represents the sororities is demanding their members stop attending saturday's bid night parties at the frat houses. this is a night when the sorority sisters traditionally going house to house having drinks with friends. some of the sisters have been told they risk suspension, fines and other penalties if they violate the group's ruling, just days after the university lifted its suspension of greek life activities after a report of a gang rape at a fraternity proved to be false. new tonight, transportation reporter adam tuss uncovering documents that show exactly what should happen in an emergency on metro.

>> reporter: masked gunmen targeting mom and pop drugstores. it happened in port davis. it happened in an cost ya.

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small pharmacies in the district with military precision. in the past month, police say they've already hit up at least three different shops from capitol hill to anacostia. pat collins is live near morton's pharmacy. what do you hear pat? >> reporter: chris, it's a scary situation. these guys want drugs they want money, they have guns they have mace, and they're targeting mom and pop drugstores. january 3rd the flexcare pharmacy in the ft. davis shopping center. january 17th the grubbs pharmacy in anacostia. january 23rd morton's pharmacy on capitol hill. mom and pop drugstores targeted by a ring of masked gunmen looking for oxycodone looking for percocet, looking for cash. >> it seems like there's organized i want to say group that know exactly what they're doing. they're very methodical.

they have knowledge of the drugs, and they are quick and good at what they're doing. >> reporter: now, before they make their move they go in and case the stores check out the security cameras, figure out where the drugs may be. and then with military-like precision, they walk into the store guns drawn jump the counter and then they get busy. >> the director of the group who had the gun, he was ordering the pharmacist around, and don't call the police. if you do you'll get shot. >> reporter: now, these robbers go to great lengths to disguise their appearance, ski masks hoods, gloves. but look close at the shoes one of them is wearing. it's green. it's white. it's black. it's very distinctive. it could be a telltale clue. coming up at 6:00, we'll hear from a clerk who was inside one of those drugstores when it all

went down. she saw the gun. she got maced. her story at 6:00. live on capitol hill i'm pat collins, news4. thieves are getting a bit upscale in their attire. in frederick, maryland surveillance from gold's gym show a person of interest dressed in a suit and tie apparently robbing someone's rocker. they believe he cut off the lock, stole the wallet and replaced the lock with a new one. the stolen cards were used at several stores earlier this month. there is a push under way to expand the dna data bank in virginia. the mother of murder victim morgan harrington and sheriff of automobile more row county testified. they want people who are convicted of less serious criminal offenses in the data bank. right now only those with felonies are included. they believe the death of uva student hannah graham and others could have been prevented. the graduation rate is 90%, and yet questions are swirling tonight about the future of

montgomery county school superintendent joshua star. he may not have the support he needs to stay on when his kraktd contract expires this year. chris gordon spoke to people who are both for and against him. >> reporter: montgomery county superintendent joshua star was hired by the school board now considering whether to renew his four-year contract. "the washington post" reports that four members or half of the board may want to replace him. the reason given, he has not done enough they say to close the achievement gap between white and minority students. the president of the montgomery county pta supports dr. star. >> we've been encouraged by his support of equity issues important to the education system as well as the community. >> reporter: so you would like to see him renewed? >> i would be concerned if it wasn't renewed. >> reporter: the graduation rate in montgomery county public schools has risen 3% in the past three years. dr. joshua star issuing this statement saying i'm extremely

pleased that we are seeing results in our efforts to narrow achievement gaps and prepare students for their future. some parents oppose starr, listing other reasons. >> i don't believe his contract should be renewed. i think that he has failed to address school overcrowding. i think his proposal to demolish the blair ewing school to make way for a bus depot is foolhardy. >> reporter: these are retired montgomery county teachers. we asked some their opinion of dr. starr. >> dr. starr always had a positive impression of him as a person, his values and how he came off when you saw him in person when he came to visit our school. >> reporter: today the board of education discussed the superintendent's future in a closed-door session. they must make their decision whether or not to renew him by march 1st. in montgomery county, chris gordon, news4. an underground emergency on metro. the evacuation rules are clear. but adam tuss found out what really happened when smoke filled those subway cars on the

yellow line. mystery solved. the man's picture that went viral when he shoveled the boston marathon finish line explains why he did it. the weekend shows a storm coming in. it could affect chicken imported to the u.s. has been in the news a lot lately. and many food labels don't even mention where they came from. one way to get chicken that hasn't crossed an ocean is to look for the label with my name on it.

