developing right now at 6:00, flames tear through the annapolis yacht club. nearly 100 firefighters struggling to get the fire under control. heartless thieves target gifts meant for angel tree kids. we're live as the salvation army tries to figure out what it lost. and less than 30 minutes ago, president obama made a rare saturday appearance at the white house to praise a historic deal on climate change. news4 at 6:00 starts now. developing right now in annapolis, firefighters are still trying to control what they're calling a stubborn fire at the annapolis yacht club.

close to 100 firefighters are working to put that out. it started around 2:30 this afternoon, and right now we know that an ambulance took one firefighter to the hospital with minor injuries. we have also learned the parade of lights scheduled for tonight has been cancelled. it's unclear if that will be rescheduleded. less than two weeks before christmas, and thieves stole donated gifts meant to go to the needy children. they broke into the salvation army's angel tree headquarters in d.c. today. this is where darcy spencer joins us with a new determination to make up for that loss. darcy? >> reporter: erika, this is such a shame. and it appears these teenagers knew exactly what they were looking for. the more expensive items, like the kindle fire electronics, ripping through the bags. and they also took time to try on clothing, as well as shoes. thieves ripped through hundreds of bags of donated items, meant to bring a smile to the faces of

children on christmas morning. workers showed up at the salvation army donation warehouse in southeast d.c., and found that 300 of the 2,500 family bags with collected toys for needy d.c. kids were ransacked. thousands of dollars in toys, bikes, clothing, electronics and other items were gone. >> to have this occur when we're helping so many is frustrating and disappointing. but we can't let it take away our christmas joy and spirit to help so many in this community. >> reporter: staffers saw one kid riding away from the building on a stolen bike. two teens were taken into custody by d.c. police. they're looking for more involved. the donations are part of the salvation army annual angel tree program. the organization was already struggling to meet the needs of the community, because donations are down this year. distribution of the bags is set to start thursday. now they're scrambling to inventory and replace the stolen items. >> the best way you can help right now is to donate online.

with those funds, we will be purchasing some toys, electronics, that have been stolen. some bikes. so every child will have a christmas. >> reporter: two years ago, a different salvation army site in southeast was broken into. thousands of dollars in red kettle donations were stolen. the salvation army officials say they are going to have to hire round the clock security to make sure this doesn't happen again. erika, back to you. >> that's unbelievable that they took the time to try on clothing, darcy. thank you so much. now is a really good time for a lot of people to help. thanks, darcy. meanwhile, family members and volunteers joined together in the search for a college student who vanished last weekend. they handed out flyers with caitlyn aiken's picture on it. her luggage was found near a roadside drainage ditch. her stepfather says he dropped her off at the station last saturday. she was supposed to take metro

to the airport and hop a flight home to vegas. but caitlyn never got on that flight. a pair of would-be thieves in the district caught on camera trying to pry away a woman's purse. but she would not let go. police released this video of the bold attempt at robbery, and in it, one of the suspects you can see grabs the bag, but the victim held on tight. and after a struggle, the two suspects ran off empty-handed. this happened tuesday afternoon. this was near third and i streets in northwest. and now, your storm team 4 forecast. >> and the official high temperature today was 68 degrees. currently at a balmy 64 with mostly cloudy skies. if you're heading out this evening, spectacular for this time of year. 60 degrees around 7:00 p.m. tracking dry conditions this evening and overnight tonight. by 11:00 p.m., a temperature of 57. and very late tonight, areas of fog will start to develop. and fog could be an issue tomorrow morning. here we are at 8:00 a.m., tracking visibilities under a

quarter mile in spots, like washington, fredericksburg, hage yourselftown and martinsburg. any fogginess burns off by 9:00, 10:00 a.m. i'll let you know how warm it will be tomorrow in ten minutes. developing "news now" on climate change. president obama, praising what he calls the most ambition climate change agreement in history. the president spoke about the deal a short time ago from the white house. the united states and nearly 200 other countries signed the deal earlier today in paris. the white house calls it a long-term and durable framework to cut greenhouse gases. the u.s. agreed to cut its overall emissions by 26% in the next 15 years. >> i imagine taking my grandkids, if i'm lucky enough to have some, to the park someday and holding their hands and hearing their laughter and watching a quiet sunset, all the while knowing that our work today prevented an alternate future that could have been grim. >> some republicans say the deal

will cost u.s. jobs. other critics say the deal doesn't go far enough, because there are no sanctions if countries do not comply. starting the 1st of the year, it's going to cost you much more to catch a cabin. the county board said the initial charge goes up 25 cents. it will now cost $3. and the per mile rate rises from $2.10 to $2.16 and the $3 foot locker fee goes away. a record number of volunteers gave up their saturday to thank those who gave their lives for this country. thousands came out to arlington national cemetery to place a wreath on each of the veterans' graves. the event is part of wreaths across america, which does the same thing at countless military ceremonies across the country. organizers started the tradition in 1992. as the gun control and gun violence debate continues to gather steam across the country,

we're going to show you how one community in our region is doing its part to keep firearms out of the hands of criminals and kids. christmas, less than two weeks away. and some of the world's biggest carriers are struggling to deliver your packages in time. plus, for the first time, nbc 4 takes our community shred to prince william county. and people who showed up will already asking, hey, when are you coming

