now the question, what is next. a day with the seahawks, that's what's next. >> these right. it's going to be tough day. >> at least i get to host it. >> talk about the momentum. so many players had standout moment, deangelo hall with the touchdown and picked up the momentum of the game. >> and everybody this morning an extra cup of coffee. >> exactly. they need it and vie seen for their lives. i'm angie goss. >> and i'm adam tuss. foggy outside. but lauryn ricketts said we're going to be warm, right? >> we are going to be warm. once again challenging records. i do believe bwi is going to make it happen. 65 set back in 1949. dallas at 73. not shoe we're going to make it up. i do believe it's do about in

baltimore. we're dry but, again, we've got that out there. more rain to the north that heads all the way back through texas. it's ahead of a cold front that will pass through our area tonight bringing rain with it. so we're going to time it out. three days we're not going to get out of the 40s. we're going to be talk about about that in the next few mijtss. >> now go-to-a developing story. four people are seriously hurt after this terrible car crash. it happened just after mounty. police say it was a single car crash. all four people inside the car were taken to the hospital. the exact cause of the accident still under investigation. >> right now the death toll has risen to 11.

search and rescue operations are under way after reports of damaged homes. and in balm, alabama, they're cleaning up after an ef-2 passed through on christmas neat. also this week a 7-year-old boy was killed in the city of holly springs in mississippi, severe storms remain in the forecast for sunday night through monday and the dealt toll from the four hardest hit states now stands at 22. >> friends are expected to come together. jose ochoa was set to meet a girl in the petworth neighborhood. the girl agreed to meet him and showed up with two others and ochoa because found dead. friends will gather at his high school, depaul public charlotter school. >> let's say it.

>> you like that. >> you like that. just like kirk cousins said that. >> you see my hat? >> the skins won the nfc championships. the game against the igles. they're going make their first trip postseason since 2012. jason pugh has a recap for us. >> reporter: lincoln financial field is empty and quiet. that's exactly how it will be come playoff time. that's because your redskins defeated the eagles and they took home the nfc east division crown, yes. they will be going to the playoffs, hosting a playoff game at fedex field. what a night it was. kirk cousins put together a magnificent performance. yes, he had his blunders, but he made up for them in all aspects of the game. 365 yards passing. four touchdowns. it is safe to say this is definitely his football year.

>> very satisfied. this is the most satisfied i've been as a football player. you know, it's a big accomplishment. you know, now the key is to build from here. >> words can't explain what he's meant to the team you. know, he's definitely made the difference. we wouldn't be in the playoff push without them, i guarantee you that. >> the fan base was divide amongst the two very good quarterbacks and a decision had to be made. we decided to go with kirk. he's taken on the job and run with it. we're happy with kirk. >> reporter: cousins did have help. jordan reed, the big tight end coming through. 129 yards receiving, two touchdowns. no, he did not make the pro bowl, but he's proving to be a pro bowl cab ber tight end in this league. >> you know, a lot of injuries and controversy and everything we've been through, you know, to get here this week, you know.

it means a lot. >> reporter: then there's the game-changing play of the football game. the scoop and score. he and other veterans stood up big-time. >> awesome. man, he looked back, trying to kill otas up and down the season, man. we just stuck together. >> reporter: now, all year long the redskins made us believe and kind ott not believe they'd win back-to-back games for a long time. they couldn't pet together a winning streak. they couldn't win on the road. all of those things are out the window. this is a good football team, playoff football team. it's time to start believing because, yes, they can win a first round playoff game no matter who it is they play at fedex field. well, from lincoln financial field, i'm jason poourks necson

sports. >> reporter: we do indeed like that. the sun is rising over fedex field t fog is clearing and it's clear the washington redskins are the nfc champion, again, first time in 2012. there was a raucous welcoming after the win over the second placed philadelphia eagles. it was a decisive win and a 24th playoff appearance. this was their 600th win in franchise history. chicago bears, green bay parkers, new york giants pittsburgh steelers are also in the ranks. they've always been the spoilers but there's a sense of optimism around that things will be different.

77 of you said it's the washington redskins. like outside washington field, derrick ward "news4." >> thanks, derrick. you've got say it, man. you've got to say it. all right. coming up -- i'm sorry -- a thousand teens in mavis mall fight. what police say led to that

a crowd mall was even more chaotic after a teen brawl. what caused the fight still under question.

there were no reported injuries and no arrests made. ♪ on the eighth day of christmas gr ♪ ♪ >> a military hospital in afghanistan had fun this christmas. that was the 459th air force's rendition of the 12 days of christmas. they're from joint face andrews. looks like even those with trauma calls there they had to enjoy it. keep the good spirits up as they go through a tough time and we appreciate all the service our u.s. military men and women have. let's get a live look outside. clouds sticking around. guess what, we could break another record today. lauryn ricketts updating how you can plan for new year's eve. >> this is becoming all too common but we're not complaining. wit as discovery that spanned several states, thousands o

a treasure lost a long time ago has finally been home by the strangest of chances. >> it ended right here in our area. >> reporter: the search for your the owner of the ring started years ago and expand several states.