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tonight we have two wonderful brothers who are hoping for the kind of love and comfort that comes with an adoptive home. >> barbara harrison took them to a visit to a pretty famous

institution just across the street from the white house. >> they were welcomed in grand style to washington's famed hey adams hotel. the manager greeted us and the boys 12 and 10 were excited to learn about the amenities traveling guests, dignitaries and even presidents get to enjoy here. >> which room do you want? >> i want the barack obama one. >> that would be the presidential suite. >> wow! >> i like the pillows and the bed. >> very comfortable. you can try it out. >> but first a peek out of the window at the very impressive real estate down below. but that sumptuous bed beckoned. >> go for it. >> heath went for it. nashon tried a different approach. >> do you know what you want to do when you grow up? >> build houses. >> i'm looking for a family that will love them unconditionally and provide a safe and stable

environment. >> if i was adopted i would like to have a regular family with other children. >> someone that treats me like a nice way and someone that can treat me like a real mother and dad or brother and sister. >> they topped off their visit to the hey adams with a view from the top looking out at the white house and yauf yetlafayette park from the roof terrace. but the favorite is this, barbara harrison news4 for "wednesday's child". >> if you have room in your home for these two or another child, call our special adoption hotline, 1-888-adopt-me. apparently it's democracy nigs day. we'll show you more of the explosion that will help make way for a major change coming to maryland. >> first news4 has obtained a document that lays out the procedure for emergency

evacuations on metro. up next, find out what did not match up during this recent

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about what happened in the response to that deadly smoke incident at the l'enfant plaza station. news4 has uncovered documents that showed just exactly how this type of emergency should be handled. our transportation reporter adam tuss shows us what he found. >> reporter: heavy smoke and emergency response. so what should metro and the fire department have done? we got our hands on the metro rail transit fire rescue emergency procedures policy most recently signed by all local fire chiefs and metro in 2011. very clearly this document spells out procedures for the third rail and emergency evacuations. now, one ever the more interesting findings in this report the firefighters didn't have to wait at all to cut power to the third rail. they could have done it without notifying metro. according to this section, should fire rescue personnel directly encounter an incident with immediate danger to life safety, third rail power may be

removed by depressing the red emergency trip button found at the emergency trip station. metro's operation control center will be contacted with this action. there was some question about how long firefighters did wait to enter the tunnel. and on metro's side, the train operator of that train that was stuck in the tunnel should have been doing everything he or she could have to get that train back here to the platform. according to this section, when rail service is interrupted during an emergency and passengers must be discharged from cars, every attempt will be made to move the train to the nearest station before discharging them. passengers may be discharged from trains to the rail track bed only when no other alternatives are available. so, while we still await more answers about what did happen, here is what we know should have happened. at l'enfant plaza adam tuss, news4. >> another broken rail on the metro again caused by the cold. crews were at the green line

fixing it. yesterday there was a broken rail causing problems on the silver and orange lines. arlington county public schools has a message to all its students -- no mean tweets. school system tweeted earlier this week friendly reminder to be reexpectful when tweeting to us. we remove followers who don't. our technology policies apply in the twitter verse. a spokesman said the tweet was specifically aimed at students complaining about snow cancellation and delay decisions. it's called the oscar of teaching, and the surprise award was given to a frederick county teacher today, maggie hawk. she's in her 12th year at teaching at yellowspring elementary. she was presented with the award for her achievements, also a $25,000 award which she says will go toward her newborn son's college fund. well, we just got through one blast of wintry weather, and here we go again. >> yeah. welcome to january. >> exactly, guys. we talked about this stormy pattern and really it's been

