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.

chopper 4. this is the windsor forest neighborhood. you can see homes are spread a good distance apart. deputies focused solely on this one home. we know at least that one couple lived there and the neighbor says an subtle son moved in a a short time ago u. the sheriffs a office not specifying who they are involved. we don't know how the four people may have known each other. one neighbor told us hearing typical. >> no, it's a quiet neighborhood.

that's been roaming around. neighbors have been trying to get an idea of what's going on. it's the murder-suicide investigation. one that we're following closely. we'll bring you updates as we get them. >> david culver on the scene. thank you. breaking news from metro this evening. the transit agency is removing defect. the problem comes as metro reacts to a skait canning report about its safe track program. the federal transit administration found the total cost of safetrack would be more than $118 million. . the report also found that metro lacked a management plan for the work that's disrupted so many riders. adam tuss is here now with

>> reporter: these rail cars have been called the dogs of the metro fleet. they have been a known problem for a long time within the metro system. there are 82 rail cars out on the system right now. so that's not a huge impact to metro riders, but the one thing you might notice is fewer longer eight car trains. that could be the big impact. as far as what happened here at metro headquarters today, man, oh man, another day of dealing with safetrack questions, dealing with budget questions, potential fare hikes, all of that on the table. and metro once again heard from the packed board room of riders upset at what's coming down the pike. >> come on now. how much more can a person

>> some of us are in college. it's bad enough we are already in debt and we can't even pay our dues. with can't pay our rebt and we can't get to work. that's an issue. >> do a good job of managing a sinking ship. going up, metro leaders have said it was always anticipated there will be other issues that will come down the line. so the cost could potentially go up. >> when are we supposed to have a decision on cutting late night and weekend service? >> that was another big issue meth ro has been dealing with. we expect to hear about that

month and things are now starting to lean toward a point where late night rail service will be going away in some capacity. turning to politics and the latest on the presidential transition. prikt donald trump is set to have his first meeting wlt world leaders since the election. the japanese prime minister, it comes after a day of interviews at trump tower and after news that he will meet on sunday with romney was an extremely vocal krit cannic of trump in the primary, but one of trump's closest allies calls it it a smart move. >> i think it's good that president-elect is meeting with

mike pence met with lawmakers on capitol hill and in the house. ohio congressman tim ryan announced he will challenge nancy pelosi to be the next minority leader. today we're getting a sneak peek in. the massive coordinator effort required to pull off the inauguration. the branches of the military ramping up their preparations. meagan fitzgerald has more from fort meyer in arlington. designed to exemplify why america is one of the greatest nations in the world. it's the peaceful transfer of power. but that process takes a lot of planning. about a year out. they discussed their planning

the works for five years. lead the parade. >> while the band and service members practice songs and formations, we got a look at what it takes to get the inaugural to crowds. >> it's quite a process. . their trainer showed us part of what they do. >> it's very unnatural for a house to accept a rustling. >> the sounds of bags frighten horses. >> he jumps at it a little bit. >> he uses bags and other tools to simulate what the horses can expect on january 20th. >> i don't want him scared of

like this. >> it's a long process to get ready day for the day, but military leaders say they will be ready. >> they have a good idea of the plan in place for january 20th. they know that things will likely change once president-elect trump is in place. the president-elect has ideas of how they want things to run. the military officers say they are ready to make changes when necessary. back to you. >> thank you so deputy has been cleared of wrong doing and a case of assault. john gregory was found guilty of simple assault and fined $500 for the incident last august. he had arrested a man for public intoxication and was captured on video pushing him to the ground. he au peeled arguing he felt threatened by the man. yesterday he was exonerated by a

reasonable. a father and his 7-year-old daughter are expecting thanks to be the to the good sa marry tan who ran to the rescue where their car plunged into the lake. it happened yesterday afternoon. it was a neighborhood mom who saw the car in the water. >> it took the dive team to find the carr submerged in ten of water. the father and daughter inside alive and well thanks to a good sa marry samaritan. they saw a car go blasting through the guardrail and out of sight. she pulled over, went running and sar the car in the lake king. >> the car was saying his daughter was in the car still u. >> that guy, here's how he was feeling at that moment.

>> he jumped in and headed for the 7-year-old daughter first. >> i just kind of went in and helped. there was no time to wait. >> other people on shore helped grab the child who was swimming herself. >> he wasn't screaming, but he was saying i can't swim. he really was going under and having a hard time staying up and really did look panicked at that point. >> a teenage boy had entered the water and they pulled him to safety. today as police officers congratulated her, he rejected the notion that her actions were heroic. >> it's a little like getting a ribbon for a c. you're supposed to do that. you're supposed to help people. i certainly would hope that in the same situation, somebody would be pulling my child out of the car. >> reporter: he had this message for his rescuer. >> thank you so much for saving my life.

