. tonight, 86 water main breaks in d.c. in less than a month. the latest one is on one of the district's most heavily traveled

areas. >> right now, crews are working to fix the break at connecticut avenue and r street northwest. >> reporter: this is the hole that you've heard and seen everywhere today. social media, earlier on our show. that's not the whole in question tonight. there's another one just over here on the sidewalk and that we understand, at this point is the probably. apparently it involves a valve that is down in there and because there are gas and electrical lines so close, the d.c. water workers have to do this by hand. this was supposed to be wrapped up by 2:00 a.m. it may take a little longer and news4 has learned that they have identified another issue in this busy area that needs repair. the utility will coordinate with commercial properties in the area before doing that work.

d.c. water crews worked into the evening trying to repair a broken water service line under the streets of connecticut avenue and r street northwest. some businesses chose to close early rather than risk being caught without water. among them popular italian restaurants. by 8:00 p.m. not being used due to the cold weather. >>. >> each one is expected in the situation and people are making plans and they say, by the way -- >> restaurant manager tells news4 this is not the first time this has happened. >> especially if this happened a year ago, you know i mean same location and same everything.

>> reporter: and back out live now, you can see this is the problem when water mains go for a while without being discovered you get ice and dangerous situations for everyone. jackie benson news4. >> thank you, jackie. we take the weather now and the wet streets could be iced over. meteorologist doug kammerer is joining us. >> take a look at the numbers. it's freezing everywhere. below freezing as jackie just showed you. 21 in gaithersburg. we're going to continue to drop as the temperatures go because of the clear skies. winds are starting to die just a little bit we will see clear

skies. it will bring a mixture of rain and snow that could affect your afternoon rush tomorrow. we'll talk about that and the weather for super bowl sunday. >> thanks, doug. fire investigators say that a christmas tree helped fuel the flames of a massive fire at a mansion in annapolis a few days ago. tonight, investigators say without a doubt sprinklers would have made a difference. our darcy spencer reports that sprinklers may be required to be put in new homes. >> reporter: they could opt out of the lay requiring sprinklers in new homes. that is about to change. but tonight, the state fire marshal told me he's concerned that some lawmakers may try to keep that exemption. >> reporter: would a sprinkler

system have prevented the death of those in this water front mansion? >> without a doubt. >> reporter: starting in june all new homes in maryland will be required to have sprinkler systems but the fire marshal says some lawmakers are considering repealing the law because it will increase the cost to home buyers. >> we're hoping that they don't. we're hoping that this case shows the importance. >> reporter: investigators learned that a fire started at an outlet that was powering 15,000 lights on a 15-foot christmas tree. the tree had been up for 60 days and it was dry. they had no time to get out. >> christmas trees, when they are dry, they burn quickly. >> reporter: they will recreate the fire using a tree like the one in the mansion as they continue to investigate how the

fire ignited and why it was a virtual inferno by the time firefighters got there. >> maybe not keep the tree up as long or that type of thing. >> reporter: tonight i reached out to a maryland lawmaker who in the past has expressed concern about mandating sprinkler systems in home because of the affordability, that it could increase the cost of homes to people who can least afford them. i did not receive a call back or answer to my e-mail. reporting live from anne arundel county darcy spencer, news4. >> and the boone pyle family released a statement. "while the explanation that has been shared with us today does not bring us solace." >> and dry christmas trees can burn up in seconds. this shows what happens to a tree that has gone without water

for a week. we have just learned that one of the hostages killed in a standoff in australia last month was killed by bullets fired by the police. it happened at a chocolate cafe in sydney australia. a ricochetting bullet hit katrina dawson and was killed. that prompted a police raid at the cafe. 16 other hostages were not injured. and tonight, isis militants may have used a japanese hostage to set a new dead line for a prisoner swap. chris lawrence is at our live desk with more. chris? >> doreen they were to start executing prisoners tonight but this message now says sundown thursday. it was posted on a forum that they use. we can't confirm its

authenticity it certainly sounds like the man who's being held hostage. >> i'm kenji goto. this is a voice message i've been told to send to you. >> it goes on to say that jordan has until sundown thursday to release a convicted terrorist and bring her to the turkish border. otherwise, isis will execute kenji goto and a jordanian pilot. the terrorist that they want is a jordanian woman named rishawi. she was captured. jordan has agreed to let her go in exchange for its pilot. the japanese government has been working with jordan to try to save goto as well. their officials are aware of this new message but they are not saying much more. at the live desk i'm chris lawrence. >> thanks, chris. the man accused of killing a

