alert others in the block and others in that house. of course, and we talked to one of the residents of one of the houses that were affected and said that this house, where the fire started, has been a problem in this block for some time. >> probably almost a year now. and we've called, i called the city, i called the police department, i called 311, multiple departments, and nobody would even like acknowledge my calling. >> reporter: we don't know exactly how the fire started in that vacant house. i am told by someone familiar with this area that there may have been someone in there that house. perhaps a squatter trying to keep warm with a fire. and of course we see how that could get out of hand. again the good thing is that no one was injured and on this block here, we're within walking distance of a fire house. that also helped them get this under control, but several people are displaced while they investigate this and knock down any remaining flames that

remain. live on merdian street northwest, back to you. >> thanks. this morning, prince george's county police are searching far homicide suspect. officers were killed to the scene on austin hill road before 11:00 last night. they found a man shot to death. there's still no information about what led up to the shooting, a reward though is available for information that leads to an arrest in this case. d.c. police are also investigating a homicide right now. they say a man was shot and killed in southwest d.c. just blocks from nat's park. now the shooting happened on first street southwest. they are looking for a suspect in that killing. after a cold night, the sun is out. we want to turn to your forecast now. >> absolutely. storm team 4 meteorologist here with what we can expect. >> yeah, this time of year we get a very low sun angle, so it takes a while for the sun to start working its magic and heat things up. in fact it is still at or ab little bit below freezing on this sunday morning. yeah, quite a bit of fog around

dawn. light fog in the air. that's a live view from the city camera, the washington monument, jefferson memorial lit up by the morning sun that's now pushing through the light fog. we'll have the cold morning countying for a another couple of hours. sunny cool afternoon and dry pattern commencing and staying with us for much of the week ahead. temperatures right now, right in washington, the mid-30s, but nearby suburbs, prince george's, montgomery, fairfax counties are right around 30 degrees, right around chesapeake bay, mid to upper 30s, west shenandoah valley freezing into the mountains. for the afternoon, we'll have sunshine coming and going, for now, dress warmly with a coat, gloves, and a warm scarf. stay comfortable on this sunday morning. look at that warming trend for the week ahead, that's coming in a few minutes. >> thank you, tom. dramatic video out of yemen where gavin was killed in an explosion. a group affiliated with office claimed responsibility for this attack. take a look, some kind of blast

causes a car to catch fire and burn. yemen security officials say the governor of the stiff aden was killed along with six body guards. tonight president obama will address the nation from the oval office at 8:00 tonight, he's going to provide an update on the san bernardino attack that killed 14 people. he's also going to speak about his administration's plan to defeat isis. nbc's jay gray reports from california on the latest surrounding the investigation into those shooting suspects. >> reporter: as a memorial grows outside the inland regional center, so does the terror investigation in san bernardino. early saturday, federal agents raided this home where a friend of syed rizwan farook lived. he purchased the two assault rifles purchased in the attack. he's not a suspect in the shootings, but they want to know when and why the weapons were transferred to he and his wife. >> it's an urban tactical weapon that these individuals used in a capacity for terroristic acts. >> reporter: saturday isis

called them supporters in the martyrs, but stopped short of claiming responsibility for their deadly attacks. >> we know that isil and others are encouraging people around the world and in our country to commit terrible acts of violence. oftentimes as lone wolf actors. >> reporter: president obama continues to get daily briefings on the investigation sunday for anl the third time in his presidency, he'll address the nation from the oval office. the white house says he'll discuss the situation in california were and the broader threat of terrorism, how it's evolved, and how the u.s. will defeat it. jay gray, nbc news, san bernardino. . >> now that the gave syed farook the assault rifles hasn't spoke to the fbi. sources say the man checked himself into a mental hospital after the attack. the man is not a suspect in the shootings. as the investigation into the deadly attack continues, we are hearing incredible stories of bravery from inside the conference room. one sur advisory says she is

a -- sun advisor says she's alive because a man shielded her. when the shooting began, shannon johnson used his body to protect her. johnson kept repeats "i got you" as the shooting continues. he was one of 14 people who lost their lives that day inside the inland regional center. now to a developing story out of wisconsin, one person died after a shooting and a standoff at a motorcycle shop. police say the man walked out of the store holding a weapon and refused to listen to police who were ordering him to put the weapon down. that's when officers opened fire. now police say the man may have been shot at from inside the bike shop. they're still shorting through -- sorting through what happened there. one officer was shot at, but the helmet deflected the bullet. police have another suspect in custody. chaos at a christmas parade in centerville, virginia, after a seven-year-old is run over by a moving float. police say that he slipped and fell and was run over by the float. at the end of the parade route. he was taken to john hopkins and treated for leg and facial

