career. >> this afternoon we look back and bring you the latest reaction to her death today. but first, what happened. wendy rieger starts us off at the live desk. >> fisher's daughter says she died this morning. she was hospitalized since friday when she suffered a heart attack on a flight. the crew along with a doctor and nurse on board took emergency measures treating her on the plane until the plane return ed to the gate and she was listed in stable condition until her death this morning. her daughter released a statement to a spokesperson saying she was loved by the world and will be missed profoundly. from a princess to prolific writer, she leaves a lasting legacy. kurt gregory counntinues our coverage. >> reporter: she was born into entertainment royalty.

at the age of 15 appearing a a singer in "irene" alongside her mother, her film debut in 1975. >> i don't know what you're talking about. >> reporter: but two years later, she blasted off to stardom in "star wars." she would return in "empire strikes back." but behind the curtain, fish er battled years of scandal and drug dependency. in 1983 she married paul simon, but the marriage ended eight months later. she published in 1987. in all writing seven books, working on dozens of plays for screen and stage in between roles on the big and small screen. she wrote and starred in "wishful drinking" on br

>> the one woman show examined her life as a child in hollywood growing up in the glare of the spotlight. battling addiction and her fight against bipolar disorder. the book became a best seller. in the past two years, fisher came back to the story u that made her famous. reprizing her role in both "star wars." finding a new generation of fans. nbc news. >> 2016 has been a tough year when it comes to saying good-bye to influential people. you can see a gallery of those who have died in the nbc washington app. first at 4:00 this afternoon, we have new details on the arrest of a suspect in the disappearance and deh

>> she last saw her christmas day. her body and the fan arrested in connection with the case found late last night in northwest d.c. we find mark segraves a at that location right now. >> the body was found inside her car here on m street not far from georgetown. the suspect was found inside in it cvs. when police approached the suspects, he surrendered without a fight and gave the keys to the white car parked out front. when police searched the car, they found the body. >> we do not believe at this time that the suspect knew the victim. >> police say over the course of about 14 hours the suspect drove the car to multiple locations including several cvs stores. at this cvs on 14th

before leaving. police and mccully's family went on social media asking for help. now it is unclear when mccully actually died and whether or not with the suspect the entire 14 hours he was driving around washington, d.c. police have not released the name of the suspect and don't know what he's been charged with. we know inside that cvs on 14th street earlier in the day where he assaulted an employee, he was trying to buy as much hand soap as he could. . coming up at 5:00, you're going to hear from the witness who spotted him in this neighborhood and called police. back to you. >> mark segraves, thank you. two vigils to honor mccully are planned for tonight. . the first starts at 5:15 at the stu studio on first and t streets northwest. neighbors plan to hold a candle light

chopper 4 is live over some breaking news right now out of montgomery county. a car has struck a woman and child in rockville. . this is between independence. we'll bring you new information on the nbc washington app. also in the district, we're learning new details about a deadly hit-and-run crash that killed a deaf woman in northwest. this happened this morning while it was still dark outside. this afternoon police have identified the victim. chris gordon is live at the scene along 14th street in colombia

>> her name was jackie cole and she was a fixture along 14th street where e she lived for many years. this morning at about 6:30 a.m., she was crossing here in the crosswalk on the corner of parkwood place when she was struck. tonight police are looking for the hit-and-run driver who killed her. they closed to investigate the fatal hit-and-run. they have identified the victim as 54-year-old jacqueline cole. she lived a block away at public place located at 3500 14th street northwest where people knew her as jackie or ms. cole. >> she was a sweet, young girl. she had her ways, but she was always smiling.

the driver of the suv did not stop. driving away leaving jackie cole dying in the street. . she was deaf, but managed to communicate by signing and writing. neighbors say she walked up 14th street to get a cup of coffee. some complain that drivers speed up 14th street and sometimes don't yield to pedestrians. some when they go. it's crazy. >> ahead at 5:00, the information police need to catch the hit-and-run driver responsible for the death of jackie cole. that's the latest live tonight from district heights. chris gordon, news 4. boy,

we look at the numbers. 67 the high today in d.c. 65 in quantico. even 70 in wlo ray. now down to 57 at the airport. fall itting temperatures through the rest of the night. a nice wednesday even though we're going to be 15 to 20 degrees colder tomorrow. it's going to be a nice day. and then we're looking at a few shower chances in the forecast. and i'm tracking your new year's forecast as well. i have that number coming up in about ten minutes. reading e-mails and scanning the news is about to get easier jrnd ground. the time line for e free public wifi inside metro's underground station. . as the world reacts to carrie fisher's death, more information about the final days of pop star george michael. eaw we're h