d.c. official has been ruled competent to stand trial. he's facing a charge of first-degree murder. police say he followed carolyn cross to her apartment in alexandria and beat her with a wrench. it happened last year. they say that he cut his own wrists and then called 911. his lawyers asked for a mental competency evaluation but a report just filed finds him competent to stand trial. that's set for april. a victim's plea for witnesses to record a car running him down as landed this woman in jail. alexandra mendez can be seen hitting several cars in the mk auto lot in arlington last night. when the owner of the lot tried to keep her from leaving, mendez hit both men with her suv, backing over one of them a second time and then dragging him down the road. >> she didn't even want to stop. she just kept going and she

didn't stop when the gates were -- when he closed the gates. she just ran through them and then to run over top of him like he did and then drag him, it's crazy. >> police say videos taken by witnesses helped them track mendez down. she's been charged with hit-and-run and malicious wounding into tonight, police in virginia are trying to find a teenage girl who could be in danger of sexual exploitation. this 16-year-old was last seen at christiansburg high school. a man named donald drove from illinois to meet her in christiansberg and she willingly got into his car. her family is worried sick. >> asia we love you, we miss you and we are worried sick about you. please call us. or text us. however you can get in touch

with us. whatever you have to do. >> police say the man and the teenager could be heading south to florida. right now investigators are not saying how the two knew each other. the university of virginia is commenting on a controversial decision about some parties coming up this weekend and who is allowed to attend. it's an annual event celebrating the end of men's rush on campus. they risk suspension fines and other penalties if they violate a new rule against attending. a spokesperson for uva says the school has no part in the latest discussions. motorists will have another opportunity tomorrow to speak their peace about potential changes to one of the most congested commute arearoutes in this area. they will hold a second meeting as many nights tomorrow. it's about the future of i-66. the department wants to put hov

toll lanes both inside and outside the beltway on that road similar to the ones on 495. it also wants to turn the road into what they call a smart road with overhead signs and lots of information. >> new tonight, the united nation security council is condemning the attack on a hotel in libya that happened on tuesday. ten people were killed including one american. libyan officials say a group of armed assailants bombed the hotel parking lot. we're learning more about the american killed in that attack. david barry was a former marine. he became a security consultant and was last employed as a contractor in fredericksburg virginia. so far, $1,000 has been raised on the go fund me page since it was created yesterday. next the blizzard of 2015

officially now one for the record books. tonight, the effort to dig out before the next storm moves in. plus the historic d.c. landmark that will soon transform into an outdoor lover's playground. snoop dogg stretching out and warming up to play with the wounded warriors. their story coming up.

people in and near the town of of marshfield massachusetts, have suffered 14 brutal hours of blizzard conditions. now crews are assessing the

damage. the cleanup there could take months to finish. 25 inches of snow fell, according to the national weather service, winds were raging up to 61 miles an hour. people living there saw a devastating high tide that caused a huge storm surge. officials say the waves were so high they crashed over the rooftops of the homes in that area. the beatles held their first u.s. concert there. now, instead of screaming fans bikers and hikers will be headed there. rei announced that they plan to open its fifth flagship store inside the arena. the outdoor store will bring about 150 new jobs to the area. grand opening for sometime late in 2016. four days out and things are starting to ramp up in arizona. >> jim handly is in phoenix.

checking out super bowl xlix. jim? >> reporter: hey, guys, it's 9:15 here. the night is young. things are rocking. early fans have packed this plaza in the heart of downtown phoenix. check it out. what better way to kick off a party than with the clydes daledales trotting into tonight. jordin sparks is here tonight. starting tonight, it's a free concert. and the skyscrapers are wrapped up in the super bowl spirit. it is the game of honor night. amputees taking on arizona's nfl alumni. rapper snoop dogg a steelers fan and others took to the field