kind of like that for the last one to two weeks. and it looks like that stormy pattern wants to continue for the next one to two weeks. take a look outside right now. a fairly nice shot. it looks pretty but it's on the chilly side. 37 but windchills into the mid-20s and we'll be dropping to around freezing by 9:00, stwo 9 by the 11:00 hours many areas already there. take eye look, 39 in rockville 36 manassas, 33 toward bowie. as the winds drop, the temperatures drop quickly with clear skies. nothing on the radar, not worried about rain or snow tonight. tomorrow however a different story. take a look at 3:00 p.m. we're fine most of the day. no problems at all. the am a.m. rush is easy. but here comes the afternoon rush 3:00, rain moving in, snow to the north. by around 5:00, it's right on through the i-95 corridor but that is it. look where it is, 5:30. it's already out of here. a very fast mover. we are not expecting much at all. best chance of snow will be around frederick toward

westminster and hagerstown, maybe gaithersburg and columbia. we're not expecting much from the storm. it will not cause a lot of problems. tomorrow saturday's storm, sunday's storm a little different. saturday is going to be one cold day. then our storm system moves in. it's going to try to bring in milder air, but it's not going to have a lot of mild air with it now. yesterday was warmer, today a little colder. it looks like this one could be mostly snow but nothing too heavy out there. but it could impact your plans if you have plans for super bowl sunday. you'll want to continue to watch the forecast. i'll have the latest information for you coming up at 6:00, then of course again at 11:00. 36 degrees on friday, 32 on saturday, windy both days. but 35 to 40-mile-an-hour wind gusts friday. then sunday there's that chance of snow around the area. some areas could see mixture and rain. then it stays cold monday, tuesday, and wednesday.

we'll talk much more about this as we move on through the night and the next couple of days. >> thanks doug. amtrak says operations are going to return to normal tomorrow following this week's winter storm. the services will run at full schedule between washington,boston. we also checked out bus schedules and they are all prailting at full strength tomorrow. there are also significantly fewer delays and cancellations at the airports. social media helped uncover a mystery in snowy boston. we now know a former marathon runner and bartender is the man who shoveled off the iconic marathon finish line. obviously nearly two years ago that was the site of a deadly terrorist attack. a resident and his friends tracked the guy down by using hash tag who shoveled the finish line. the man told boston marathon he loves the marathon and everything it stands for. that storm that hit massachusetts on monday was so

brutal that six beach homes in the town of marshfield had to be condemned. reporter michael rosenfield talked to residents trying to decide, do i go or do i stay? >> what do you do take a bulldozer to it? i have no idea what's next. >> reporter: tim is all banged up, his home didn't farewell either after the ferocious waves from the blizzard destroyed the house he's lived in for 50 years. >> nice in the summer, but these storms are just -- every one is worse it seems. every storm gets worse. that was only one tide. >> reporter: tim got injured while trying to board up his home as the storm rolled in. he got clobbered by a wave. >> well, i was trying to put the dining room table up against the slider and wham slam as you can see, it hit me pretty good. >> reporter: next door, cindy graham is packing up and moving out. she planned to evacuate, but it was too late so she rode out the storm in the home she rents.

and she, too, lost almost everything. >> it was absolutely terrifying. the waves came over the house, you know. that's something that we've never seen before. >> reporter: several homes on both brant rock beach and green harbor beach sustained major damage. gaping holes can be seen furniture ruined, rocks in the kitchen, houses encased in snow and ice. >> well, we'd like to bring it up to the same elevation. >> reporter: state and local officials toured the damage in marshfield wednesday afternoon. they say about 500 feet of seawall was destroyed and will have to be repaired. >> how high can you build the walls? the storm came in very powerful, the next one could be even stronger. we've got to figure out what the right solution is. >> reporter: utility crews still working on the power lines out here. they expect power to be restored by the end of today. in the meantime town inspectors telling us they're really still assessing the damage and trying to figure out which homes will have to be torn down. in marshfield, massachusetts,

michael michael rosenfield nbc 4. a part of maryland history blown to bits. find out what's next for this prime real estate waterfront property. prince george's county schools are seeing another rise in graduation rates. i'm tracy wilkins. coming up we talk to students who tell us they can feel the