7-year-old girl who stayed calm and composed through it all. julie carey, news 4. all right, guys, i told you it was going to be cold this weekend. it's not going to be this cold. we are here at the gaylord national. right now inside this awesome tent, it is 9d degrees currently mankind. these guys actually make all of this ice by hand. they cut all of these tractions that you see here. there's over 15,000 square feet here. . we're going to talk more about this in a couple minutes. but i got to give you a little forecast. i want to see how warm it is outside. it's 9d right now. how about the outdoor temperature at the airport? temperatures in the upper 50s. 59 degrees right now as those temperatures drop into the 50s

be in the 40s at that time. another cool night tonight. but a great day tomorrow. take a look at the next couple days. high temperatures of around mid-60s. tomorrow we get near 70. but then the real cold comes in. not quite this cold, but real cold. it might feel like this as we make our way u out. much more about that in about 15 minutes. >> are you going to get to keep the coat? >> reporter: that's a negative, jim. >> you're rocking it. it's a good color on you. >> thanks, buddy. some video you may u find disturbing. what happened to a police officer after caught on camera punching a woman in the face. plus a medical crisis that could affect men and women. why some doctors are concerned about osteoporosis and fractures. >> it's the first bear attack in maryland in decades. how a woman is doing aftereing

a woman's recovering after what may be the first ever recorded bear attack in maryland. this happened last night in a driveway along iron gate lane

megan mcgrath talked with the victim's son-in-law today. >> i think it kind of came up on her pretty fast. >> a horrifying experience. attacked by a mother bear seen in this photo in the driveway of her daughter's home in frederick. people who live in this rural neighborhood know not to come between her bear and cubs. . it was 9:30 at night. >> the bear was there. had to do a search. >> mark says his t 63-year-old karen osbourne, didn't know what she was walking into. >> cub ran in the tree and the grandmother got between the bear and the cub and broke her arm and scratched her up really bad. >> then i u heard a cub up in the tree. >> the bear family is known to people who live in the iron gate neighborhood. >> we just like our wildlife.

backyard. the mother bear had an injured shoulder, possibly hit by a car at some point. she was tagged by the department of natural resources and had a tracking device. she could be protective of her cubs. >> when i got a little close, she made a mock charge and i backed off and everything was okay. >> using special equipment, experts with dnr worked through the night to locate the bear and this morning she was found and killed. and free to roam. >> we handled one of the cubs. it's been tagged. the other two cubs were down there. they are both more than capable of surviving on their own. they are close to 100 pounds. >> reporter: the family and experts agree this is one of the wrong place wrong time situations. a chance encounter in the dark with tragic consequences. the victim has serious injuries.

expected to recover. her family worries about the mental scars. in frederick, megan mcgrath, news 4. >> in news 4 your health, startling news about why doctors in that field are so concerned. doreen gentzler is here now with more on that story. >> osteoporosis affects millions of us and a disease that can be ev people don't realize they have it and that's a problem. >> we really have a crisis. >> reporter: dr. andrea singer says hip fracture rates have been on the decline tr the past 30 years. now bu not anywhere. >> in the past few years, we have seen a plateauing of this rate u. this indicates to those of us in the field that something is going wrong. >> ruth bennett is a competitive

she put off getting regular bone density tests because she didn't want possible negative results to interfere with her lifestyle. >> the last scan was so much worse. it shouldn't drop that much. my function deteriorated since the previous scan. and i thought to myself, if in another two years it decreases even more, when the body loses bone or doesn't produce enough bone. healthy bone looks like this. but osteoprosis makes the holes and says larger and weaker and those weaker bones can break a lot more easily. 50 million americans suffer from oes owe pro sis. . women are the most vulnerable. half of all women over the age of 50 will suffer a broken bone

but men can get it too. one-fourth of all men in that same age range will also break a bone. regular scans monitor bone health and medicine can prevent problems. but doctor singer and her colleagues say they see too many patient who is are afraid of taking medication. >> you hear us with disclaimers of the things that can go wrong. i would rather just drink more milk. do some weight baring exercise. do something so medications because i just thought they were so the side effects were so terrible. >> it can lead to fractures of the hip, shoulder, wrists and curvature of the spine. injuries that can really alter your lifestyle. dr. singer's other big concern, a decline in health insurance coverage of bone density testing. >> if you test fewer people, you make fewer diagnosis.