injuries. police say he is expected to be okay. update now on the officer's shot in aberdeen maryland. officer jason easten has been released from the hospital. he was shot in the face late thursday night, now doctors say easten will continue to receive treatment for his eye injury. yesterday, a second suspect was arrested and the gun believed to have been used in that attack was found. today, it is the first night of hanukkah and white house chief of staff will help light the national hanukkah maine nor ra tonight. it starts at sundown and lasts through the middle of the week next week. tonight the lighting at 4x, you're looking at video from the ceremony live here. vice president joe biden was there, along with this dancing dreidel having a good time. the ceremony is free, but you need a ticket to attend. 9:06 on this sunday morning, coming up, guns on campus. how students are reacting to a university's call to arm themselves. and police in connecticut find skeletal remains inside of

a house. how the suspect they arrested is using his religion as a defense. she quit her and job and the reason is christmas.

you're watching news 4 today. one of those people that do, something like that. creepy. kind of creepy. >> police in hartford, connecticut, are not yet saying how a man got five human skeletons in into his apartment. they are saying the skeletons came from a cemetery in another state. more than an hour away. man said he's a priest of the religion which uses skeletal remains for medicinal purposes. police assisted him on a fugitive from justice charge. baltimore man is facing attempted murder charges after setting two co-workers on fire.

28-year-old christopher harrison jr. is being held without bail. police say a work dispute somehow led harrison to douse his co-workers in gasoline and set them on fire. the victims are in the hospital in critical condition. look at this the, a special holiday tribute to the victims of the terror attacks in paris, the 24th annual parade of lights in alexandria. over 50 boats decorated and trimmed with lights down the river. this one right here has got the blue, white, and red eiffel tower. this next story out of new jersey is a conflicted one. town council member now says she is not resigning. she stepped down after the rest of the council voted to call the town's tree lighting a christmas ceremony. for the last 20 years, they've called it the holiday tree lights. this year, they changed that. the council member said the name made it a religious event, just yesterday, she says she will stay on the council afterall. let's peek outside, yeah, a

little bit gloomy throughout as the sun comes up and it's crisp. expect warming temperatures in the workweek. he's going time out when that'll happen. donald trump speaking on the san bernardino shooting massacre, lays it all out there. >> this is a war. we're at war.

this is a war. we're at a. and if we're not smart and we're not really cunning, and if we

don't beat them to the punch, it's going to be very ugly over here. it's going to be very bad. >> yeah, strong words again from donald trump. he made those comments after he was asked about the mass shooting in san bernardino, california. called radical islamic terrorists a problem in the united states and said americans needed to keep a watchful eye on mosques. trump also said if the people in san bernardino had guns, they could have protected themselves. >> yeah, and in a similar message, the president of the liberty university in virginia told students they should carry guns too. news 4's darcy spencer tells us how students are reacting to that speech. >> reporter: we went to george mason university to get student reaction to gary fellwell student's comments that students should arm themselves to protect themselves against a potential attack. >> i like the idea of everyone protecting themselves. i just don't think in reality it would work out as well as that people would like it to. >> i don't think it's a good idea. i think part of the reason why

shootings like these happen is because we don't know who these guns are in the hands of. >> reporter: conservative university speaking at a conference friday, he made a controversial comments about muslims, hypocrite sides president obama for wanting more gun control and called for students to get carry guns on the private university campus. >> i just wanted to take this opportunity to encourage all of you to get your permit, we offer a free course and let's, let's teach them a lesson if they ever show up here. >> reporter: some mason students who support the idea of carrying guns on campus say there should also be strict rules and screening for those who want them. >> i think it's a great idea to allow the students to have their own ways to protect themselves and not rely on, you know, the time it takes for anyone to come and help because when a situation breaks out, it's difficult to sit around and wait