metro wants to make sure you stay connected underground. paul wheeltfield is installing free wifi at all underground stations. metro has been testing free wifi at six major stations for several months now. the ex. pangs is expected to begin next summer. most stations will have why u fie installed by the end of 2017. the entire project should be finish ued some time in 2018. authorities are now examining the black box from the military plane that crashed on christmas. officials say they have already begun listening to the flight recorder, but it is too early to say what caused the crash. crews continue to search for bodies and wreckage at that crash site in the black sea. 92 people were aboard that plane when it went down including members of a russian military band. the group was headed to syria to entertain russian troops before the new year. now that christmas is over, you may want to

that's because dry trees can become a fire hazard and burn faster than a newspaper. if you plan to keep yours up longer, it's recommended you water the tree every day. as soon as it starts to drop needles, you should recycle it. here in the washington area, every county has different pickup times tr your christmas trees. we'll have all the information you need listed in the nbc washington app. an historic event more than 75 years in the making. the sign of democracy and friendship decades of a catastrophic attack that pitted the u.s. against a major world power and changed history. also why your uber driver may drive right on by because of where yoreu'

celebrities around the country are taking to social media to remember carrie fisher. >> she suffered a heart attack last friday. this is our tag board right now. alyssamy lea louisiana know says thank you for opening up a world of possibilities for all little girls. >> and this one, what a woman. carrie fisher. >> we'll have more as the evening progresses. whoopy goldberg talking about a fellow

>> a live look at pearl harbor where we are about to see an historic event take place. president obama and japanese prime minister abe are there to honor the fallen u.s. troops from the pearl harbor attacks 75 years ago. this marks the first time a sitting japanese leader has visited the site. it's a symbol of the mended relations between the u.s. and japan. since those attacks thrust our country into world war ii. >> the visit is unprecedented and an emotional event for some who were there back in 1941. >> reporter: an historic moment. never before has a a jap meeds leader made an official visit to pearl harbor and it's finally happening. 75 years after the attack. >> man your battle stations. this is not a drill. >> reporter: al rodriguez survived the atta

there to witness history as prime minister abe u visits the battlefield as the attack that thrust the u.s. into world war ii. >> it's very emotional. the joint trip coming after obama became the first president to visit hiroshima forcing japan to surrender. the ambassador to japan has helped strengthen u.s.-japan relations. >> certainly in japan and the united states, it's an historic moment. but the whole world should be inspired by the power of reconciliation. >> thousands now pass through the gates every day. >> my father joined the navy right after pearl harbor and actually like so many young men then, that was an event that rocked them to their core. >> reporter: a war that changed many and tore the world apart and now a chance for two countries to show solidarity.

nation, but as a global family. >> a moment 75 years in the making that some thought would never come. >> president obama and prime minister abe are set to make their address at pearl harbor just after 5:00 tonight. they will also speak to survivors. turning to the weather. it sure turned warm. >> we were close to records. the record high is 72. we got to 67 unofficially. we saw a mixture of clouds and sunshine. now it's very interest iing. clouds to the south. nothing to the north. we're clear looking off to the north. as we look off to the north in our citi cam, no clouds there. but down to the south we're

tracking clouds. dropping through the 50s down to the 40s by 11:00. we might have to drop the numbers a little more. because of the clouds over the airport. still warm to the north. 63 in dulles. look at fredericksburg at 65 degrees right now. we are starting to cool again. 59, dropping 7 degrees. so a mild afternoon on our tuesday. rain, we saw some this morning very little. but that was about it with the frontal boundary. the front made its way through with the clouds and showers. you we're seeing the clouds come back in. that is some cooler air. you can see the numbers. 27 in chicago. 43 in pittsburgh after a high in the 60s. that cooler air is moving

way. we're going to be colder, but when you're 20 degrees above average any way, we're at or above tomorrow afternoon. tomorrow morning, still well above average. 39 degrees in d.c. 32 in gaithersburg most temperatures should be in the 20s to 30 degrees. we're well above average. but it's still on the chilly side. highs around 49 degrees. check this out. here's future weather. no problem. here's thursday morning. 5:00 a.m., notice rain and maybe a little snow towards the ridges here. could see a little bit of that mix in. then it's all rain by 7:00 a.m. then around the d.c. metro area, thursday morning could be a little problem. most of this is out of here by around noon and 1:00 during the day on thursday. behind

a high in the 30s to around 40. but windchills in the 20s all day. a chance of rain on friday. saturday looking good for new year's eve. that's coming up at 4:45. the first part of next week is looking mild. >> thank you, doug. a pop icon's death a shock to the world. we're learning more about george michael's final days from the people who knew him best. now that winter is here, the early evening sunsets could affect your mood. how tonow k