>> ruth is getting an injection just once or twice a year. she says she has no side effects and she's glad she took care of this before it goth even worse. >> i just think it's something i have to treat now. >> the national osteoporosis foundation has lots of information on their website. you can find out more about who should be tested and when and learn more about how to prevent and treat it. go to search bone health for more information. >> thank you. caught on camera, a teacher erupts in a classroom fill ued with children. >> her tirade is then posted to social immediate wra where it's been viewed more than a million times. the outburst that it surprised even parents.

doug has been in training for sunday's frigid forecast. >> it's one of the fun parts of winter. right, doug? >> reporter: this would be fun any time of year, but talking about the holidays, this is one of the best things that i think

this is ice. and they have it every year. this is christmas around the world. you see countries displayed from around the world. those including the u.s., germany, mexico, the netherlands and it tells you about how each of these countries continues to celebrate. this is really an amazing location. 15,000 square feet. this room is 9 from china. i want you to go during our break and we'll put a link on our nbc washington app. but it's an amazing place. this is my favorite room. my kid's favorite room. this opens for the first time on saturday. coming up at 10:00 a.m. going

let's talk about the numbers that's the kind of warmth that's heading our way and will continue to move in. tomorrow high temperatures 70 degrees. just amazing how nice tomorrow is going to be. more sunshine and very warm. let's get to the 10 day a forecast. i want to show you what's happening this weekend. 67 on saturday. i wouldn't be surprised to hit

sunday a high of 47. it is windy and it is cold. winds at 30 miles per hour. the redskins taking on the packers. we'll be down with storm ranger 4. it's going to be that cold. feeling like the 20s by 11:00. we'll be down there around 4:30, 5:00. you can see the numbers there very chilly. . next week it does get a a little better. there's our christmas around the world. there's not there's not a lot. the last time the middle one i know i don't have any time. but if you come back maybe i'll be on one of these slides a little later. back inside to you guys. i'll talk to you later on. >> facebook live it. that looks pretty cool. >> there he goes. he's coming down. meanwhile, a battle between uber and the state of maryland sends drivers to the streets. why they are threat tong leave if it doesn't get its way.

public's health and finding who killed an 18-year-old college student with a promising future. i'm tracee wilkins. coming up, we're going to walk you back through the details of this case. and new at 5:00, a former

prince georges county bureau chief tracee wilkins has the story from police headquarters. >> here in the neighborhood where this happened, they still have a a sign up reminding folks about the $25,000 reward leading to information in this case. they are asking the public to find this young girl's killer. >> that's what i still hear her

>> it's almost been a month since lydia's 18-year-old daughter was shot and killed. >> the community lost a diamond when they took her from us. >> her murder happened october 19th just before 2:00 a.m. she was sitting in a car near her home in the 10,000 block of marlboro. both of them were t. >> someone in this community knows what happened. some in this community has information. we need that person to come forward. >> police say the surviving victim is fully cooperating, but it's not enough. there are still no leads and no motive in this murder. they need the public's health. >> there's no need that's too small. if you saw a car or a person that was out of place and did

asking for the public's assistance. >> she graduated last year and an honor roll student. she was attending prince georges with a focus in the medical field. she was learning to save lives when her own was taken. >> i want anyone with information regarding this crime to come forward. coming up, what this mother says she does not want to have happen

wildly into a landover home back in the summer of 2014. the little girl was killed. the intended target was a teen and was nods inside the house at the time. wallace and that teen had an argument over clothing. a has been convicted of manslaughter. he was speeding on the beltway. he aggressively changed lanes, lost control and hit another car. he was killed. today prince georges county called the behavior careless and reckless. he will be sentenced in january and is facing five years in prison u. you may not be able to catch uber in maryland if the

state don't come up with an aagreement. the law passed last year requires ridesharing companies to begin fingerprinting drivers during background chex. taxis already do that, but uber says that adding fingerprinting to their background checks would create unnecessary hurdles for drivers in maryland. hearings begin today in front of the maryland public service commission. as which immigrants get to stay in our country, one family is asking for special consideration as they fight to bring their father home. humanitarian parole. he was living in the u.s. legally back in the 1980s, but he was convicted of a nonviolent drug charge. he served his time in prison and

