been here since the early morning hours. as you mentioned, they are still on scene. the house in question is the one behind me over my shoulder. four bodies found inside there early this morning. still unclear why deputies arrived at this home in the first place. this is chopper 4 above the scene just a short time ago. what it does is gives you an idea of how spread out some of these houses are. really this neighborhood has a lot of space. this is the windsor forest neighborhood u. it's of stafford county. we know deputies arrived here this morning unclear of what alerted them to the home. neighbors have been coming out trying to get a better understanding what happened. i can e show you some of the ground scene as well. you can see how intense of an investigation this is. several deputies out here. it's still not clear if this is a shooting investigation or what led to these deaths.

u talked to neighbors. . they say this is beyond unsettling. >> just stumbled on to it and was in complete shock. still can't figure out what's going on or what happened. >> as we show you a live look, you can see some of those investigators still on scene. several hours into this on site investigation, we're expected to by phone. i'm going to be putting a phone call into him and other deputies to get more information as to what led to this investigation in the first place. still just a tragedy right here in stafford county and one that no doubt going to bring a lot more questions into play. hoping to bring those sbo the next couple hours. become to you. >> we'll keep an eyeout nr your updates. donald trump's campaign

about his cabinet choices before thanksgiving. but the final decisions could just as well come after the holiday. mitt romney is being considered for secretary of state and the two were scheduled to meet in new york city. a spokesperson says the president-elect won't rush and the decisions will be his and his alean. rudy giuliani and governor of south carolina met with the transition . henry kizen engineer to get his advice on foreign affairs. mike pence is on capitol hill meeting with gop and democratic leaders to map out the new administration's policy goals. pence was humbled by lawmakers hospitality. the vice president-elect served from 2001 to 2013 before becoming indiana's governor.

said he was cautiously optimistic about a trump administration. the president says there's something about the job that forces one to focus. he held a press conference with germany chancellor angela merkel. president obama urged president-elect trump to stand up to russia when vladimir putin's actions deviate from american interests. >> i hope the president-elect coming in will take constructive approach, finding areas where we can cooperate with russia, where our values and interests align. >> president defending global trade agreements and said the european union remains one of the world's greatest accomplishments. >> after more than 50 years of service that started during vietnam the director of national intelligence says it's time to

resignation last night. he made the announcement during testimony during the intelligence committee. clapper made no e secret of his plans to step down at the end of the administration. five decades is more than enough time. >> i submitted my letter of resignation last night, which felt pretty good. i got 64 days left and i think i have u a hard time with my wife anything past that. >> clapper's tenure was marked by high the government's desire to protect people's civil liberties. his last day will be january 20th. just moments ago, we got an update on the secret service agent who was hit by the car near the white house. we have just learned that the. person driving the car that hit him is from upper marlboro and now been charged with driving without a license. the agent was on bike patrol when he got hit along 17th street and new york avenue. no word on how it happened.

and another person to the hospital. both are expected to be okay. i think you kind of came up on her pretty fast. >> a a maryland woman is recovering from a frightening encounter. a a bear mauled her in the driveway of her daughter's home near frederick u. she suffered extensive injuries. it happened around 9:30 last night. it was so dark outside that it the 63-year-old didn't realize she had walked between the bear an >> the cub in the tree and grandma got between the cub and the bear and the bear went after her. and broke her arm and scratched her up really bad. >> the bear had already been tagged by wildlife officials. they worked through the night and found it and killed it. her three cubs weigh about 100 pounds each now and are more

their own. it is supposed to increase safety reliability, but there are questions about how effective metro's surges are and how much they cost. the concerns came up in a board meeting today. first at 4:00, transportation reporter adam tuss shows us what happened firsthand. >> another contentious day here at metro headquarters as the transit agency grapples with so many things. the budget proposal that looked so bad on so many levels when you consider fair hikes and ser track right now. a program that for some hasn't produced the tangible results they like to see now. metro riders giving leaders an earful today. >> i'm afraid to say that in some sense is you're doing a really good job of managing a sinking ship. and coming up tonight, much more for you about safe track.

dealing with it and what the general manager says he would have done differently when he first started running the transit agency. back to you. just a few weeks to go before the mgm casino opens at national harbor. but you don't have to wait to start your planning for the first visit. what you need to do now before space runs out. the lags thing you want during the holidays is a big mess and a huge plumbing bill. we're working for you with a few a kitchen nightmare. and i'm here at national harbor. a beautiful afternoon. temperatures the next couple days going way up. we're at the gay lord national. in a couple minutes, we'll talk about how the temperatures this weekend way down.