♪ >> george michael singing "you've got to have faith." his fans need to have more of his music since learning of miz death. the number of george michael songs streamed on spotify shot up by more than 3,000% since sunday. some of the most popular this week by mikal and his former group include "faith", "last christmas." fans around the globe are still processing the shock over his death. we're hearing

kelly has the story from london. >> reporter: new details on george michael's final days. behind the music, the talent, a troubled soul. a neighbor saw him a few weeks ago at a restaurant. >> he was at the next table. he was very quiet. her boyfriend tweeted out how he discovered the singer. it's a christmas i'll never forget. i will never stop missing you. a friend saying the singer was str struggling with addiction. george michael was a star at just 18. and he said he found fame hard to manage. his run ins with the law well known. arrested in 1998 for exposing himself to an undercover can policeman in l.a. caught with drugs in london in 2006, a

arrested again for drugs in 2008, and in 2010 after crashing into. a london store four weeks in prison. and he always bounced back. even after a pneumonia scare in 2011. >> the hospital they rushed me to was absolutely the best place in the world i could have been. >> in recent months, michael stayed out of the spotlight. >> he became very reclusivreclu he wasn't seen around very much. but an amazing career. i think whatever personal demons he had, he had to deal with. but let's hope his career is his lasting legacy. >> today the daily telegraph is reporting they have spoken to george michael's boyfriend who told them this. everything had been very complicated recently but george was

christmas. i want people to remember him the way he was. he was a beautiful person. police say they won't have any further comment about a cause of death until after the post mar item. could your uber driver turn you down because of where you're going. that's what one local writer says, but are drivers allowed to do that. plus why bruno mar could bes

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.

here are four things to know on this tuesday afternoon. actress and activist carrie fisher has died. she suffered a heart attack aboard a plane last week. her co-star tweeted, quote, no words. fisher was 60. d.c. police found the body of a missing yoga instructor. she was last seen christmas day. her body and her car were discovered outside of a cvs store in northwest early this morning. a man is in custody in connection with with her death. installation will begin this summer for wifi. just six stations in downtown d.c. have public wifi. live pictures from hawaii where japan's prime minister is about to join president obama for a ceremony at pearl harbor. it's the first time any japanese leader visited the site since the a

now at 4:30, president-elect donald trump is filling out his cabinet before inauguration day. >> trump has been active on twitter taking on everything from the u.n. to to president obama. just as this stand is a work in progress, so is his inaugural address. the focus -- >> what you heard throughout the campaign, through the transition and things of unity. all those things will uplift america. >> for now the next president is delivering the

characters a the a time. he's dismissing the united nations as just a club for people to get together, talk and have a good time. that in the wake of last week security council resolution ordering israel to halt settlement of palestinian-occ y palestinian-occupied territory. trump may be in a position to pressure the u.n. going forward. >> they pay 22% of the budget. >> the future president went too far in speaking his mind on israel. president obama should have listened. >> to do something you know is deliberately at odds with what the incoming president is going to do on a stage this big. i think u it shows a certain pettiness i'm surprised to see in president obama. >> trump's tweet insisting he could have beaten president obama is the most recent example of how the unexpected has become routine during a transition

that's anything but transition. the president-elect tweeted his plans that will be day solving his charity canable foundation. the attorney general says that cannot happen because it's still under investigation. brian moore, thank you. the recent christmas market attack in berlin has several large german cities taking extra security precautions for the coming new year celebration. police officials say there will be a significant increase in officers on the street for festivities december 31st. officers will wear yellow warning vests so people can clearly identify police immediately. there will also be mobile police stations on site to respond to any needs quickly. some uber passengers say they aren't being picked up at the airport because the driver doesn't like the destination. could be that the trip is too short or an area the driver doesn't want to travel to and it's against

transportation reporter adam tuss is digging into the story at reagan national. could you be getting taken for a ride on uber? some customers tell news 4 they have requested a ride through uber, but the driver has then tried to figure out what the final destination is maybe by calling the passenger and asking them where they are going or manipulating the uber app to see if it's a place they wouldn't want to go. if it's enough money and if they don't want to take you, they can cancel the trip. you're going to hear from a passenger who says this just happened to them. went through five uber drivers here at the airport. waited 20 minutes before they got a ride. what is uber saying and what do drivers say about their fellow drivers who might be doing something like this. back to you. right now, family members are still searching for a woman and her 5-year-old great granddaughter who both went missing on christmas eve. the family last heard from