it out. >> others say introducing more guns and not really knowing who is carrying them won't make them feel safer. >> it's just not safe. you don't know who's carrying a gun and like what they're thinking. >> and that was darcy spencer reporting. now virginia governor called the remarks rash and repugnant. he stood behind his comments in follow-up interviews and online as well. and with so much talk about gun control and terror concerns, "meet the press" moderator chuck todd is going to talk to loretta lynch today. starts right here, coming up in about an hour at 10:30 this morning. new report states a 12-year-old cleveland boy shot and killed by a police officer had his hands in his pockets. the analysis of the shooting says tamir rice did not have enough time to remove his hands from his pocket before being shot. the report says rice's hands were not visible to the officer. officer timothy loman shot him

in less than a second after opening his door. grand jury deciding whether to bring charges against the officer will review the new report. well, take a look at this major flooding across the pond. water flowing past doorways and in one place it's nearly as high as a bridge there. this is happening in parts of northwest england, scotland, and wales. roads are closed as you can imagine there. the wind is still blowing and the rain is still falling in that area right now. not a great scene. colombia's president announced the discovery of what may be the world's largest treasure. it was a spanish ship sunk more than 300 years ago with a large cargo of gold and precious stones. the lost ship and its cargo has been the subject of a decade's long legal fight between colombia's government and seattle-based salvage firm. it's believed to have been carrying 11 million gold coins and jewels. no word if one eyed willie from the goonnys was on board. >> i love a good treasure story,

but also this is going to shed light on the spanish colonial history. >> absolutely. >> that's really, really important. legal battle that's going to happen. >> i love the technology of those submersibles. >> yeah. >> go under and even find these things. >> when you see it like that. >> bring them back up. >> 11 million. >> yeah. incredible. yeah. want to buy a submersible, we could go in together? >> maybe you can, i can take a ride with you. >> all right. tom, really enjoying your seven-day forecast. >> it's going to be absolutely gorgeous. we'll take this for early to mid-december as the sky has been rather cloudy and kind of foggy early on, but now, the clouds are breaking up and a great day to go hunting for a holiday tree today with lots of sunshine. still chill in the air. you'll need your fleece, one or two layers to stay comfortable in the afternoon wz we reach the low to mid-50s by midafternoon. there's the live power camera which just about half an hour ago, this was all fog from the

potomac river all the way to great falls. does look like a lot is beginning to break up right here over the potomac. elsewhere, there's no more fog around, blue sky with sparkling sunshine. temperatures though are still cold, just now, getting above freezing. we're into the mid-30s in washington and nearby suburbs around the beltway. montgomery, prince george's, fairfax, low to mid-30s now. mid-30s to upper 30s shenandoah valley. into the mountains now, low to mid-30s, but it is getting above freezing there as well. this was maryland this morning. where they had that thick fog, posted by dan farley on my twitter page, post your photos on my facebook, share on instagram, love seeing your photos in any kind of weather that you may shot in your neighborhood. great day to get34y some exerc some recreation. great day for a run. maybe go hiking, maybe a bike ride on the path. we'll have temperatures by noontime up around 50 degrees. quite a jump from where we are now. ought to make it to the low and

mid-50s by midafternoon and late afternoon right back down into the low 50s with lots of sunshine. and then by after sunset, which today is at 4:46, we will have it getting back down into the 40s. no rain up and down the atlantic sea board. there is still a little bit of rain and maybe a little bit of a snow out here in the pacific northwest. northern california. but this little disturbance we have here over iowa, northern missouri, that is going to be tracking right over during the day tomorrow. that just might give us a few light sprinkles on monday afternoon, otherwise, it'll just bring clouds in. temperatures will be in the mid-50s again tomorrow afternoon. the average high this time of year is in the upper 40s. then on tuesday, partly cloudy, high highs mid-50s, and still, warmer than average midweek on wednesday. sunshine into the mid-50s on wednesday afternoon. and even milder toward the end of the week. seven-day outlook on thursday and friday. both days it high near 60 by

midafternoon with partly cloudy skies, saturday though, even a bit milder. ought to make it into the mid-60s on saturday afternoon, next chance of any rain, that may come next sunday. a week from today. chance for some showers next sunday with highs in the 50s. that's the way it looks. >> thanks so much. warning signs in the fight against breast cancer. a new risk factor that doctors now should not be ignored. donald trump remains at the top of the polls hitting an all-time high released on friday. he's a whooping 20 points ahead of his nearest competition. texas senator ted cruz and he's getting the support of more than a third of republicans in this very crowded field. >> that goes up to more than 30 points among those without a college education. what's more, republicans view donald trump by far as the most electable candidate in a general election. and he's the strongest contender when it comes to dealing with

