for now, i'm chuck todd in charleston, south carolina. from all of with us, we say good night. right off the top on news4, brace yourself for the coldest air of the season so far. just how low the temperatures will drop. developing tonight, the

americans free in the prisoner swap are one step closer to home. tonight, for the first time since the release we're hearing from one of them. you just saw it right here on nbc4, the democratic candidates trade punches during a lively debate. the complete wrap-up moments away. off the top at 11:00, form team 4 is tracking the big chill and the winds will make it worse when you wake up tomorrow morning. amelia segal is outside at our weather deck to tell us how things are feeling out there right now. amelia. >> erika, it's definitely cold out here. good thing the winds aren't an issue just yet. they're picking up overnight tonight. looking at our circle, you can see puddles from today. any puddles will become slick spots tomorrow.

just about every suburb is at or below freezing. you can see winds at 9 miles an hour and will notice them picking up after midnight. tracking very light snow moving to frederick county, something to notice, conversationally only, more importantly look at the feels like forecast into early tomorrow morning. 5:00, 6:00 a.m. feeling anywhere about 10 to 8 degrees factoring in breezy and windy conditions in the area. for our martin lu thther king holiday, it will be the coldest so far this season. a weather alert day and the coldest air will arrive tuesday. and then the latest on our first look at some snow.

>> thanks. i want to show you a reminder. when it gets this cold protect the 4 ps. people, pets kept indoors and pipes freeze and keep them insulated with newspapers or clothes and cold areas of your home and keep your plants covered and hydrated. local governments are ready for the cold weather. d.c. is under a cold emergency plan, shelters and the shelter hot line are active. and warming centers open. tomorrow, a weather alert day at news4 to learn how our meteorologists make that call, open the nbc washington app and search weather alert. developing right now, "washington post" reporter jason rezaian talks about the taste of freedom. say, "i'm a hell of a lot better than i was 48 hours ago. please let everybody know that my post family is high on my

list and i hope to see everybody real soon. end quotes. it's been a worldwind weekend for the reporter and two other freed americans, after leaving iran they arrived in geneva switzerland and taken to a u.s. hospital. a fourth american is not on the fligt, not clear where he is and a fifth american, student is already headed home. much more on this developing story later in the newscast. >> i will not raise taxes on the middle class. i want to raise incomes, not tax taxes? hillary clinton with a promise for the middle class during the democratic debate you just saw. this is the final show down before voters have their say in iowa. brian moore has a wrap-up how the candidates did tonight. >> in their final debate at this pre-election season hillary clinton pounded bernie sanders on gun control.

>> he voted to let guns go on to amtrak, guns go into national parks. he voted against doing research to figure out how we can save lives. >> but sanders gave no ground. >> you received over 600,0$600,n speaking fees from goldman sachs in one year. >> he questioned clinton's willingness to help out hours after she announced a plan for universal medicare. >> lower the cost of health care for middle class families by 5,000 bucks. >> i'm not sure whether we're talking about the plan you just introduced tonight or the plan you introduced nine times in the congress, but the fact is we have the affordable care act. >> another key question. electability. >> in terms of polling, guess what? we are running ahead of secretary clinton in terms of taking on my good friend, donald trump. >> former maryland governor martin o'malley barely qualified for this debate but did his best

to stand out. >> i put forward a plan to move us to a clean 100% clean electric energy grid by 2050 and create 5 million jobs along the way. who won? we will find out on the 15th. to a developing story we've been watchingdale. the state department still looking for three americans missing in iraq. there are reports militants captured them in baghdad. the u.s. is working with iraqi authorities to locate the americans. there has been a deterioration of security in baghdad in recent weeks after month of relative calm. new tonight, several vehi e vehicles and homes damaged after as many as 30 rounds fired in stafford county. this happened on providence street. detectives believe two groups of people were firing each other and involved two people involved but looking for two others. nobody fortunately was injured

by the gunfire. right now, firefighters are reminding you to check your smoke detectors after a woman was trapped in her burning home in temple hills. dorothy spencer is there live with the heroic action of neighbors and firefighters. >> reporter: this is the house, as you can see, still boarded up. the caution tape is outside the home. the entire family has been d displaced and the woman inside remains in the hospital in serious condition. >> i felt desperate trying to get the girl out because i felt she was my family, too. >> reporter: he felt compelled to act when he found out a neighbor, a young woman was trapped in the burning home. she was asleep in the basement when it started. he and others used a garden hose to try to beat back the flames. >> he tried to go in. i was spraying water to him. we couldn't get to the stairs so we couldn't get downstairs.

