from crime in the district to a solemn remembrance in maryland and wild weather gr gripping much of the u.s. our team is covering all the big stories for you tonight. >> we're live in connecticut and

where synthetic drugs and the frightening behavior of those who use them growing concerns. and a crowd remembers a disabled man stabbed to death on a playground bench. millions looking out their window wondering if the water will take their homes. that's where we begin, folks. >> the weekend storm system bringing major problems throughout the northwest and southeast tonight. >> forcing thousands to leave their homes wiped out their homes and claimed a lot of lives. dan has our story tonight. >> reporter: in missouri, floodwaters and fear are both on the rise. residents in the town of union hoped sandbags would save their community when waters spilled over a levee in west alton, people were told to evacuate. rising waters left one man stranded and had to be rescued

from the roof of his home. >> the waterame pretty quick and before i knew it i had to call the fire department to bail me out. >> reporter: st. louis is now under a state of emergency. governor jay nixon called in the national guard. he warned residents the threat is far from over. >> now that the rain has moved out the threat has changed but it is not by any means over, especially for communities along the rising mississippi river and its tributaries in the st. louis region. >> reporter: there are also dangerously high waters in the southeast. fast moving rivers have taken out roads in georgia and in alabama, up to 14 inches of rain fell in some areas. some 14 million americans are now under flood watches. nbc news. that same storm system brought snow and ice to the northeast and still causing problems for travelers. thousands of flights have been delayed or canceled since sunday, hundreds today leaving many folks at reagan national

stranded this morning. >> here's a live look at reagan right now at this hour a handful derallayed but overall getting k to normal. don't put your umbrellas up just yet. our chief meteorologist, checking rain tomorrow. >> yes. it is something we're going to be looking at. right now we're tracking the fog. it's starting to get quite thick. here's the radar. no rain in our region right now. that's not the issue. the fog has become an issue and right now, visibility a quarter mile. anywhere you see .3, martins boburg and many others. that driving impact for the morning rush overcast with fog lightly and temperature is in the mid-40s by p.m. and talking about the showers that move in.

both rush hours impacted by different types of weather. i'll break it down for you and what to expect for the new year's as well. >> thank you. a defenseless man stabbed to death on a playground, the nightmare prince george's community is struggling with at the very bench where he was s b stabbed to death at gaywood elementary school. chris. >> reporter: his family was overwhelmed by how many people came out tonight. when it comes to how this young man died, they feel it's just not fair. >> i try my best to keep him -- >> reporter: nains trying to describe what it's like to lose a brother. >> i know if i wasn't at work, he would have still been alive and it would be me here and not

him. >> reporter: the family of douglas is still coming to grips with what happened. >> it was not fair for his life to be taken like that. >> reporter: well over 100 people trudged across a muddy field to light a candle outside and ermt school. >> for douglas. >> reporter: police say douglas reyes was sitting on this bench monday afternoon when this man came up to him and verbally confronted him and started st stabbing him. but his mother said her son is not well. >> my son is diagnosed with multiple disabilities and even if someone had provoked him, he had never defended himself. >> reporter: this is reyes before he was killed. he was in a bad car crash before he was 5 years old and left him physically disabled. none of these people can understand why any would want to hurt him. >> he was only a kid and couldn't defend himself. for this man to do it, he was really sick.

>> reporter: douglas reyes' mom was here tonight and didn't want to go on camera. she said, this man killed my son and it's not over for me until he is tried and punished. >> to d.c. where there are major crime concerns in the petworth 90. violent crime has risen with 85 incidents this year compared to 811 last year. other crimes such as burglary and theft, they have dropped. tonight, residents had a chance to tell the mayor about a new problem they're seeing, synthetic drugs. jackie bensen live with that story. >> reporter: wendy, this is a walking neighborhood. people described how it scares them to dodge behavior of people high on synthetic drugs and even pointed out to the mayor of business that they believe is selling the stuff. a year ago when then mayor elect muriel bowser walked the streets

near the petworth metro station on georgia avenue the area was reeling from a series of shootings. tonight, when the mayor asked residents, what makes you feel unsafe, several mentioned synthetic drugs and the violent behavior of the years. >> because of users and effects it has on users and people going into alleys and very aggressive. >> reporter: residents pointed out a non-working streetlight noting the non-working streetlight was a draw for drug and other crime. >> we have seen a tremendous amount of police increase in t petworth, the streets cleaned up and synthetic drugs, a crack down on synthetic drugs. >> reporter: more in evidence than a year ago, d.c. police officers on foot patrol. >> chief lanier has invested a lot in bicycle police and walking and all kinds of ways to patrol. it is important we hear from neighbors all the time if they