isis and immigration. >> there are a few caveats to keep in mind about this poll, one, it's still early. at this time in the 2012 cycle, newt gingrich was the republican front runner, not mitt romney. and it's not clear how many support donald trump will actually show up to vote for him in the primaries and caucuses. >> it's clear that at least now, trump is still on top

you're watching news 4 today. we're back with an important health story that came out this week. >> it's a new warning sign for breast cancer that doctors say should now be added to the list of risk factors for that disease. nbc's janet shamly has more. >> excellent. >> reporter: this trainer wasn't overly concerned when a mammogram several years back detected something suspicious. it turned out to be what's known as a false-positive, an additional screening found she was cancer-free. but three years later, there was nothing false about it. her yearly test revealed the houston mom had stage two breast cancer. what's it like when you get that diagnosis? >> it is very scary. i have a little boy, and i want to see him grow up and get married and all those wonderful things. >> reporter: new research finds those false-positives may be cause for concern afterall. women receiving them had a higher chances of eventually developing breast cancer than

those who didn't. the study followed more than a million women between the anyones of 40 and 74 if over a decade. women with a previous false-positive had a 39% greater risk of breast cancer later on than women who never had such a finding. those who had a biep they turned out to be negative, enlly had a 76% greater risk. however, the overall risk remains low, doctors say it adds up to about one additional cancer in every 100 women. >> chances of a woman developing breast cancer overall are very small. even if she has a false-positive. >> reporter: the doctor says say false-positives should be considered a risk factor like family history and age and women with should continue to get regular screenings. >> i was diagnosed two years ago -- >> reporter: she was treated at m.d. anderson cancer center. >> this is mommy. look at her biceps. >> reporter: she's healthy, plenty of energy for son nicholas. >> i'm very, very lucky that it wasn't as bad and they digs

covered it, you know, at an aerlier stage. >> reporter: false alarm mammograms, a potential clue for early detections in the fight against breast cancer. nbc news, houston. it was a new act of terror? the scare witnesses inside an underground london train station came face to face with. and the fog is finally starting to clear out there. tom breaks down the hour by hour at 9:30. and why actor morgan freeman is thanking his pilot this morning. stick around for that one.

9:30 on this sunday and we have breaking news in your top stories in d.c., an abandoned house caught fire. the house is still smoking, it's on meridian place, thankfully, no one was hurt. search is on for whoever shot a man to death in prince george's county. police were called to the scene just before 11:00 last night. investigators are still trying to figure out what led up to the shooting. in yemen, official and his body guards all killed in this explosion today. you can see the blast blew up this car, the impact now connected to an isis affiliate. 9:30 on the dot right now, and it looks like the weather is

going to cooperate for those trying to put up christmas lights today. >> we have to get that fog out here. something our meteorologist is here to tell us when it'll clear. looks out there nice on the weather deck. >> it's dissipating now, beautiful blue skies, birds are chipping, they're saying, what month is it? it's still december. doesn't feel like it in the sun. i'm glad i have my puffy coat on, it is still cold. only in the 30s throughout much of the region now, but great day to go out for a bike ride, by later this afternoon, we'll have it by, around noontime late morning into the mid-40s and by 2:00, low 50s. then by 4:00 p.m., in the mid-50s. so 3:00 to 4:00 should be the peak time, light wind today. great day to get out and get some exercise. right now though, temperatures are cold, out in the mountains, shenandoah valley, it's near freezing. closer to washington now. generally in the mid-30s, near by suburbs, still hovering near freezing, but it's going to quickly jump in the 40s over the next couple of hours around the

chesapeake bay now, temperatures are in the upper 30s. storm team 4 radar standing on the sky, we have no rain, no snow anywhere in the eastern half of the country. no travel problems anywhere. a look at how much long they are dry pat learn last and a warmer trend on the way, that's dmupg half hour. >> all right, thank you very much, tom. we are following a developing story out of london. yeah, stabbing inside a london underground station is being treated as a terrorist incident. one persons mysteisysteriously and one person arrested. the suspect said quote "this is for syria." the station is back open this morning according to to the transit authority. police shooting now under investigation. officers shot and killed a man in miami. the fbi just released this new picture of a note the man used while trying to rob a bank there. he has a bomb, it says.