we have new details a about the incident between a gorilla and a small child u at the cincinnati zoo in may. federal inspectors say the

the public separated from the gorilla didn't meet proper standards. the boy slipped into the exhibit and was held by a gorilla. the news response team determined the life was in danger and killed the ape. there could now be fine or displi u nar action in the case. we're seeing another sign the mgm resort is getting close to its grand opening. as of today, the new restaurants are starting to accept reservations. there's a lot of dining options from large restaurants bac celebrity chefs to smaller and more low key funds. we're three weeks away from opening day. the top dock is doing something he's never done before. and it is the most famous christmas tree in our area and

i'm jim handly with breaking news. a short time ago, metro announced it is removing the 4,000 series rail cars after a safety concern has been identified. that concern was over the train's automatic train control system. metro's train control system keeps trains properly spaced and the safe distance from other cars. right now metro is in the process of removing 4,se now that process is expected to take several hours. customers may notice fewer trains in service over the next several days as a result of this action. adam tuss is all over this and will have a live report on news 4 at 5:00. back to you from the live desk. first at 4:00, a new government report released today called attention to a national

>> 1 in 7 people will face a substance abuse disorder in their lifetime. >> reporter: this is a snapshot of a heroin overdose taken before life saving help arrived. while a picture may be worth a thousand words, it took 200,000 to explore the depths of america's problem with drug addiction in a comprehensive new report from u.s. surgeon generals. >> i'm calling our country into action. >> reporter: the report includes nearly 21 million people in the u.s. have a substance abuse disorder. that's more than the number of people with cancer. >> and highly addictive opioid painkillers are used more often than tobacco. the surgeon general's report

need. one goal of the new report is to reduce stigma attached to substance abuse. >> if we afford the same compassion and care than people living with addiction than people with any other illness, i believe we will be able to address the addiction crisis in america. >> it top its $400 billion each year. e erika edwards, nbc news. many families. that's especially true for the children of drug addicted parents and the grandparents who have to step in. >> i'm here raising a a 6-year-old child. my husband and i are parents all over again. >> you're going to hear more from one local family and meet a 6-year-old girl coming up in our next half hour. just two weeks from now

>> and you'll hear from a musical line up from president obama's last tree lighting ceremony. >> garth brooks will be there. the national christmas tree lighting takes place exactly two weeks from now on december 1st. >> speaking of the holid he has an icy assignment. the temperature outside in the 60s, but inside is a lot colder now. >> we're down here at the christmas village. i love when i got this assignment. this is one of my favorite things to bring my kids to all yearlong.

this is your eighth year. talk about some of the new things including the teacups here. one of my all time favorite rides. you'll get to see mrs. clauz. you'll have cookies with her. e we brought back the ginger bread corner. we have a build a bear corner. it's famous for our ice attraction. you'll get to go through here to get to see the attraction. there's a lot of fun things. it's such a cool experience. it's absolutely stunning. the colors this year are

>> something else you can do too. you can see charlie brown. >> it's breakfast with charlie brown and friends. the whole gang. >> can't forget snoopy. it's going to be a cold weekend. not quite 9 degrees. let's take a look at that forecast and show you how things are going to play out. temperatures the next few days are going to be on the warm side early. thursday, today, friday and saturday all above average. we move into the cold. sunday, monday and next week. take a look at the temperatur current temperatures in the 50s across the region. 61 still at the airport. we are seeing those numbers dropping through the 50s. 53 by 9:00. 50 degrees by 11:00. most of you in the suburbs will be a little cooler than that. temperatures around the area at 59. 63 in manassas. 55 towards the fort meade area. another nice afternoon. no rain. we're not going to see any chance of rain over the next day or so. a little bit of a chance saturday night.

one way off to the east. another one way off to the west. denver was 80 degrees. the warmest they have ever been in november. now it's snowing in denver. that same storm will move all the way across the country and eventually that's what will bring us some of the colder air. let's look at the temperatures around the region. notice where we are. 61 degrees. but notice down towards the south, nashville at 80. that's some of the warmer air coming our way. let's go right to the forecast. we're seeing warm air tomorrow. but as we move into the weekend, that's when temperatures really start to change. a high on saturday only around 67 degrees. that's still nice during the day. but saturday night you'll notice a big change. take the coats with you on saturday night. there comes the cold air. a high of 47 on sunday. 46 on monday. you see a trend here with the cold air. even all of next week

by 5 or 10 degrees. e we still have a a couple warm days to go. speaking of the cold, so cold that they give you a parka when you go. in. this thing is one awesome parka. you do have to bring your own gloves. i found that out the hard way. >> you're going to be fetching that ice, you're going to need them. >> thank you, doug. >> it won't be long before winter is here and roadr snow. what they are already doing to make sure you don't get stuck. and in 63 days our city will come to a standstill to inaugurate our new president.