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still weighing in on the michelle obama head scarf controversy. she joined president obama for a condolence call in saudi arraignabia after the death of the king there. the kingdom's strict dress code requires women to cover their hair. visitors, however, do not have to observe that law. mrs. obama wore long sleeves, long pants and a flowing jacket in keeping with her hosts' standards of modesty. we've seen jimmy fallon make even brian williams into a pseudo rap star. >> which is note hard to do. but thanks to a clever youtube user we're get being a look at the funkier side of our chander commander in chief. ♪ this one for them good girl great masterpiece ♪ style ♪ >> if you want to see that full clip, we just shared it on our nbc washington facebook page. back closer to home, amazon is hiring more than 1,000 workers for its new fulfillment

center opening this spring in baltimore. the $100 million warehouse is supposed to help increase selection. that may help amazon customers in our area get deliveries a little faster. the company begins typically hiring two months out before the warehouse opens. there are already job openings online for the baltimore location. we've seen it before with bridges and other buildings, but in the baltimore area today it was still pretty spectacular as a historic old furnace came tumbling down. >> but for the folks who spent decades working there, the good-bye was emotional and a little bittersweet. >> reporter: decades of hard work and memories reduced to rubble in a matter of seconds wednesday as demolition crews brought down the last real landmark of bethlehem steel, the old "l" furnace. >> it was very sad. very sad. a lot of men worked down here, 33,000 at one time. >> reporter: don warner who spent 26 years as a coal sheet

mill worker and supervisor fought back tears with hundreds of other former workers as the structure fell. >> it is emotional because this is where we lived for 26 years. i lived down here. my dad worked here. my uncle worked down here. my grandpa worked down here. everybody worked down here. >> reporter: back in 1978 the "l" furnace stood 32 stories tall and weighed more than 11 million pounds and was the largest furnace in the western hemisphere. shortly after it was built, steel workers welded the star of bethlehem on top as a symbol of strength pride and hope. >> it's been there for a long time. i never thought i'd live to see it go down. i thought i'd be long gone before it went down. >> reporter: guys like merrilldiven who spent 23 years here remember the star well. for others a carpenter and brick layer for 40 years it brings back a lot of memories. >> very sad. i mean, i came down here at 18 when my grandfather brought me

down and was here until '60 when they started laying everybody off. it's a shame. >> reporter: the demolition of the plant ha going on for quite some time moving a path for new companies to take advantage of the port, rail and proximity to i-95. still for the men and women who poured their hearts and souls into this place, it's a hard pill to swallow. >> it's sad to see go. it really is. it will be missed. coming up next there is new painful evidence of just how quickly a christmas tree can go up in flames as the big question is answered about that deadly mansion fire. >> this fire was the result of a tragic accident that occurred at the absolutely worst possible time, while the pyles and their grandchildren were sleeping. as a father of two, i can't imagine the horrendous pain of losing these innocent children. >> new at 6:00, is it something

that could happen in your home? and is there evidence from this deadly fire that could save lives in the future? good evening i'm doreen gentz letter. >> i'm jim vance. those are some of the questions investigators in annapolis are trying to find answers to. now that they know it was a christmas tree that fueled the far that killed four children and their grandparents. darcy spencer has more. >> reporter: jim, i've been covering this horrible story for more than a week now. the details coming out are truly heart wrenching. they have determined that this fire was electrical in nature. as you said, it all involved a christmas tree. many of us can relate to having a beautiful tree in our homes. this simply turned to tragedy. the atf is now going to do some testing to make sure this never happens again. investigators still have a lot of questions. the atf plans to conduct testing on additional christmas trees

just like the one that burned to see what more they can learn about the fire, how it started and why the house burned so quickly. >> continue to do some test burns and actually try ond replicate what happened at the scene. >> reporter: we now know an electrical problem with a power outlet caused a fire that destroyed what was once a beautiful waterfront home in annapolis. it ignited a 15-foot-tall christmas tree in the great room of the home, burning so quickly two grandparents and their four young grandchildren didn't have time to get out. >> the investigation team has concluded that an electrical failure ignited the combustible material in the area which quickly spread to the christmas tree and the furnishings. >> reporter: the tree was apparently in the home for 65 days. it was extremely dry. we're told itted a fire that burned so quickly it was like an inferno. smoke alarms were in the home an