>> hello, my grand mother dorothy parks found this. >> the letter hand writtenen. >> before she died she asked me to find the ring's owner. >> at gaithersburg high school, a love for a good mystery. there were some clues like this 1951 graud yags date and initials inside. >> was able to come upstairs to into the media senn theory at the high school and pull out the yearbook and do some remember. . for my good grace there was only one person who fin the initialled r.n.o. >> raymond neal owens known as shorty. they explained it to raymond neal owen, jr. >> i cried like a baby it was so

amazing. searching through old photos i found an itinerary of this trip. >> reporter: an itinerary of the 1993 trip to tennessee, the trip when that rick must have been lost. >> just having a part of him bring back a lot of good memories of all the things he taught me. >> reporter: an unexpected reunion. >> there are so many things that could have happened, paund, thrown in a drawer and forgotten about. >> reporter: a new friendship. >> it was so nice to be able to give this back. >> reporter: a memento neal never knew about that now means

so much. >> i'm just so happy to have that part of my dad that i can now carry with me for the rest of my life. >> reporter: in gaithersburg, maryland, melissa mollet, "news4." well, as we head into the new year, getting closer and closer to the iowa caucuses five weeks away. ice the first major indicate ore the 2016 election. >> that's right. andrea mitchell filling in this week. has it been fun? it's been a great fun. it's just around the corner. we have to get ready and ramp up. the candidates also have to show their stuff. are they like donald trump able to get huge crowds but can they deliver on caucus night. that's a real test. we're watching chris christie rising in the polls. he's practically moved to new hampshire. is he going to dominate the new hampshire race and then what happens? what happens when chris christie

of new jersey moving to south carolina and beyond. is dus he run into a roadblock? >> the favorite doesn't always shake out the way you think it's going to be. >> i think if this year produces anything. are people so concerned about their futures and frankly there's been a lot of racially tinged rhetoric in this campaign, really usually stug and is that going to draw people out. >> and when we talk about iowa and the caucuses, this is going to be a challenge for all candidates, would you say, because it really is different when you talk about caucuses versus voting. >> exactly. the caucuses are as hillary clinton learned so memorably back in 2008 against barack

obama. she came in third. she came in behind john edward in iowa. they did not know how to org naz. she's spent a lot of time aerchltd since then trying to make up for that and now she's going be unleashing bill clinton for his first retail campaigning. we know he tripped up quite badly in 2008 in a couple of states and that really did cost her, especially in south carolina. so we have to see how effective he is and donald trump tweeting out there's sexism in bill clinton's past. is that kind of threat going to work against bill clinton who's the midwest democratic party? >> the trump/clinton dynamic, and how it's going to work out. >> questioi questioned bernie s.

because of his answers on foreign policy in last saturday night's debasement he when i opened up the interview went right to his sweet spot of economic wage disparity, climate change, the o'economic issues. i had to prod him to reel him back in to talk about foreign policy which is real challenge to him according to the polls. it remains to be seen whether the paris attacks have really changed the climate in this campaign and people are going to end up grav tagt toward more experience. >> light. a great experience. you can catch "meet the press" every sunday right here on nbc 4 right here on "news4 today." let's turn our attention to the weather because this is incredible. it's a little soupy out there. you look back here and can't see it. >> i know the fog has settled in quite a bit.

no dense fog advisories but we do have a lost fog cutting down. at the same time we could have record highs by this afternoon and if you want cooler wetter, you may have to way. visibility you can see. it's improving little bit litter but i expect that fog to be in here until noon. current temperatures coming on up. we're almost to that 60-degree manch wheel continue to watch the temperature rise. no rain to look at right now. most of the rain off to the north and west. if you're traveling up toward new england, headed down toward the midwest back through texas that's where you're seeing that.

we're going to be mild and breezy today. southwest temperatures. we're keeping the clouds around. we will see showers arrive by after 6:00 or 7. shopping may be. it's going to be blublt. even down around texas and dallas where they had a few toernlts last night, that's where we're having some delays. we'll time out the weather for you. maybe sunshine this afternoon. then about 6:00 that's when we see rain showers move through. then tomorrow morning you wake up just looking at cloud cover, dry for much of the day, by tomorrow afternoon, evening, we'll see more come in and that could be spotty i wewintry like. by tuesday we're back up to around 60. rain through the day on tuesday. rain looks like the wettest.

we have to climb out of the 40s. back to cooler conditions by next weekend. >> thank you so much, lauryn. here are four things you need to know today. four people including two kids seriously hurt. this happening on benning road and 34 east around midnight. the cause is still under investigation. >> at least 11 people are dead after tornados ripped through parts of texas overnight. search and rescue efforts are still under way right now. >> friends will gather to remember 18-year-old jose ocho . he was stabbed to death after agreeing to meet a girl in pen worktd. this is going to be the skins' first trip to the postseason in three years. >> the time right now, 10:22. a veteran nfl quarterback is facing a new kroers. the report

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his wife's name. manning said in a statement the allegations are tellately made up. this is the first of its kind in the district. krins and muslims celebrated the birth of jesus and the prophet muhammad. jesus was born on christmas, mao h prophet muhammad's birthday fell on the 24st of this year. >> it poses a great burden on us. participants same christmas carols and muslim songs as well as the "national anthem." >> it's hard to believe the testimony. you legitimately could do shorts. >> you could. 70 degree. why not. it's going be humid as well. we could break records around the season. we'll see rain showers after

6:00 or 7:00 and rain on tuesday. we're back up. tuesday and wednesday night. new year's eve, maybe rain in the morning. >> that's going to do it for us. we have "meet the press" next. >> wake up with us. we're going to start at 4:26. until then v a great sunday, everybody. hope you can get outside. let's say it. three, two, one. three, two, one. you like

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this sunday, donald trump is still leaping ahead and nothing he says seems to slow him down. >> inow where she went. it's disgusting. i don't want to talk about it. >> will 2016 will the year the plitolitical establishment gets toppled? i'll be joined by bernie sanders, another outsider who upset the old political order. also, the commander-in-chief test. with america facing challenges on a scale not seen since 9/11, which candidate is best qualified to keep us safe at home and abroad. and film director spike lee on america's gun culture. >> why are we okay with that 88 americans die everyday from gun violence? why are we okay with that? joining me for insight and