the man left the bank without taking any money. right here is some video we received to the newsroom. you can see the moment right after just before he was killed. police say that he ran into a nearby barber shot, then brought out a razor outside. leesburg police are investigating a driveby shooting on friday a car drove past a home no northeast. someone fired several rounds into the home, one person was home at the time of the shooting, but was not hurt there. tragedy in prince george's county. a man killed after a camping trailer went up in flames. this was the scene in clinton, maryland, yesterday morning. a firefighter say when they got there, the trailer was burning out of control. police and fire investigators are trying to figure out exactly what happened. devastating house fire claims the life of an area mom. this happened on fifth street in southeast near alabama and martin luther king jr. avenue. when firefighters got there, the woman was rushed to the hospital, but didn't make it. fire investigators are figuring

out how this started. officials are reminding folks to be safe as the temperatures continue to dip. >> during the holiday season there are a number of things that go on. people use space heaters and christmas trees. >> also fireplaces are being fired up again. falling temperatures and heat alternative highlight the need for detectors, prevention, and worst case scenario planning for you and your family. sunday, we're working with an eye on the stories big on the week ahead. tomorrow hillary clinton will visit maryland on her campaign trail for the white house. she's attending a fundracer with the former leader of the maryland democratic party. chris gordon will be in a baltimore kurt as more witnesses are called in the first trial over freddie gray's death. william porter is charged with manslaughter. and this thursday, we'll hear what you can look forward to with the future of prince george's county schools. the ceo of the school district giving his state of the school's

address, it'll be on that day on thursday. maryland governor larry hogan's comment to give additional state funds to rural county schools is causing friction among democratic leaders. in a letter, hogan intends to give $5.6 million to carol, keck, and garrett counties. some are made because they tend to vote for republicans. they're questioning his decision to give additional funds to one set of schools, while another set has not received all of the money they were expecting this year. today, watch out because of the jingle all the way 5k happening in d.c. the area around fleemd plaza and pennsylvania avenue northwest is going to be shut down between 13th and 14th street. it's also closed from seven to third street southwest. >> tis' the season for giving,

you can give your time today. volunteers are needed to pack 100,000 meals for children around the world. organizing the project for stop hunger now. there will be no church service, close to 1,000 volunteers work to assemble the meals. if you want to help, go to the thomas everstone community gym. volunteers can show up at now or 11:00 for just one hour make a big impact. how edward snowden's revelation of the phone program is restricting access in the investigatn into the san bernardino shooting. and actor morgan freeman in a plane scare. what he's saying about the incident this morning. it's 9:36.

well morgan freeman says he's just fine after a tire blew on a plane he was in while it was trying to take off. the plane was in mississippi. it had to make a crash landing. and the actor says his quote excellent pilot kept things under control and everybody was

safe. wow. >> scary times. well around this time every year, many jurisdictions celebrate adoption day in court. >> and this year here in washington alone, 25 children were welcomed into permanent loving families at the d.c. superior court. barbara harrison has more. ♪ >> reporter: the leslie family singers were back again this year to harold the beginning of another adoption day in court. the 29th year since d.c. launched the event. one of the first of its kind in the nation. and i've been lucky to be here on this day every year, when the d.c. superior courthouse is filled with balloons and babies, and families like the browns. who came here to make it official. the adoption of their darling new daughter, ella. one by one, the family's came forward. some adopting one. some adopting one more. some taking home two, and one

family going home with enough for their own basketball team. five siblings that the new parents wanted to keep together. and be for those five, their forever family. and all of the family court judges who work here at the superior court were waiting for them. waiting to sign their decrees of adoption. and someone else who works here, someone who has helped put this event together for the last 14 years was here this time for a different reason. becoming a mom for the first time, adopting diar. this was more than 12 years when he was a bright, eloquent nine-year-old who told me he just wanted to have a family to love him. he's 22 now, and after two years as his mentor and year as his foster mom, leah becomes the mother of a young man who is now a senior at penn state. >> i always dreamed that i could be here at adoption day, i didn't know i would be here at such a late age. >> well, better late than never,

right? >> better late than never. i have a great mom. >> it is such a joy. and my life is so much better for having him in it. >> reporter: it was a day to rejoice and to let go the woes of waiting for what seemed would never happen. and to celebrate a new day. >> happy adoption day! >> wednesday's child. >> another great waun from barbara there. if you have room in your home and your heart for one of the many children still waiting, please call our special adoption hotline. the number is on the screen or check out our app and website. well coming up, sex, drugs, and even weapons at work.

and these federal workers kept their jobs. while some whistle blowers didn't. news 4 i-team investigation coming up. and looks like tonight's forecast ahead when you may be aware of the shorts and sandals next week. we're not kidding. news reporters: it's a fish, but it's been changed. genetically altered by scientists. critics call the process creepy, and label it frankenfish. narrator: genetically engineered salmon was just approved by the fda - no labels required. disturbing, right? get this.