tonight. so did some nba and olympic athletes. a huge crowd was on hand to salute those who served and percent persevered. >> there are guys out here showing their support. >> reporter: amy, what do you make of this night? >> i am blown away at how many people are here. this is really awesome and i think it's really cool that i'm on the wounded amputee team and my husband is on the nfl alumni team. you know who is going to win. >> i think it's a tremendous amount. they don't hear often enough how much we support them. so events like this is incredibly awesome. >> reporter: diane came here from alexandria virginia. she doesn't have a ticket to the super bowl. this was her night. she says she can always watch the big game on tv sunday night. both teams took to the practice field for the first time and

carolyn will have that for you in sports. >> good stuff. jim, thanks for sharing that with us. doug is here with a check on weather. very cold temperatures out there tonight. let's attack a look at what is happening. it's a very cold night. it will continue to be as we move through the rest of the evening. take a look at the kennedy center. temperatures on the cold side. yep, down to 31 right now. windchill, 23. but that's in d.c. and we call it the urban heat island. some locations, frederick, down to 16. warrenton, 18. very cold numbers. nothing on the radar. we're clear. we're going to stay clear overnight tonight. 24 in d.c. and 14 in manassas 14 back towards winchester. so bundle up during the day

tomorrow. storm cities testimony coming our way, not so fast. right now, clear skies will allow us to cool and then we'll watch that storm. this storm is another clipper system. most of it though, will stay well to the north. and when that happens, we don't see much moisture from the systems and that's going to be the case this time. look at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. not much going on. a few clouds coming on in and they will lower and then we'll see the rain moving in. rain back to the west. winchester back towards the 3:00 hour in and around the d.c. metro area coinciding with rush hour unfortunately. but it's not a lot. we'll see some rain and snow in montgomery towards federick. i'm not anticipating any problems. again, here 3:00 here 5:00 and then out of here by 7:00 and 8:00. that's how fast it's going to move. any showers could develop for about a 20-minute period. that's it. so tomorrow morning, dry roads, 24 degrees. no problem as far as driving is

concerned. 5 to 7 in the afternoon, we'll be wet but we'll be okay. even in the snow in some areas, temperatures will be around the 36-degree mark. let's talk about what we're going to see over the next couple of days. 39 with the light mix on thursday. 36 on friday. 3 it on saturday and it's going to be windy friday and saturday. so there's some cold air. the cold air is here and here comes our storm on sunday. some of the latest computer models giving us a better chance for some accumulating snowfall. i think we'll see some snow. this is a pattern i leakike. i like the pattern for snow on sunday. if you don't like snow you won't like this at all. i think we have a chance for snow on sunday. of course we'll keep you updated on that. one thing for sure behind that next system it gets cold again and stays that way. >> well let's have the snow before or after the super bowl but not in the middle. >> when the parties are done? >> right. >> thank you. coming up no love lost

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so the caps play the pen penguins tonight. >> all of that frustration from the last two days and they bring it out tonight on their home night. it's a must-win. it's a term thrown around in sports but only late in the season or in the playoffs is that really the situation. still, many players said tonight's game against the pens was a must-win. nobody could imagine what would happen if they had a losing streak. to the pens no less they take

care of business against crosby and the pens. nicolas hustling to the puck places a perfect pass to carl and check out the quick hands by alexander. that passed andre flurry. the caps go up 1-0. pass to mike green and then a slap shot. favorite spot! he got that in for the 29th goal of the season. second of the game the caps have a 2-0 lead. they didn't show off on offense. the pens see danny going at it. it was so much fun to watch. both teams showing they really do not like each other. downey left that fight bloody. 2-1 at the break. he scores his fifth goal of the season and the caps go up 4-0.

troy causes more chaos. he goes down and yet another fight breaks out. it's the fifth fight of the game. the caps walk away with a shutout victory over the pittsburgh penguins 4-0. >> the fans loved it! and tonight john is running the show. but another slow start ails the wiz kid. there is a misshot and, boom eight points in the first quarter. later on phoenix missing the shot. eric is going the other way and it's sloppy but he gets a three. easy when you don't defend them.

the suns lead it 49-31. down in arizona, we're talking about practice. super bowl practice. both teams finally hitting the practice field. tom brady's ankle injury it's listed anyway he admitted to having a cold but he participated fully today. richard sherman had his arm wrapped but didn't look affected by his extended arm ten days ago. guess what i love this story. sherman had his first son, his first child due any day. now, the doctor says that he's assuring him it's not going to be sunday right? but what if?

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>> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- martin short gabrielle union, musical guest, mary j. b