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now at 11:00, 2016 takes another star. all allen thicke died suddenly this evening. all kinds of reaction. plus new information about the wild police chase at the heart of rush hour tonight. a woman in handcuffs driving a stolen cruiser into virginia and workers planning to strike tomorrow at two of our major airports. the impact it could have and what they're demanding.

and first up tonight that breaking news on i-95 in maryland. we sent you the alert on our nbc washington app. we show you the traffic getting by slowly now in both directions after a tractor-trailer crashed near the icc in laurel. this is on the northbound side. both directions were closed at one point tonight. a helicopter landed to take one person to the hospital. prince george's county fire officials say one adult and one child have life threatening injuries. two other people were hurt. we're still working to get more information, but expect the cleanup northbound to last a while. now to the breaking news we told you about live at 6:00. a woman in handcuffs leads police on a wild chase from d.c. into virginia. at the heart of rush hour it ended on the ramp from route 7 to 395 in

where it began. >> reporter: we're told the 26-year-old woman from virginia was arrested for repeat trespassing here at the garfield terrace housing complex. something she was not supposed to, then she did something she really wasn't supposed to do. >> the driver side door of the d.c. housing authority shows evidence of sideswiping an estimated ten cars on its strange nearly nine-mile nonhigh speed pursuit through d.c. streets into the third street tunnel during rush hour. behind the wheel, a handcuffed woman who had been arrested just after 5:00 p.m. for violating a judicial order to stay away from the garfield terrace housing complex. officials at the scene tell news 4 the 26-year-old apparently climbed through a partition windows separating the front and the back

arresting officer went into the building to retrieve a bag. the prisoner took off. her drive came to an end as the explorer was taking an exit, possibly trying to get back to d.c. and rammed a d.c. police cruiser involved in the pursuit. no officers were injured. the woman went to the hospital to be checked for injuries. >> reporter: sources say during her initial contact with officers here at garfield terrace, the woman told them she was pregnant. those sources also tell us a small amount of suspected narcotics was found during a prearrest search. live in northwest, jackie bensen, news 4. kris lawrence picking up on the other breaking news. allen thicke had a sudden heart attack in los angeles and died. he recently appeared as himself in "this is us". and he's made cameos on

house". to a lot of fans he's jayson sooefer. a dad on "growing pains". he had three sons. he's trending on twitter. ellen degeneres tweeted america loved alan thicke. bob saget said he was a good husband, brother and son, and russell simmons said rest in peace to my brother, allen thicke. in one of his last tweets, thicke thanked people for an iconic award and said i promise to try to stay iconic. the chopper is over the scene of another crash. crews working to get a truck right side up. no one was seriously injured here. it caused a big traffic headache for people headed

9:00 tonight. no word yet on what caused this crash. a developing story you'll want to know about if you're headed to the airport tomorrow. hundreds of contract workers at both reagan national and dulles airports will walk off the job starting at 6:00 a.m. they'll picket outside terminal c and there will be a rally before 8:00 a.m. with several elected officials. then the workers will head to the metropolitan washington airports authority where they'll demand a $15 living wage. the authority does not expect airport operations to be impacted. new tonight, a disturbing story out of fairfax county where a man is accused of trying to light a woman on fire while their child was nearby in the backseat of a car. police tell us the 26-year-old, lamar tomas poured flammable liquid on the woman and tried to ignite it. the investigators say the woman was dropping off the one-year-old at tomas's house. the twoe

tomas is charged with malicious wounding. no one was hurt. this is just the latest in what's become an awful trend in our area. last month in alexandria, police say a man set his wife on fire days before thanksgiving. she died a few weeks later. in prince george's county police say a man set a woman on fire after an argument at their home. she suffered third degree burns. he died in that fire. we want to remind you nbc 4 is committed about raising awareness about domestic violence and solutions in the washington area. you can find resources on our app. just search "safe at home". also new tonight, a cop and safe university police officer shot and killed a man in baltimore. police say the man was shooting at a car near campus. that car sped off, and the officer who was nearby in an unmarked cruiser shot the gunman. a separate s

tonight brought the city up to 300 homicides for the year. another local school district tackling the issue of lgbt discrimination tonight. it was a packed house in loudoun county. some called for change to district policy to better protect students and employees. but as news 4 reports, not everybody is on board. >> i certainly won't be believe anyone should be bullied. >> reporter: megadoesn't like bullying, but she also doesn't support adding protection in public schools. she's a mother of four. >> it's a buy logical boy is in a locker room with my daughter, then she is not able to object to that. because she's been discriminating against that person based on their gender identity. >> reporter: megaalong with dozens of people shared their views at tonight's school board meeting. the room is divided. >> these people are equal to