lots of unwanted guns are off the streets in fredericksburg, virginia. police held a gun buyback today. they are donating $100 for each firearm that gets turned in. the money goes to local charities. and police also handed out free gun locks. new this year, some of the firearms will be donated to the virginia department of forensic science to help with their research. if you're shopping online this holiday season, you may want to get all of your gift giving done by this weekend. that will give shipping companies ample time to make sure everything gets there on time. that's because ship matrix, which tracks delivery rates says u.p.s. and fedex are already struggling with delivers because of increased online shopping. both companies say they're employees are working hard to make sure all of the orders get there in time. a lot of you took some important steps to help protect against identity theft. almost 800 cars lined up for the

nbc 4 allstate community shred. it was held at the northern virginia community college in manassas. in addition to getting personal documents safely shredded, we expanded with a food drive benefitting county nonprofits. in addition, people brought sensitive documents they needed to safely get rid of. >> you're looking through your things, you've got bank statements, tax forms, anything that might compromise your information. this is a great opportunity to get it all cleaned out. >> for more tips on identity theft protection, go to nbcwashington.com and search under shred it. city center d.c. hosted an afternoon of live holiday ice sculptures today. we expect more mild weather tomorrow, but amelia is tracking a major cooldown. she's going to show us when december-like temperatures arrive. and just like that, a new fire station opens in alexandria. why officials say residents

should notice a big improvement in public safety.

you're watching news4 at 6:00. we're getting a look at the first round of school raid done tests in montgomery county. these are results. the tests found that 12 rooms

currently have levels that are higher than epa recommendations. in 2012, 16 rooms had high levels. and right now the highest level in the school is 5.4 per later. so just to wrap your head around that, the recommended level is 4. montgomery county ordered raidon tests at all school after the last round of tests in 2012. it's been open since april, but it wasn't until today that alexandria fire station 210 had enough firefighters to fully operate. news4's derrick ward explains how important this new fire station is to that area. >> reporter: it's 45,000 square feet of space, environmentally conscious, a green building. state-of-the-art, completed several months ago, but until this weekend, alexandria's fire station 210 couldn't live up to its full potential. we certainly needed it. we're really excited. >> reporter: excited because the building has been officially dedicated and staffed. >> we actually opened in april and we had a unit running out of

here and had to get training for the new firefighters hired. and now all that's ready to go. >> reporter: with a dozen new firefighters, fresh from the academy and funding approved by the city council, a critical phase of the city's public safety mosaic is in place. and it's clear, this part of alexandria is changing. more is on the way. >> the community deserves this, and i'm just tickled to death this is happening. >> reporter: with the growth in alexandria's west end and the residential commercial and government sectors having this facility up and ready is as important as ever. >> we have a lot of -- a mix around here, a lot of apartments down the street and then, of course, the metro on the other side. >> this area has always locked adequate fire services in terms of meeting the response time. >> reporter: with its hazmat swift water rescue and advanced life-saving units, it's also part of the regional public safety picture, able to assist other northern virginia jurisdictions, as well as d.c. if it the need arises. >> the community is going to be very pleased about it. >> reporter: derrick ward, news4. i was looking at the app,

and you and the folks have 70 as the high for tomorrow. we're in mid december. so what exactly is an average. because 70 is just not the norm. >> you're exactly right. temperatures running 20 to 25 degrees above normal again tomorrow, erika. our normal high is now 46 degrees. we're going to continue to track mild temperatures on monday, and then after that, we will start to cool off a little bit each day. wait until you see next weekend. it will be cold, feeling like december next weekend. we will be tracking showers later in the day on monday. maybe slowing that evening commute. but i think for the most part a pretty low impact on your day. just allowing cooler air to start to move into the area. your sunday impact forecast during the morning, tracking areas of fog that could be thick in spots until about 9:00, 10:00 a.m., so a moderate impact on your morning. after that, the weather has a low impact on your day. mild once again. i posted the exact high temperature in your neighborhood on my facebook and twitter pages, the afternoon and evening dry and comfortable. it's weather to fire up the

grill and enjoy fresh air. by noon, we're already in the mid 60s. kind of hazy sun to mostly cloudy skies throughout the day tomorrow. very similar to today. 3:00, we hit our high temperature, about 70 degrees in washington. so near record warmth once again. today, bwi tied the record high at 71 set back in 1979. 6:00, a temperature around 65. also, some of the air quality alert tomorrow. anne arundel and howard counties. more on that as well. here's the school day forecast for monday. the bus stop. fog possible once again. temperatures in the mid 50s. kids might want to have the rain jacket handy monday. otherwise long sleeves just fine. giving recess an a, dry at that point. it's breezy later in the day on monday. and by dismissal, there's the chance of showers. otherwise the temperature of 68. and that will be the high for the day. now again, on monday, there's a high likelihood we're dealing with rain later in the day.