want to meet the officers. >> reporter: the petworth remains one of the most rapidly change ing the district. . >> i want to show my community i love it and keep my head up and keep things going. >> reporter: also a concern, increase in robberies. live in petworth, jackie bensen, news4. tonight, an advocacy group is working to find a new home for an arlington family before they're kicked out for the new year. this is the diaz family who were told by their property manager they will be kicked out because their 10-year-old son is too loud. he was severely beat been in a daycare provider when he was 18 months old. his mother spoke through an smerpt this evening. interpr >> translator: i am frustrated and one neighbor is the only one who has complained.

the other neighbors hasn't complained. >> they have offered the family a smaller unit for 4$400 more than they're currently paying, something the family says they cannot afford. he is known as the affluent teenager and his mother who were on the run will return. ethan couch used the affluenza offense to avoid jail time after a deadly driving crash in 2013. authorities tracked he and his mother to porta vy ar ta after ordering a pizza. a video surfaced showing couch at this party where there was chol served. now, investigators are racing to find out if they had any help in their apparent premeditated escape. >> they basically had a gathering before they left and characterized it as more-or-less a going away party. >> when couch is back in texas

he will have a probation violation hearing and his mother facing charges of hindering arrest. an abandoned boat filling with water with possessions. the natural resource police want to know if any recognizes it. they think the owner may have gone duck hunting and may have gone duck hunting. >> in the race for the white house, long long shot republican contender george pataki announced he is suspending his campaign that never gained traction. the three term governor of new york consistently was at the bottom of the field. and leaving 12 republicans in the field for 2016 in iowa. >> the race tightens between trump and ted cruz. a real clear politics average of recent polls shows cruz has a slight lead over trump in the hawkeye state. the challenge for trump his

voters aren't traditional republicans who can be counted on to caucus on a cold february night. at his rally trump skirted his most recent controversy atta attacking hillary clinton's husband. she skirted it but hillary said those degreiscretions are of th past. >> hillary brought up the whole thing with sexist and i reversed it on her. she has a major problem right in her house. if she wants to do that we will go right after the ex-president. >> trump announced today he will be spending $2 million on his first tv campaign ads. so far he's spent just over 200,0$200,000 on radio ads. we take you live to the big apple now where organizers are getting ready for the big ball drop. thursday night, it will be the quote safest place in the world,

with the nation still jittery over shooting massacres in california and paris, security is being beefed up, as you can imagine. nearly 6,000 police officers will be on hand for the big ball drop including a new specialized counter-terrorism unit. next at 11:00, people say congress doesn't do anything but fight with each other, how the lawmakers fared in 2015. we put the batteries in and didn't get what we expected. >> a dad expected whooshing and roaring out of a fighter jet he got for his son for christmas. we'll tell you what he heard in stead. a man prayi ipreying on a

take a look outside right now, the fog is pretty thick in d.c. heads-up tonight. fog visibility way down overnight to tomorrow morning. i'll have the latest on this and rain chances coming up in a couple minutes. an unholy act in a sacred place all caught on camera. take a look as you see a man walking into a church in north'lauderdale, florida and after scanning he took a woman's purse next to her and she was not fast enough. it was found in a cemetery two days later but her money and other valuables were gone and the man has not been caught.

113 bills legislators passed have been signed into law. a few still waiting for the president ae's signature. that's compared to 72 in 2013 and 81 in 2011. pugh research says 87 of the w laws passed this year are considered substantive, meaning they are something other than ceremonial acts like renaming buildings or awarding medals. well, it's the end of the road for styrofoam in the district and montgomery county. as of january 1st, both places are banning the restaurants from using the containers that clog sewers and pollute our rivers. the district is planning fines up to 800 bucks for violators. it is a substance where generally you only use it once and then it gets tossed away. because it doesn't break down it doesn't really go away, it gets blown into the waterways and storm drains and trashed along

syed the road. the metropolitan restaurant association worked with local officials for two years on the ban and says it approves of the new laws. ♪ a bit of a surprise for this family in washington state, they discovered the toy plane was making -- in stead of sound like an airplane it was chanting islamic prayers. they bought the plane off amazon as a christmas gift for their 3-year-old nephew. >> we put the batteries in and didn't get what we expected. sounds like an arabic chanting, which is pretty unusual. >> other reviews on amazon complain offers the same thing. the company blames its factory in china for the mistake and the family is hoping for a refund to buy their nephew another gift. the fog out front, that came in fast. >> you have to walk through it