undocumented immigrant. however, earlier this year, he got pulled over for a broken headlight and he was deported. alvarez believes special consideration should be given to military faems pep we'll tell you what happens. a police officer in arizona on leave after some disturbing video surfaced on facebook. it appears to show the flag staff officer punching a a woman in the face. that officer was at the woman's house after she had been woman kicked him before he allegedly punched her. . the woman was subsequently arrested for assaulting an officer and resisting arrest. an internal affairs review and an independent criminal review are now underway. a teacher trying to regain order in her classroom loses her temper. what she said in the heat of the moment that led to her being fired. and a prime time showdown in

revenge on their minds as they get ready for sunday night. this week we have been working for you to get you ready for holiday shopping. . . the best time to buy the gifts on your list and what to wait on. bundle up and keep the rain

it's going to be big. the redskins on "sunday night football" here on nbc. >> it will be a a prime time contest with a lot on the line. jason pugh is live. our guys have a little revenge on their minds. >> reporter: that's exactly right. the redskins haven't fared too well in the prime time games. . they have lost the last seven prime time games played at fedex field. they are trying to change that come to town. the packers are a struggling football team. they have a 4-5 record. but as we know, when you have a a super bowl quarterback like aaron rodgers on your roster, you can't let your guard down against a team like that. today the redskins were back on the practice field here in ashburn getting set for the packers this weekend. a good time for the burgundy and

year ago. a playoff defeat at fedex field. the players haven't forgotten about that. what better way u to exact revenge on a prime time football matchup. >> the two teams playing that night, everyone is watching. we have to put on a show. >> it's a huge the franchise like green bay has been consistently good for a long time. it's a great challenge for us. >> they knocked us out of the playoffs. you never want that to happen. you get paid the farther you go. so hindsight we're excited to play this week. we're looking forward to that challenge. >> don't forget to watch nbc "sunday night football." kickoff between the redskins and

now coming up later on news 4, hear from a few more redskins. moses back on the practice field today. injury news regarding the long snapper. i'm jason pugh, news 4 sports. >> thank you. we also have a big night "thursday night football" on nbc. a maryland high school shaking up how students learn. . >> a fir project. >> frederick high school was built in 1939. it's the oldest high school in the county. it's time for a new school on news 4 at 5:00.

if you run over somebody, it's usually because you were driving too fast or you didn't look before you turned or you didn't stop for someone in the crosswalk. always be alert.

if you're just joining us, you missed breaking news. metro pulling all of its 82 rail cars off the tracks over safety concerns. this process could take several hours and could impact a number of eight car trains in service over the next few days.

us four people found dead in a home was a case of murder-suicide. two adults and two small children are dead. >> i think you kind of came up on her pretty fast. a woman has a broken arm and some stitches, but is expected to be okay after being attacked by a bear. this happened last night on her driveway here in frederick. authorities had to euthanize that bear. she was trying to protect her three cubs. bear attack in maryland. a middle school teacher has been fired after cell phone video surfaced showing her using racially charged remarks in the classroom. it happened in an eighth grade science class. the teacher, while apparently trying to get control of the class, told students they would get a zero for not doing work and then used the "n" word.

country, we do not tolerate that kind of language and interaction. >> the teacher in the video had been with baltimore schools for the past four years. a high school in maryland is getting ready to turn the tables on education as we know it. it's star that's intended to feel more like college. wright writhe shows how administrators say will be great for students. >> this is too energizing to think about stopping. >> frederick high school principle never imagined standing here in a hard hat.

courtyard. >> here she is where the new frederick high school is going up right across from the old one. which was built in 1939. and that's just the beginning. >> we have a new program that will begin with our ninth graders when we open our doors. >> students at frederick will be the first to it try links or linking youth to new experiences. 2011 national teacher of the year michelle sheer says once studentsed a frederick the highly individualized attention that sometimes only kids in special programs get now. >> we want to bring personalized learning to a large comprehensive school. that students wouldn't have to look for a a smaller school. we can deliver that right here in a neighborhood school. >> links also means flexible schedules like college, internships for credits,

for success. the graduation rate of 93% is less than the average. will links raise the numbers? >> absolutely. >> reporter: the principal did her student teaching here decades ago and says this new beginning for students is truly an a plus moment. kristin wright, news 4. one of the leaders for pediatric health care in. our region is set to expand here in the district. system signed an agreement with the army to formally acquire nearly 12 acres of property from the old walter reid in northwest d.c. officials with children's national say with the nih, fda and major universities, the location is ideal for a new research hub. included in the property acquired, the former armed forces institute of pathology. safe at home, how you can spread some holiday cheer to