>> reporter: firefighters got here quickly and would the woman out. she had second degree burns over 40% of her body and smoke inhalation. >> she started moving and cou coughing and they took it right away to the hospital. >> reporter: fire investigators say the smoke detector in the home was not work something they had little time to get out. >> that's the first line of defense for people is the smoke alarm giving extra seconds to get out. >> reporter: firefighters went door-to-door and five five working homes without smoke detectors and installed new ones. with extreme weather approa approaching- - >> there are a lot of things people do to stay warm. we don't know whether that had anything to do with it at this point or not but the message is to stay warm safely. >> reporter: that's right. the fire chief says there is no excuse for any in prince george's county not to have a working smoke alarm in your home. if you don't have one or can't

afford one, call 311 on your phone and the fire department will provide one for free. >> great advice, darcy spencer, thank you. the coast guard says there are no plans to suspend the search for 12 missing marines, their helicopters collided in mid-air thursday off the coast of hawaii. the brother of the reigning miss district of columbia is one of those marines. haley and her family are asking for privacy. >> back here at home, strong words from the muslim association of virginia after two men from woodbridge were arrested on terrorism charges on friday. one of them was arrested at the airport in richmond. prosecutors say he was trying to go to syria to join isis. the friend who drove him was charged with aiding him. the muslim association of virginia says they condemn terrorism and reject the philosophy and teachings of isis. fairfax county police are

asking for your help to find a peeping tom. they say there have been several incidents in springfield over the last few weeks and all happened in the area of gloucester avenue and giles place. they have this picture saying the suspect is in his late teens to 20s and in each instance he looked into the home and took off. if you know who this is, you're asked to call the fairfax police. the martin luther king inju, jr. peace walk parade is set for tomorrow. shut down to the 4200 block. the stretch of road will be closed and closures start at noon until 3:00 p.m. a reminder, please bundle up, everyone. next, man's best friend coming to the rescue of a jittery bride. the story behind a picture that has gone viral. another successful launch of

the spacex. a woman describing a terrified near miss. we feel accomplished right now. we're encouraged. next on sports final, what has redskins captain trent williams hungry for more. alex ovechkin has over 500 goals in his career, how he plans to quench his 30s. >> the playoffs in review as we inch closer to super bowl 50. [mother] yeah but this neighborhood,i feel like

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liftoff. >> pretty cool, right? under cloudy skies, they successfully launched a satellite. while the rocket was success, the rocket landing a little rocky, a support leg broke as it landed on a barge in the pacific and the rocket toppled over. we want to get you caught up on the latest on the prisoner swap. five prisoners released among them jason rezaian who said it left him with indescribable joy. >> reporter: freedom for five americans imprisoned in iran. three arriving at this swiss airport before being transferred to a u.s. base, the climax of a historic weekend. in texas, a group of iranians walked free, a prisoner exchange just a day after a nuclear deal.

>> they were united in welcoming home sons and brothers who in lonely prison cells endured a nightmare. >> reporter: one of the three was jason rezaian. the man who led the prisoner negotiations said thrilled to see jason landing safely. and a christiachristian pastor idaho had been jailed for three years. i woke up my kids and told them he's out of prison. they were shocked and jumping up and down. sara, sister of amir hekmati was excited to be reunited with her brother. >> we have been on pins and needles dying to see him. we haven't seen him in 4 1/2 years. >> american bob levinson disappeared in 2007, iran have said they don't know where he is and made offers to help find

him. his family says tonight, he's been left behind. we are devastated. three of the three americans have spent the night at this u.s. base in germany. the plan was to first take them to the hospital for medical and psychological evaluation before they can finally head back to the united states and their families. back to you. a maryland family shaken when a neighbor was cleaning his gun and it accidentally fired through the bedroom wall landing above her headboard. she was in that room doing her daughter's hair just minutes before the incident. there were more holes in the bathroom wall as well. fortunately nobody was hit. she kid not want to identify her self-but did speak us to on camera. >> any accident could have caused anybody's life. that's pretty scary.

you can see the holes. >> this happened last thursday morning. the neighbor did come over and apologized and offered to pay for all the damages. the prince george's police investigated and asked the neighbor to remove the gun and he complied. a couple dead after a pair of tornadoes ripped through this morning storms topping 130 miles an hour. the twisters ripped tops off buildings and left thousands of people in the dark. >> you would see power lines exploding and debris floating through the air, one of the scariest things i ever witnessed. >> meteorologists say this could be the beginning of a dangerous year because of the el nino weather pattern. strong winds caused 20 foot swells in california. high tides rolled along the california coast today and heavy

rain following and forecasters expect several more inches. the national weather service issued a flash flood warning for that area. lots of people are on our nbc washington app reading about the small earthquake near the virginia-west virginia maryland border. it centered in the loudoun valley area south of harper's fairy. a 3.0 magnitude quake hit just after 2:00 p.m. good news here, there are no reports of damage. and now your storm team 4 forecast. >> i'm tracking in the storm center this evening. first of all, the coldest air this evening impacting monday and tuesday. you see in this corner the latest information coming in 0 potential for snow thursday and friday. more on that in just a moment. first, the weather having a moderate to high impact and the coldest air of the season and i bet a lot of you watching have off tomorrow, the weather imp t

impacting your plans or making you change them. it will feel like temperatures are in the single digts and teens. we're down to 20 and 28 in gaithersburg and manassas and could be slick spots tomorrow morning especially your driveway or stairs leaving your house. be aware of that. main roads will be fine. high tomorrow, 28 degrees with mostly sunny skies. at breakfast feeling 5-10 degrees with windy conditions. lunch not much better. at dinner feels zero to 10 degrees outside. remember your pets during this cold snap and more importantly at the bus stop tuesday morning look how cold it will feel. 5 below to 5 above, make sure the kids aren't waiting too long. mostly sunny skies at 16 degrees and blustery tuesday and in the afternoon, highs of 26. and mostly sunny skies.