to get to your car. >> i know. i might need and escort. >> i've got you covered. jane hanley, you're on your own. >> that fog continues to build across the district and in some locations be quite dense. you see the flag blowing in the wind. normally the wind helps get rid of the fog but in this case helps it down towards the d.c.-metro area. winds northeast at 6 miles an hour. here's temperatures. temperatures have cooled with some clearing, down to 41 in frederick and 43 in winchester, 43 in culpeper. as we have cooled we have seen the dew point and we have the fog. a quarter mile towards manassas. half mile towards gaithersburg and give yourself extra time tomorrow night and in the morning. no problems as far as rain is concerned. we won't see rain tonight and

tomorrow for the first part and late tomorrow afternoon. we saw a little clearing and now we are starting to see the clouds move back in. that could help with the fog a little bit, maybe dissipating it but some fog in some areas. notice the rain in the gulf of mexico. look what direction it's moving, right up i-95 towards our region and that's what will hit us tomorrow afternoon. tomorrow morning, no problem. fog across the area but the road should be fairly dry. they'll be damp but dry as far as rain is concerned. 1:00, no problem. showers around the region. i'm not expecting much in the way of rain but good idea to take that umbrella with you to work and you won't need it early but you will need it late. showers move out fairly quickly. tomorrow night, we could see dense fog form again thursday morning. i showed you this earlier, again, i want to reiterate we

could see areas of fog, some dense at 47 degrees and tomorrow afternoon's rush, showers late. fog early and showers during the afternoon. be prepared on those roadways and once again more space between you and the person in front of you and give yourself extra time. the impact forecast has this as moderate. not a huge impact but fog early. high temperatures tomorrow back into the 50s for the most part. 56 in d.c. wednesday and sunshine and then we get into much cooler weather, starting 2016. we're into the 40s saturday, 46, sunday, 45 on monday and wind chill s in the 30s. even though that's the coldest stretch we've seen, still at or above average. i rethought about it, hanley, i

got you, too, buddy. >> all right. i'm sure we will need that protection. coming up, eagles make a shocking move, why the redskins

starting with the redskins and eagles connection. >> don't lose to the redskins because you might lose your job if you're a coach. somehow some way the redskins have become the most stable organization in the entire nfc

east. i don't know how it happened but it happened. after losing at home in a must win primetime game, the philadelphia eagles have fired head coach chip kelly. i don't know where he is tonight. somewhere desean jackson is smi smiling. chip kelly lasted almost a full three seasons in philadelphia. he made the jump from college to pro game and it has not worked out well. he won 10 game is in each of the first two seasons but dropped to 6-9 this year. the biggest knock on kelly is he didn't get along with players, big name players, mccoy and maclin were all traded on kelly's watch. redskins losie ing hasn't been d to them. rob ryan was fired after new orleans lost to skins in september. and chip kelly lost to the redskins three straight times and hat hasn't happened in a

long time. and next, jason garrett in dallas, getting ready. don't say it. redskins visit cowboys this sunday. moving to college basketball, last season in their first season in the big 10 conference, setting a school record for the most wins in a season. this year expectations higher for the trojans team. maryland welcomes them at penn state tomorrow. 14-4 in their first year in the big 10. while they've been great in non-conference play to start the year, the fourth ranked terra n terrapins know things are about to get serious. >> it gets real now. like i said earlier, every game in the big 10 is not going to be easy. the thing i try to reiterate to the team and young guys, we have to be sharp. >> we're not really worried about what we did in the beg beginning of the season and worried about now and keep

getting better. it will be tough because everyone has been studying us since the season started. tyler cav gnawianaughcavana taing on first round action. scoring 17 points in this game. having a big year, the senior. taking a two point lead. later in the half, the knights can't hold on the basketball. the big fellow, kevin larson gets the steal. 15 points and six rebounds. second half, george washington pulling away. cavanaugh gets the bucket. gw beats ucf, 67-50. are you done taking selfies? >> i'm trying to take pictures behind the scene to put on instagram. you guys are hopeless, hopeless. i give

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they play in the first round of the college football playoffs before. >> that is awesome. >> haven't seen that before. fog is awesome. >> it will continue. watch out! give yourself some time on those roadw roadways. see you tomorrow morning. chuck bell is in tomorrow morning to talk more about it? see you tomorrow night at 11:00.

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