71-year-old barbara brooily when getting gas in virginia. she was taking her great granddaughter from new jersey to north carolina and stayed in contact with her family throughout the trip. she spent a long time helping her because she was lost. >> i spent 30 minutes trying to make sure everything was okay before she left the store. >> if she could talk, if she could contact somebody, she would not let these many hours go by and not talk to us. >> the family has been trying to trace the route and handing out fliers and police are working with sprint trying to locate her phone. >> a mild day out there with temperatures moving through the 60s. some areas near the 70 degree mark. feeling more like spring. it's beautiful out there right now. the sun

pakistan. sunshine before it goes down. temperatures will come down as well. but they are coming down slowly. we're at 59 degrees here in d.c. and we will end up in the 30s overnight tonight. how cool is it going to get? we'll let you know. before this it week is over, we have to introduce some windchills back into the forecast. we'll let you know when those can come up in about ten minutes. the holidays are an exciting time of year. but it can also be the time of year you notice changes in your mood. the signs you should watch out for and what you can do each day to improve your mood. plus, mayhem at the mall. hundreds of people rushing toward the exits as

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if you got a fitbit over the holidays, you weren't the only one. it was number one on the free apps chart on christmas. the mass download suggests the fitness trackers were a popular gift. another winner is voice-controlled devic

as the days grow colder and the nights grow longer, a lot of people find themselves feeling down in the dumps. >> doctors call it seasonal effective disorder. the good news it's very treatable. one woman is showing us how she combats the winter blues. >> i knew, here we go. >> she's talking about seasonal effective disorder. until a couple years ago, she didn't even know it had a name. >> i started studying about it and realizing, hey, i'm probably suffering from that too myself. and that sounds crazy because i'm usually happy and ready to go and take on the world. but it was something that was real. >> reporter: now she's spreading the word with open conversation. >> i talk about it. i tell my clients. my clients know before that, they feel it sometimes because i'm going to say, hey, in a

feel sluggish. you're probably not going to want to get out of bed. you're probably going to want to eat more. and they are ready to combat that. >> a local therapist confirms exercise is a proven way to help treat the disorder. . >> we have those affected and with the ones that do it practice exercise, 50% say that after they exercise, it makes them feel good about themselves. they feel good. and then the 30% say it is relieves stress. >> i have always used fitness. that's my drug to make me feel better. and it does. >> nbc 4 is committed to changing minds about mental health issues. to find resources near you, head to the nbc washington app. we have a mapto

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wicked winter weather across much of the country and thin ice is a big concern after an ice house fell through on a a minnesota lake. rain and wind over the weekend created dangerous conditions. the ice on the lake was no longer thick enough

the structure. state officials say u lake ice in much of the state is deteriorating rapidly. ice that has thawed and refrozen will only be half as strong as fresh, new clear ice. the big dig out has started after a major winter storm in the northern part of the country. hundreds of flights have been cancelled and large stretches of highways shut down. as ron mott reports, many people are still trying to get home from the holidays. >> reporter: the storm has spared the windy city, it's dry but colder than yesterday. but elsewhere the storm is packing a mighty punch. >> how am i getting out of here? >> reporter: after a winter wall line up trapping families inside, snow drifts so massive they blocked front doors. a difficult back to work

commute. in north dakota, blinding snow. closed at one point. in minnesota, this ice house broke through the frozen lake as temperatures plummeted. on the roads, forecasters warn up to half an inch could freeze over. travelers urged to bring flash flights, food and water. lefts stranded after they broke away. the forecast, anything but marry the day after christmas. nearly 400 flights cancelled monday. more than 3500 delays. passengers left stranded, waiting for answers. road travel could be treacherous today

and dakotas. there could be trouble spots in the eastern half of the country from texas up into maine. that's the latest here in chicago. back to you. k> it was warm out there today. i saw people out and about enjoying the warm weather on my way in this afternoon. hopefully everybody got a chance to at least soak it up a little bit because we have changes here in d.c. 59 is our temperature now. i do believe we vnlt gotten the official number. we tapped out in the 60s. some areas in the 50s. that's still above normal. average temperature should be about the mid-40s. so again, we're in

territory now. and if you're out and about, we're going to stay in that bonus territory. still temperatures are above our daytime high late tonight. looking good and dry. the winds will start to come down a little bit. nothing going on on the radar. we have some clouds to the south. that's what the frontal system that passed through the area without much man fair. we had showers earlier this morning and clouds throughout the afternoon. but now we have the warm temperatures. 49 degrees is our average. so still doing well tomorrow. partly sunny. we're not going to have winds tomorrow as well. we don't have to deal with those.