we're 6 inauguration and we're looking a at the security preparations. >> they have been planning for this inauguration before the last one in 2013 but now they say within the last couple months that planning has intensified. today top officials discussed their plans for the presidential

ready to perform their it duty, which is everything from lining the streets to marching in the parade to military band that they have been practicing to ensure everything is perfect for when president-elect trump is sworn in. >> behind the scenes, we have tons of logistical support. to where they need to link up for the parade. >> coming up at 5:00, wego takes to train the horses that will be a part of the inu august ral parade. as you're getting into the holiday spirit, we invite you to help us provide thanksgiving baskets for our neighbors in

you can see the mobile radar truck at the sunday game against the packers at fedex field. they will be collecting cans or boxed food items at gate h. so stop by and see them or stop by verizon center on monday. we'll be down there from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. collecting food and cash donations. >> such a good job with that every year. a lot of folks looking forward to seeing you. cooking on thanksgiving can be tricky, but also an expensive problem. that's got to hurt. the video is pretty unbelievable and now we're hearing from the

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the windsor forest neighborhood. it's still not clear exactly what happened or who the victims are, but we're told there's no threat to the community. the man who hit a secret service agent is being charged with driving without a license. the car ran into the agent while he was on bike patrol near the white house. but he's expected to be okay. now at 4:30, the latest on the transition to a new president. we heard a lot of names tossed around for cat far donald trump keeps us in spens. >> one of trump's fiercest critics mitt romney is in the running for secretary of state. let's get to steve handlesman for the latest on this vetting. >> that's an eye popper. the former bitter enemy sit down together in just a couple days.

security adviser does not require approval. which in the case of the apparent trump pick today could have been contentious. >> michael flynn at trump tower. now reportedly his pick for national security adviser. the retired general is controversial, appearing on russian tv and with vladimir putin. also in trump tower toy carolina governor. under consideration for secretary of state as a source reports trump will talk this weekend to mitt romney about that job. president obama stood today with germany's angela merkel urging nato not be weakened. trump and flynn making the former head of u.s. intelligence nervous.

chief james clapper quit today as planned. >> i got 64 days left. >> e are build our military or revive our economy. >> trump promised to rebuild highways and bridges to put people to work. democrats like the sound of that. >> we hope we can have the biggest and most robust infrastructure spending could wipe the smiles off republicans' faces. they plan another one of those short-term stopgap spending bills to keep government going from shutting down until donald trump gets to the white house. when republicans figure they have a shot at the spending and the tax cuts they have dreamed of. steve handlesman, news 4. >> a gorgeous day today. highs were in the 60s.

and clear skies out there. so as the sun goes down weaver going to fall into the 50s pretty quickly. we have stay itted clear and dry. so you want the warmer jacket. here's the thick. we're already thinking about the weekend. it's thursday afternoon. so as you look to your sunday you want the warm jacket and the gloves. maybe a few but temperatures will be much cooler. i'll let you know when the cool air arrives in my full forecast. cooking that thanksgiving meal can create quite a a mess in the kitchen. >> you could be doing more damage than you think. consumer reports susan hogan is working for you with an important warning. >> no one likes to clean up after a big meal. but one wrong disposal can create a plumbing disaster and

you can't mission take the smell of bacon or grease it lees behind. have you ever done this and thought nothing of it? assuming hot water and dish soap will send it through the pipes, right? wrong. >> hot water cools. when the water cools, the grease cools. it cools in some place and starts to solidify and it stay there is. >> washington suburban sanitary commission's chief engin explain the problems grease can cause when you send it down the drain. >> once it builds up, it's a big problem. because what's supposed to go through there can't get through there. and more importantly how about your neighbors and the restaurants up the street. >> check out this video inside pipes corroded with grease. over time you can see the nasty gun k build up as the space narrows. >> it keeps backing up until

where does it come out? wherever it can. sometimes that's your street. sometimes that's your stream. sometimes that's your house. >> and it's an expensive problem to fix. but easy to prevent. >> you can take the grease while hot in the pan and pour it in a can and you let it solidify and put the lid on it. >> stick it in the fridge to solidify. >> it goes in the tr >> don't forget the wipe the frying pan clean. . >> can it, cool it, toss it. >> three steps to prevent build up in your pipes and a pricey mess. >> kind of gross. although there will be a lot of busy kitchens this next week t doesn't matter what time of year it is. you should never pour grease down your drain. wondering where you can get one of those lids. open up our nbc washington app

>> way to call her out on air. >> i didn't know. >> i also confess it cost me a plumber. >> i have a gift for both of you. come e see me afterwards. the little cans. they are awesome. >> you shouldn't have. >> you heard doug and amelia say whatever this awesome has to bring. >> and who says washington is broken. the strong show of support and unity on national tv.