the weather outlook the next two days if you're heading to the peace walk and parade. it will be windy and cold. you want your warmest gear. if you're going to a ski resort, bundle up and give that car battery a test especially if you've been putting off a new battery in the car. high temperature of 35 degrees. clouds increase throughout the day wednesday and overnight, flurries are possible. obviously lig only light snow right now, little or no accumulation. high of 42. and everyday running below the normal high, 43 degrees. on friday, it's looking like we'll be dealing with our first real shot at snow, temperatures hovering at freezing. blustery as well and watching the storm system very closely. i can't stress enough how much uncertainty there is in the forecast.

does the snow arrive early or late friday. a mix of rain or snow? it will have a moderate impact on the area and how long is it there on saturday, stick around the morning or for the day? two days to keep a close eye on whatever is impacting our area looks to be gone sunday with high of 36. chuck will be in, in the morning with the latest updates and have a good handle on the storm by wednesday. wednesday. big play fo

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it didn't take long for the capitals to get back to their winning ways. it actually took less than 24 hours. they don't stay down, 10-0-1 following a loss this season.

it was alex ovechkin providing the offense. and then the entertainment. first period, caps down a goal. they were on the power play. you know what that means, just give to it ove. he knows what to do with it. his 27th goal of the season. we're knotted up at 1. bizarre moment in the second period, caps up two, oshie took himself out of the game. was having trouble staying hydrated. caps lead it 4-2. if you wore one of your favorite hats to this game i feel sorry for you. it belongs to the capitals', who threw it on the ice. the second hat trick of his career and they travel to columbus on tuesday. a little college basketball, anthony gill, number 13 uva on

the road to ssu. nice steal, beautiful passes. hall on the finish. uva up three at halftime. florida state, they were hungry. maybe they had too much bacon, dwayne bacon, the drive. stay with me, erika. bacon with a team high 18 points. seminoles knock off, va 61-62, bacon fan club loving it. college park. maryland women hosting number 24, northwestern. christian convoy had herself a game. all about the three ball. the sophomore tied a school record. eight three-pointers in this game. she couldn't miss today. later on in the fourth quarter, already with six threes at this point, how do you leave her

open, a career high 23. they cruise to victory. sports finals, two legendary quarterbacks go head to head. roethlisberger. carolina, cam newton and the panthers have a first half to remember but a second half to forget. redskins pro bowl left tackle, trent williams stopped to join the roundtable, all of that and much more coming up. thank you, sir. j.p., a very businessman, had a chance to run for office. j.p. was out there. they didn't need to know a thing about foreign policy, just had to run with these big hats on. the presidents tryout. those who, you know, want to fill the shoes of george, tom, teddy and bill had to perform

free style dance moves and run from center field to first base. more than 50 people tried out today. good luck to them. they'll know whether they got they'll know whether they got the job

it's about time the taco...came out of its shell. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. that sound. like nails on a chalkboard. but listen to this: (family talking) that's a different kind of sound. the sound of the weekend. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop.

have you seen this picture online? a jittery bride before a wedding and she turns to her service dog for comfort. the wedding photographer captured this precious moment between her and her service dog. she is 3 years old and helped calm valerie's nerves before she walked down the aisle in sioux falls, sd last weekend. >> she was putting her finishing touches on, her neck class on. she was getting anxious and her mom asked how are you doing? she asked for a moment with bella. >> the picture is a sensation highlighting the comfort service animals can bring.

we are making monday and tuesday a weather alert day. >> right. not just because of the temperatures but single digits, co coldest, tuesday morning, keep it in mind bus stop anywhere from 5 below to 5 above. friday and saturday, first real shot at snow. we'll see how that pans out. >> keeping our fingers crossed for that one. sports final coming up next. wake up with us. wake up with us. we

it's about time the taco...came out of its shell. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. that sound. like nails on a chalkboard. but listen to this: (family talking) that's a different kind of sound. the sound of the weekend. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop.

right now on sports final, we take you inside the locker room of football's final four. >> playing tight. >> we are encouraged. >> trent williams looks back to a surprising season and forward to a redskins resurgence. >> a milestone for the caps, cornerstone. ove's 500 and beyond. a show worthy of a chance. we'll take it with a side of bacon. sports final starts now. >> cue the bacon references. >> good evening, everyone, welcome into sports alongside the lovely carol maloney. i am jason