i'm going to show you future weather, 7:00 a.m., a dry start. clouds already in place. lunch time still dry as you can head out and enjoy the warmth while it's here. once we move into the late afternoon, rain starts to move into the area from west to east. here we are at 7:00 p.m., tracking showers inside the beltway. and then we dry out monday night. tuesday, nice day. partly sunny skies, temperatures only slightly cooler, a high of 64. blustery on tuesday. for wednesday, mostly sunny skies, a high temperature of 62. chance of rain on thursday, as well as friday. and notice how our temperatures continue to fall. thursday, a high around 57 degrees. but plenty of cloud cover. friday, we're in the 40s, a high of only 49 degrees. chance of rain lingering on friday, as well. and the next weekend, not only saturday but sunday, as well, erika, looks like we'll have high temperatures warming only into the 40s. that's normal, though, for this time of year. and a little bit blustery for saturday. >> all right. thank you, amelia. next in sports, bradley beal missed the game against the

pelicans. after the break, we'll tell you how long the wizards might be without their starting shooting

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your home for the most live sports. the terps in action today. sebastian joins us this evening. how are you? >> how is it going, erika? you guys talking about a beautiful day for the weather. what about a beautiful day for some hoops. no shortage of great college basketball in this area. most of it on display today. we're just a little over two weeks from the start of conference play, teams are starting to run out of time as they prepare for the media part of their schedule. let's start with number six-ranked maryland terpins hosting the eastern shore at the xfinity center. early first half, the transfer from duke paying dividends. look at that pass to jake lamen. a 4 point lead for the terps. on the defensive end, ahead to trimble. an easy two for melo, and the terps up by 11. let's give the hawks some credit. they fight back late in the first half, a lazy pass there. peck steps in front. that kept a 7-0 run.

terps lead six at the break. maryland gets the press after some good ball movement. terps win 77-56 your final. how about georgetown. wilmington at the verizon center. slow out of the gate. smith-rivera takes over.qñç,á a personal;lf]÷ 10-1 run. finishes 27 points. georgetown settling in later. paul white, caleb johnson, the back door layup. up ten at the half. georgetown starts to pull away. lining up the three ball and lined up well. 15 points for him. hoyas by 17. but the seahawks not going down easy. less than two to play. jordan tally from beyond the arc. u unc-wilmington. got ourselves a ball game but georgetown too much down.

george washington, great start. down in foggy bottom. hosting rutgers this afternoon. first half, off to a quick start. watanabe up ahead and then finishing. the chosen one has got some real serious talent. opening the game for gw. watanabe in the corner. how about that for the nba scouts, down checking this kid out. he can play. gw up 34-15. more defense from the colonials. up big. 81-47. well, a rough start to the season getting rougher for the washington wizards. the team announcing today that bradley beal will miss at least the next two weeks after being diagnosed with what's being described as the beginnings of a stress reaction in his lower right fibula. the wizards in action against the dallas mavericks. that's an 8:30 tip here on csn

plus. later this evening, the washington capitals coming off one of their worst losses of the season. a 4-1 defeat against the florida panthers. despite that, caps still in first place in the metropolitan division. washington has yet to lose back-to-back games this season. all right. well, it's been a tough off season for the washington nationals. we told you yesterday they lost on free agent outfielder jason heyward. before that, the utility man politely passed. as you might expect at today's fan fest, the washington conventi convention center, there was nothing but optimism. >> it's always fun to come to these things. right in the middle of winter and seems like baseball is so far away. when you come out here, you see the fans are excited for the team to be here, and baseball feels like it's right around the corner again. >> we love the nats. this is a great time of year for -- to really interact with the fans. and, you know, the fans that

come here are really the hard-core nationals fans and with us for a long time. >> all right. some high school football before we get out of here. the virginia 5a state finals, stone bridge representing our area against highland spring. the springers from highland off and running right away. third offensive play, dj anderson with 61 of his 105 rushing yards. springers up 7-0. but stone bridge would respond in the second quarter. chase ridley with the cut. he goes untouched to the house. ties the game at 7. but from there, pretty much all springers. here's wallet, out in space. a ton of talent. heading to cincinnati. one of two touchdowns on the day for him. the first state title for highland springs since 1961. plenty more high school football action going on right now. westfield playing in 6a. clark county in 2a. we'll have the results of those games at 11:00. erika? >> all right, sebastian, thank

you very much. great to see you. another pretty day tomorrow and then a cooldown. >> yes, 70 degrees tomorrow, 68 on monday, and after that we start to lose a few degrees each day next weekend. in the 40s. also tracking winter tonight at 7:30. tune in. >> all right. that's what everybody wants to know. with all the great weather, when are we going to get snow? >> the answer is in the show. >> all right. that is the news for now. "nbc nightly news" is next. and then we'll see you again tonight after boxing. good night, everyone.

on this saturday night, trail of terror. the search for answers in san bernardino as divers uncover potential evidence and reports tonight that tashfeen malik posted about violent jihad on social media before she arrived in the united states. donald trump runs into new opposition to his controversial plan to ban muslims from entering the u.s. as a new poll in iowa reveals the lead that all important fate might be shifting. hundreds of infants possibly exposed to tuberculosis from a hospital work who tested positive. cocaine hunters. authorities try to reverse a b