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while we are enjoying nice weather for this time of year, folks in wyoming are seeing snow. they u creating a winter wonderland. in sheraton about 150 miles north of casper, there are reports of 12 inches. it won't be long before it's snowing here. you can count on the folks who clear the highways to be ready to go. the highway administration is reviewing their response to the blizzard in january in hopes of making things go smoothly this time around.

we hope that to be prepared for the worst of circumstances. >> the state highway administration says it will be focusing on pretreating roads before big storms. it's going to use a watered down salt solution that's not only cheaper but better for the environment. >> some folks in our area including one of our own here at news 4 won't be resting comfortably in their own bed tonight. why they will be sleeping on the street instead. >> plus here in our area like never before. >> it got to the point where i

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scene. the house is located between baltimore avenue and the parkway. and the prince georges county fire department says it looks like the house is vacant. there are hundreds of homeless youth in washington today. half of them haven't finished high school. and more than half will go without food at least one day this month. tonight news 4's aaron gilchrist will be part of a group that will join in solidarity with the homeless population. >> i'm a little nervous going into this experience. we're essentially together. they provide us with sleeping bags and card board and we sleep on the street for a night here in november. >> it's called the d.c. sleepout. aaron posted this facebook video previewing the event. it's organized by covenant house, which provides housing support and educational training and a food pantry for homeless young people. before tonight's sleepout, you're invited to a public candle light vigil to raise awareness about youth homelessness that starts at 6:00

today the country's top released substance abuse disorder. >> doreen gentzler has been reporting on the opioid and heroin epidemic and joins us now. >> according to that report, which you guys corred in more detail earlier in the broadcast, one person in america dies every 19 minutes from an thousands of children are the invisible victims. >> the pictures are pretty shocking. two parents passed out in the front seat of a van with their toddler in back. a little girl crying in a store. she's trying to rouse her mother who is passed out. the story behind these pictures is actually so much bigger. addiction to opiates and heroin

thousands of children are the victims losing their parents and their homes to drugs. >> it should be my time to shine. and i'm here raising a 6-year-old child. >> mary and ed live in the baltimore area. they have custody of their granddaughter. their daughter struggled with drug add >> drugs had taken what love she ever had for her daughter. >> reporter: lexi used to live with her own parents, but when mary saw the conditions her granddaughter was living in, she was appalled. >> that's all lexi saw was drugs. that's all these kids see when they are with their parents with drugs. they don't hide that from these kids. that's when i looked at my husband and said we have to do something. >> they petitioned the court and

there are no concrete numbers for how many people are raising their grandchildren as a result of drug addiction, but a look on facebook shows pages like the addicts mom. grandparents raising grandchildren, which offer online group support for grandparents. >> i know probably eight grandparents raising their grandchildren. like i said, the lady that lives next to me lost her son >> reporter: suddenly becoming a parent again after raising her own five children is a challenge in so many ways. >> i didn't have a car seat. i had nothing. no bed, no nothing. not even a baby doll. >> friends and neighbors have helped out and mary now works cleaning houses and walking dogs. but making sure lexi feels safe and stable has been the hardest

herself. i got her in therapy. >> her daughter is now clean and sober and lives in an upstairs apartment where she and ed can keep an eye on her. she has infrequent and supervised visits with lexi, it's lexi's grandparents sharing in all their granddaughter's moments and milestones. >> i'm just happy she's starting to become a happy little g ago. >> good to see them are looking forward to spending the holidays together. she's one of the lucky ones. a lot of children end up in child protective custody. >> she's lucky that her grandparents are young enough to take on that responsibility. >> thank you, doreen. powerful story. in the wake of the election, there have been a lot of questions about division in this