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you're watching news 4 today. a major agency and a major local employer accused of flying to silence critics.

>> it's the late east coast scrutiny for the u.s. department of veteran's affairs, investigation by scott mcfarland raises questions about whether the agency is punishing whistle blowers. >> also going too easy on tom people causing problems. >> reporter: dr. richard hill didn't expect to have free time that the point of his career. >> this one, just a little twig. >> reporter: pruning trees in his backyard in frederick. >> i have more time to do things, seeing more family and all that. >> reporter: it's because he chose to retire from his job at the u.s. department of veteran's affairs clinic. shortly after he was officially reprimanded by agency administrators. >> they just said conduct unbecoming. that was the reason. conduct unbecoming. >> reporter: because he was being retaliated after writing e-mails saying the clinic didn't have enough clerical staff and errors were occurring because of it. >> i went to receive the reprimand. i was told that, you know, i'd been bringing up things i shouldn't bring up. >> reporter: richard hill isn't

the only one saying that. our review of the reports filed by the u.s. support of special county which is retaliation shows more than 1,400 complaint filed by va employees just since january. more than any other agency government watches. and the officer since ordered release for dozens of them, financial settlement or formal acknowledgment, confirming they were unfairly treated, richard hill included. they were helped reach a deal to withdraw his reprimand. these complaints come at the time when the va is already reeling from a scandal which some other va hospitals cooked their books to mask long wait times. the agency secretary resigned, and nows in the months since, one by one, forearm whistle blowers told congress they felt retaliated against for speaking up about problems. >> i suffered retaliation for years. >> retaliation exists because it's a culture. >> unfortunately, my experience is not unique at va. >> reporter: the va responding to complaints told the news 4

i-team, it's unacceptable and that all employees who are notified about whistle blower protection. despite months of question here at headquarters, the u.s. department of veteran affairs declined a sit-down interview with us to talk about whistle blowers and richard hill's case. but in the time since, found another issue, workers committing health and safety violations, kept their jobs. what one congressman calls blasts. only three agency administrators have been fired for that major wait time scandal. the chairman of the house veteran's chair committee. >> i they blatantly caused problems within the va. >> reporter: many more should be fired for that and other bad behavior. dozens of other forms of employee misconduct in the d.c. area by obtaining reports from the local va medical center. >> if they really to want win, they've got to cut the players that aren't performing. >> reporter: workers who had sex at the hospital in martinsburg and others sleeping on duty,

another under the influence of alcohol at the d.c. medical center. another in martinsburg for distributing heroin and a seven-year employee there who brought a loaded gun and knife on the grounds. none of them, fired. the worker with the gun showed remorse, the agency told us. congressman miller thinks it's not acceptable. >> no, absolutely not. i mean, we're talking about people's lives that are being endangered. >> reporter: the va in a statement said performance and conduct issues, va takes appropriate action to be terminate employee. in the d.c. area, that was the result in about 20% of the time. in 2013 and 2014. scott mcfarland, news 4 i-team. well tonight it's the 38th annual kennedy honor's awards ceremony. six honorees will be recognized which begins at 7:00, they include singer song writer carol king, film maker george lewis and actress and singer raina.