you. not everyone understands the bredth of human experience, and some people feel threatens by what they don't understand, and that's why we need the labels. that's why we need these productions. >> reporter: supporters say the added protection is necessary to protect lgbt students from being bullied and employees from being fired because of their sexual orientation. >> all we're seeking is protection for everybody. >> the end result of adding that language to the nondiscrimination policy is that then the vast majority of students are silence first down they are uncomfortable sharing intimate spaces with people who are not like them. >> reporter: the school board did not vote on the issue tonight. they say they must first consult with their lawyer who is out of town. they could possibly vote the second week in january. in loudoun county, i'm shomari stone, news 4. >> a data breach dating back six years couldff

maryland. the district will begin reaching out to students whose information was hacked in that breach in 2010. it affects students who attended at some point between november of 2005 and november of '06. about 1,000 former students are impacted and one found his personal information online and alerted the school system about the breach. we've got the cold coming. . you might have heard about that. you probably have. out there tonight, not that bad. take a look at the temperatures. high temperature of 40 degrees in d.c. and no frigid air anywhere across the mid atlantic. 47 the high. we'll get close to to the that tomorrow and then we're not going to hit 40 again until saturday. we might not even hit 30. we brought you our storm system moving through right now. snow to the north. a few showers around our area, but it's the cold air that kicks out the cooler air, and boy, do we get frigid. cold air on thursday and friday and that could

saturday. we'll talk more about this. i'll see you back here in about 15 minutes. if the so-called war on christmas ever truly existed, tonight president-elect donald trump made it clear he intends to win it. at his thank you rally in wisconsin some supporters wore santa hats and a sign on the podium said merry christmas, and the stage was decorated with christmas trees strung with light. mr. trump told the crowd why he chose the head of exxon mobil to run the state department. >> you know, rex is friendly with many of the leaders in the world that we don't get along with, and some people don't like that. they don't want him to be friendly. that's why i'm doing the deal with rex, because i like what this is all about. >> montana congressman, the interior secretary post, and

rick perry to run the energy department. at the live desk, i'm chris lawrence. >> when we come back tonight at 11:00, a local dad with four kids who also happened to be a software developer. he has an app that could save you big bucks at the grocery store. susan hogan will show us how it works. >> president obama talks about the funding set aside for poteially groundnt b ♪ think of your fellow man. ♪ lend him a helping hand. ♪ put a little love in your heart. ♪ ♪ take a good look around... ♪ ...and if you're lookin' down, ♪ ♪ put a little love in your heart. ♪

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>> there it is, the man with the hat, cheers screams and confessty as "the voice" as sun dance was announced the winner from season 11. he wiped away a few tears before giving his final performance. next up he'll perform the national anthem sunday when the texans take on the jaguars at nrg stadium in houston. is your grocery bill out of control? well, a local dad tired of paying monster bills for his family of four did something about it. now he's helping thousands of other families too. consumer reporter susan hogan shows us how you the bust the grocery budget in half. >> aside from our mortgage, the grocery bill is next budget buster in our home. when i heard about the app called basket that would help me save time and money, i had to check

>> are you a happen hazard shopper randomly grabbing products off the shelves and being shocked with the total at checkout? >> i always have the best intentions to get this n that circular with the coupons. >> we all start with good intentions searching through coupons, shopping store brands, but no matter how hard we try, the grocery bill breaks the bank. >> we spend at least $300 a week. >> this dad and software developer neil was blown away by his family's grocery bill, so he did something about it. he developed an app called basket. the first crowd sharing community of shoppers tired of shopping blind. >> it's simple. put it in your grocery list, items you want to buy. push a button called shop my basket, and itting a gaits all the prices at the local stores. >> all the sales and coupons included. within seconds the app

what your list will cost at stores near you. we asked this mom to give it a try. first, she types in her list. >> i have all regular typical stuff. stuffing, pumpkin pie, and i need chicken broth. >> reporter: once the list is complete? >> i'm going to shop the basket. >> reporter: within seconds she can see what the grocery list will cost at stores near her. >> at my nearby giant, things are looking good. >> reporter: a few miles down the road, the app reveals the same basket costs $60. at another store it was more than $72. >> sometimes i've had significant savings over here on a bigger weekly shopping list where i'm saving $100, and i do drive there. >> reporter: if you want even larger discounts, tell the app you're willing to shop at two different stores or drive a few miles out of the way to get even bigger discounts. which is exactly what elizabeth did to save 65%. >> 52