unity in unlikely places. take for instance verizon center. after the singers microphone failed in the middle of the national anthem, just before the game, the crowd joined in filling the whole arena with the lyrics to the national anthem. a strong, unity there. doug and amelia have been unified in one mind when it comes to the big change in our weather. we have been hearing if from both of you that enjoy this while it lasts. >> we decide what we're going to put on the ten-day. solidarity about the fact it's

degrees for a high. so really nice weather tomorrow. warmer by 10 degrees. for the most part in the low 60s tlp there's your second weather headline. it's windy on sunday. the coldest day of the season. the coldest since early april. and still looking ahead to thanksgiving. if you were watching yesterday, mentioned the chance for light showers still keeping the chance for some rain in the forecast on thanksgiving. here's a a look at the temperature right now in your neig frederick. and 55 in gaithersburg. tomorrow we start off cool. very similar to this morning. you want a warm jacket. by lunchtime and afternoon, you can ditch the jalkt by around noon. e we hit a high of 70 at 3:00 in the afternoon. it's friday if you can take a few hours off and enjoy the weather. i would highly recommend that. even tomorrow evening, still really nice with clear skies in the low 60s.

the weather having a low impact. i went for a a run this morning. it's beautiful out there. recess for the kids, definitely outdoors. the commute still concern will be the sun glare and a light jacket at least at that point. you can leave the umbrella at home. not necessarily the case on saturday. take a look here at future weather. i'm starting you off at 3:00 p.m. for the most part, the metro area still has sunny rain into the evening hours. 5:00 p.m., we have rain in parts of montgomery, frederick, loudoun or prince william. around the silver spring area. seeing rain saturday at 5:00 p.m. as we move towards 7:00, 8:00 p.m. rain moves through the district. and by 8:00 it's over in areas like annapolis, shady side down through the leonard town area. we clear out overnight.

and it is down right windy throughout the day on sunday. you want to keep that in mind as you do yard work. keep in mind it will feel like temperatures there are in the 20s and 30s with the winds. there's that it high only 47. cold enough own monday. after that for the most part, we're generally around the 50s. and speaking about temperatures around the 50s, a lot colder where doug is right now. now you're outside. beautiful sunsethi >> that's why i had to get out here. the sunset is just beautiful across our area. the sun going down right over there. coming up, we are down here at national harbor. the coolest events i get to go to every single year. ice, i love this. we're going in the sent in a minute. unlike the redskins tent, that one right there is not set to

degrees. we're going in in the 5:00 hour. see you in a minute. >> thank you. it is viral video that shows what happens when man meets nature. literally. >> watch out for the deer. >> with video of that encounter spreading so quickly online, we're hearing from the man who was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. but what e he says could have made this evening worse. we just got an update on the breaking news we have been covering for you this afternoon. david culver has con if you remembered the four people found dead in a home in stafford county died from a murder-suicide. we have now learned that two of those victims are under the age of 5. david is gathering a all the e details. he's going to join uslive in a

for all you friendsgiving hosts, invite who you want, not who you must. serve a turkey, don't serve a turkey. bring classic flaky crescent rolls, or not so classic pizza sticks. and don't forget something sweet, and golden brown fresh from the oven. set the table, set the coffee table, set no table at all. the only rule to follow on friendsgiving...

a deer. keith jones from philly spoke to them about unbelievable experience. >> deer and one runner. the warning too late. listen to the collision. justin says the impact was like being blind sided by a former eagle. in slow motion you can see his feet fly u over his head. >> did you believe the when you saw it? >> no. it was actually way worse than i was expecting. >> head coach clark was waiting on mile three. >> he got hit by a deer. you're like that can't be true u, but he's running holding his side and doesn't look like he normally runs. >> justin was able to get up thanks to his teammate matt. >> my last cross country race,

truly just great guys. they get it. >> he still is in the mix for valedictorian. >> we just learned brand new information about the breaking news. four people found dead inside a virginia home today. good evening, everybody. i'm jim handly. >> and i'm pat lawson muse. wendy u is off this evening. the sheriffs office says this is a case of murder-suicide. two children were killed. let's go right to reporter david culver with the latest on the story. >> i'm going to set the scene in

investigation. one that started very early this morning. we also know a little bit more about the victims. four in all. a man who is 35, a woman and then two young children. two little girls. we're not sure of the relation of everybody here, but i want you to hear from the spokesperson from the sheriffs office. >> the preliminary investigation shows that the incident was murder-suicide. a 35-year-old male a 35-year-old female, a 5-year-old female and an 18-month-old female. >> reporter: the is sheriffs office is stressing domestically related because they want to put out there's no threat to the public. however, they won't give details as to what initiated their response to this home.