fairfax county police are collecting gift cards to distribute to victims. many people in these circumstances don't have the opportunity to celebrate the season because of the financial murder that comes with being a victim of crime. >> this is an opportunity really to put a smile on these kids faces. we sit in court with kids that have been physically abused. they witnessed violence and this is just our little way of trying little brighter this year. >> gift cards can easily be dropped off at the police annex building or at any of the eight district police stations. the collection runs through the 16th of december. there are a lot of people in our area who need some help this thanksgiving. nbc 4 is once again working for you in the community to help provide food for more than 4,000

donate. or join us at fedex field on sunday before the game. some of our meteorologists will be down there at gate h. stop by and say hello and bring a can or boxed of food. you should plan to arrive early because there's always lots of traffic when there's a a sunday night game. then there's monday. >> you'll be out there on monday. >> monday is at verizon center. we're dealing with blustery conditions and the coldest air so far this season. if you're heading to the redskins game sunday evening, be warned you want to bring gloves, a scarf, warmest jacket you

30s. something we haven't experienced yet this season. right now we're in the 50s. 59 in washington. already down to 48 in culpepper. our high today is 63. get this, our high tomorrow is 70 degrees. look at your hourly planner. we hit that at 3:00 in the afternoon. but it's another cold start. it was chilly out there early this morning. plenty of sunshine in your friday forecast. 7:00 a.m. around 45 degrees. by lunchtime, low 60s. definitely take a walk outdoors during the lunch hour tomorrow. have some lunch outside. once again. a a mild afternoon and a nice friday evening. so all in all, the weather having a a low impact on your friday as we close out the workweek. outdoor exercise looking great. recess for the kids, definitely outdoors. the commute heading to and from work, biggest concern is going to be the sun glare. if it you're heading out for friday night, bring at least a light jacket. you can leave the puffy coat at home.

afternoon with future weather, the timing here you can see is 3:00 p.m. some showers back around the corridor. as we hit 5:00 p.m., we're tracking showers in areas like walkersville and middleton. and down through the fredericksburg area. they move through the district between about 6:00 and 8:00. then they continue off to the east around annapolis between 8:00 and 9:00 get the yard work done early saturday morning. the redskins game, windchill ins the 20s and 30s. as the kids have sports, make sure you're bundled up out there on sunday. here's a look at the next ten days. so some rain around saturday evening. that's the cold front that puts us at 47. windy degrees on sunday. 46 on monday. and it's still breezy u. so that's still feels like upper 30s during the afternoon hours.

traveling on wednesday. if you're traveling to the up r midwest, heads up for rain there. back here at home, thanksgiving, the chance of showers and a high around 50. right now black friday looking good. highs in the low 50s and partly sunny skies.

here in the district, mayor

police officer. >> they are ending a holiday tradition. >> chris gordon was there as the mayor and police officers gave her a big surprise. >> d.c. police officers lined the entrance to surprise shirley gibson as she this will be the 20th year she and her husband will host their holiday dinner for area law enforcement in memory of their son officer brian gibson. he was gunned down on february 5th, 1997 by a man who set out to kill a police officer. we want to provide you and your

>> she had dedicated her life since the l loss of her son to helping other families that lost their sons in law enforcement. >>ly need a couple more. . >> e she filled shopping carts with enough food to serve 300 or more. >> it's amazing the love, the peace, the unity and you can tell it's truly from the heart. >> this will be her final holiday dinner ending such a wonderful tradition. >> we'll start with the containers. >> she says it is t has just gotten too big for her. >> we will always be involved with law enforcement always. they have our love, our prayers burks we think we're going to let it go at our house. >> the dinner helped with healing from the loss of her son

chris gordon, news 4. an awful story where investigators search for clues inside that house. four people were found dead. two of the victims were young children. >> moments ago, it was ruled a murder-suicide. all of this unfolding off wilderness court. that's where david culver joining us live. david? >> reporter: most disturbing for some of the neighbors here is knowing among the dead two children, two little girls, a 5-year-old and 18-month-old. we have asked deputies for names. they are holding off on releasing identities until they can make sure that all the loved ones are made known of this tragedy. chopper 4 gives you a view of the windsor forest neighborhood.

>> the preliminary investigation shows the incident was domestically related. and is a murder-suicide. >> reporter: their focus, this home on a peaceful lot. a horse roaming nearby. but inside, turmoil. dep sis arrived to find four people killed. >> ages are a 35-year-old male, 30-year-old female, a 5-year-old female and female. >> reporter: investigators stressing the deadly incident is contained to the home. neighbors who passed by each day struggling to process this tragedy. >> just stumbled on to it and was in complete shock. still can't figure out what's