$1,000. that's a payment on a car or part of a mortgage. >> how the basket app works is a story. it started as a game. you can can be a part of this first of a kind app, we'll show you tomorrow morning starting on news 4 at 4:30. >> he's onto something. today president obama signed what is likely his last bill into law. the bipartisan 21st century cure zach provides money in medical funding and includes new investment in the cancer moon shot initiative. the president said the u.s. needs to lead in funding new cures for deadly diseases. >> i believe that the united states of america should be the country that ends cancer once and for all. we're already closer than a lot of folks think. and this bill will bring us

closer. >>. >> the bipartisan bill passed the senate by a vo of 94 to 5. doug joins us. one more day before the blast. are you shopping? >> i'm trying to download that app we were just talking about. >> it's pretty cool. >> yeah. and it is kind of like you're going to be stuck indoors for the next couple of days. tomorrow is a good day to get out. stock up. it's not snow we're talking about, but it is cold. and it's going to be one of those things where you step out the front door and go, you know what? maybe i could do this tomorrow. take a look outside right now. not a bad night. we've actually seen the full moon tonight. yes, it was a supermoon across our area. a lot of cloud cover too across the region. not everybody saw it. winds out of the south at 3 miles per hour. 30s and 40s. 32 toward i-81. winchester, around the 32 degree mark. 40 along i-95. and temperatures will cool more tonight, not a lot. it will be a cool night but not a cold night

on the radar, we have seen a couple of showers here and there. some sprinkles and flurries. one system of the south, one to the north and inbetween, we didn't see much. just a couple of inches of snow to the north and west. here's what's happening tomorrow. sun shine early. and then once the clouds develop in the afternoon and look at the front. maybe snow showers in and around part of the area. it's not going to amount to much. they'll melt on contact because we've been well above average. a different story later this week. thursday 7:00 a.m., we're back to clear skies but, boy, what a change we have on thursday coming our way. look at the current temperatures. 42 d.c. 4 in chicago. and that's not even the coldest of the air. making its way down. it's actually still in canada. look at the pink. the pink is the really cold air. look how the pink is in our region. 21. in this isn't the windchill. this is the actual temperature at

21 degrees. the windchill, let's show you that. now, wednesday night we're in the 30s. and again, not all that bad tomorrow tonight, but by thursday morning, windchills in the single digits, and lower teens during the morning hours and even into the afternoon on thursday. i mean, just absolutely brutal windchills on thursday. friday a little bit less wind, but still very cold. the coldest air we've seen in six years in the month of december. now, tomorrow not bad. chilly, 41 degrees around 11:00. partly to mostly cloudy skies. more clouds in the afternoon, maybe even more sun shine early tomorrow. the next ten days, what a roller coaster we have, and you don't even need to buy tickets. it's free. 29 on thursday own friday. we're calling weather alert days, thursday friday and saturday. saturday the day to watch. if enough cold air is in place, we could see morning snow and ice, maybe even minor

notice sunday a high temperature of 63 with another chance of rain. temperatures shoot up and then they shoot back down on monday. back down to around freezing. boy, do we have big temperature changes coming over the next couple of days. another one near 60 by the middle of next week. >> buckle up. coming up the caps continue their hot streak tonight thanks to a big night froman

afoot and light-hearted i take to the open road. healthy, free, the world before me, the long brown path before me leading wherever i choose. the east and the west are mine. the north and the south are mine. all seems beautiful to me. this is the xfinity sports desk. >> watching the caps tonight, the washington capitals night

[000:25:59;00] east, and this month the game coming together. tonight more scoring chances and better defense in net. caps in brooklyn. they're looking for their fifth straight win against the isla islande islanders. second period, trailing 1-0. puck played head to eller. tracks it down and finds conley. and eller gets the puck. conley's goal evens it at 1. a tie broke within this shot. first goal of the season for misky. the caps take the lead. bailey out in front. the door is shut. 26th save of the night. caps still ahead for the night. and insurance coming off a power play for the cap can talls. it's nisky again. his second goal of the game.

caps win it 4-2 fifth straight "w". after they talk about the fire that started off the streak. >> at the start of the thing we weren't too happy the way we were playing. guys were having meeting and coaches are pissed and all this. still have a pretty good record. it's better to fix things when you have a good record, it's a little easier. each game we're playing a little bit better. i thought we generated a lot tonight. >> everyone talking about the burgundy and gold record, the red skins won the division last year. to make the playoffs they'll most likely need ten wins. three remaining including this monday night. the guys have today off, but brandon sheriff among others doing some important work at fedex field. 200 kids from d.c. and public schools taking part in skins santa shop. the locker room transformed into

san santa's workshop. every student getting a present. >> seeing the expression on the kids' face, they're having a good day. >> christmas time is one of my favorite times of the year. to come of the stadium and have these kids in our locker room and to see them open up a gift and that's pretty special. >> giving back to others, you know, at this point in my life, i don't expect anything given to me, so i really value giving back and putting smiles on other people's faces. >> it looked like streamers. can you imagine on monday night they're like wait, i decorated

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