quite the list there. >> yeah been great event. >> you've got something to point out too. >> i do. the latest edition of, nothing going on right there. but this is the latest edition of "northern virginia magazine." and i'm a member of the "today" show parenting came, so i just started writing a monthly column, and it's on different parenting issues. this year is a special one, or this month, i should say. perfect holidays. and it's all about just not submitting to the pressure of having that pinterest-perfect holiday. so easy to get wrapped up. >> pinterest-perfect. >> yeah, so much pressure to get everything look and feel just right. we have stories of our best memories tend to be the ones that didn't go as planned. >> thing goes wrong, like the turkey taken out of the oven by my brother and everybody wandering around, the dog jumped up on the counter, had that

turkey in his teeth. the month after that in the dog house. >> yeah. >> national anthems where we cuts it open, it's dry -- >> i think we all have those stories. it's more of a message of that, and the funny christmas cards, you all want the perfect christmas cards, cryi baby. >> yeah. >> ugly sweaters. >> yeah, i lake that i like your message about rolling with it. >> we want to invite you to join us on the "today" show and host your own thoughts and who knows, they could end up in print. so today though, good day to get outside and enjoy the outdoors. >> and you'll want an ugly sweater or any kind of sweater because it is still cold. still only in the 30s around much of the region. a lot of fog around the potomac river, and it's just closed back it. you can see the gap there at national harbor, now that fog just kind of drifted around a bit and closed back in.

i just took this picture outside on the deck of the frost in the shadows, all that frost was melting, but still cold enough for frost to linger in the shadows on this sunday morning. there's the tower camera showing a luminous sky right now as the sun's illuminating it. we had quite a bit of fog, but most is breaking up around national harbor, we have dense fog. right now just in the mids 30s in washington and nearby suburbs jumping to around 40 around the chesapeake bay. many of the rural areas, maryland, virginia, well above freezing. mid and upper 30s. and most locations out in the mountains as well. great i did, get in a run, get some exercise, temperatures by noon should jump up to near 50 degrees, and then by midafternoon, hor in the low and mid-50s for a couple of hours, still rather cool, but certainly warmer than average for this time of year. average high is in the upper 40s. storm team 4 radar not showing any rain, don't have any snow, anything around our region or up and downtown atlantic sea board.

good travel weather, and out in the west we have rain and snow, northern california, oregon, washington, maybe some flight delays there later today. this little disturbance here in iowa and missouri, that is going to be tracking right over us during the day tomorrow, but it's tending to dry out as it comes our way. just a small chance of a little sprinkle as that comes on through monday afternoon. so for the rest of the afternoon with that sun, just a few high clouds in the mid-50s midafternoon, then overnight tonight, not as cold as this morning, mid to upper 30s by dawn on monday. then monday afternoon, mid-50s and slight chance of the sprinkle. clouds coming through. then still milder than average through midweek, maybe even near 60 friday. may slide into the low and mid-60s during the afternoon. how do you like that? >> i love that. slow clap for that. >> we need the clap track here for the rest of the show. thanks, tom. >> thanks, kate. thank you. taxi, uber or lyft.

which is cheaper in the district? we have a breakdown and you may

you're watching news 4 today. welcome back at 9:55, investigators can't access the nsa phone records of the couple they believed carried out those deadly attacks in california. now the government's authority to review and analyze ran out just four days before the wednesday attack. under the new u.s. freedom act, authorities are able to obtain

roughly two years worth of calling records, the old program kept up to five years worth of records. nsa phone program ended after contractor edward snowden leaked the program's existence back in the summer of 2013. predatory towing is about to become a thing of the past in d.c. president obama signed a new federal law this week giving states and local governments the power to regulate towing companies. similar law went into effect in montgomery county on monday. the new federal law bans so-called spotters. those are people who watch and wait for you to park illegally. it also adds new requirements for parking lot owners who want to have cars towed, including photo evidence. so there's a new study on the best way to save money when you're catching a cab in d.c. according to to the search engine finder, a one-mile tracks taxi ride in the district will cost you $5.04, uberx $5 and $7,

lyft, $6.55. those numbers are just for one-mail ride. the study says taxis can cost more in other cities even though the cheapest in our area. from frost to the sun, things are warming out, or warm up we should said out there. tom has the the latest forecast including highs close to the 60s today. an early morning fire in northwest. displaces several families. i'll have details coming up on news 4.

news 4 today begins with breaking news. that breaking news this morning, a fire that spread to several row houses sheer nearly out in northwest d.c. >> abandoned row house caught fire in northwest. firefighters are working to figure out why it all started right now. news 4's derek ward is following the breaking news, he's live on the street with the latest, hey garrett. >> reporter: good morning, well this fire seems to be under control now. i'm going to move out of the way a little bit and let you look, there's still stuff here in the 400 block. you might also experience traffic issues around 14th and newton because of this response. this fire happened just around 8:00 this morning. we're told it started in an abandoned house in the 1400 block her rid yan street, then spread to some of the adjacent houses as