then we get into thursday. here's where we have little bumps in the road. we have another frontal system that's going to pass through on thursday. ahead of the front before daybreak on thursday, temperatures are going to be fairly warm. the green is representing rain. we have maybe a little bit of mix in the pink and a little wet snow here in the white. we could have some areas just to the west of i-95. mid-morning and early afternoon before we get some clearing on thursday afternoon. temperatures on thursday are going to be in the 40s as well. then we head into friday, temperatures in the upper 30s. then the winds are going to pick up. they will be with us on friday. gusting up to 30 miles per hour. windchills in the 20s. it looks like the wind will be breezy on new year's eve. if you're headed out, it should die

next chance of rain after thursday will be monday and tuesday. look at tuesday's temperature once again around 60 degrees. we do have some warm weather. we topped out in the 60s today. don't know if we'll be that warm. we're quiet to end out the next workweek. magic is in the air for local fans. but maybe not so much for other drivers in and around prince georges county. a sold out crowd of 3,000 will flock to the theater. to see mars perform tonight. the singer is the first major artist to headline a show. the show begins at 9:00. new information today about the death of gary shand lee. the kor nor says he died from a blood clot in his heart. he recently developed clots in his legs and one traveled to the heart. tho

sanders show on hbo. he made a few public appearances in 1998. it's been a rough holiday weekend on the roads in virginia. state police released some sobering stats. police tell us there were ten deadly accidents across the commonwealth. and four people were not wearing seat belts. as we head toward new year, drive sober, buckle up and drive without distraction. a mother faces several charges after police say she was driving drunk and handed a sippy cup of wine to her 5-year-old son. the 27-year-old was arrested friday in ohio. she was allegedly driving erratically before police pulled her over. that's when officers handed a sippy cup filled with wine to a 5-year-old

a vandal damaged dozens of high end cars overnight on christmas eve. security cameras caught the man walking through the nissan lot near san diego. the man scratched and punched the bodies of the cars, slashed tires and destroyed electronics. at least 31 brand new vehicles were damaged. each are valued at more than $50,000. the total damage estimated between $300 and $400,000. there's no word yet on a suspect. mall madness during one of the bidsiest shipping days of the year. what really started this panic inside a packed mall where people were shopping and why some believe our smart phones may be making things worse.

the last push is underway to get floats ready for the tournament of roses parade in pasadena, california. both companies that sponsor the floats and volunteers will spend the next five days building and decorating elaborate floats for the big event. you can watch that rose parade at 11:00 a.m. on monday here on nbc 4. developing news this afternoon, a rash of fights that broke out at malls at across the country. just as people were returning the holiday gifts. one of those flights ha

the mall in indianapolis. police say there were several fights involving hundreds of teens. no one was seriously injured. this video shows the panic at the hamilton police mall in tennessee. . teens set off fire crackers inside the mall. people thought they were gunshots and began running for cover. surveillance video helped police track down the suspects. investigators believe the taens set off the fireworks to cause a distraction while they stole from a store. there was panic in new jersey after people thought a gun was fired inside a mall there. our sister station in new york found out, all of those incidents may have been sparked by social media. this shaky video of others dog

>> in some kind of store. >> reporter: they were among the 5,000 panicked shoppers and workers who dropped everything abandoning meals in food court and stampeding towards the exit taking cover in stores after hearing what they thought were gunshots. >> i thought it was gunshots because it sounded like it. so i pretty much just kept running. >> police seen here walking through jersey gardens mall with guns at the ready say u there were no gunshots. just a very loud fight. someone slammed a chair down. >> reporter: pandemonium and chaos that left eight to ten people injured including two pregnant women bumped in the rush and a 12-year-old boy who may u have a broken leg. the false alarm also caused hour's long gridlock on surrounding streets as thousands of cars tried to leav

people who use public transportation stranded in the parking lot for hours. and anxious parents waiting to hug their kids. >> the first phone call i was just completely mort fid. >> reporter: the panic wasn't just in elizabeth. an ie dental scare at the mall left seven people hurt in that stampede. back in elizabeth, the mayor said social media is partly to blame for helping to turn small disturbances into mass hysteria. >> social media is going to be the death of this country. the rumors spread through social media and some other fake news outlets are really horrendous and they cause more of a panic than is necessary. >> i'll be back at 6:00. the news continues now with wendy and pat. and right now at 5:00, a search for answers in the disappeara

yoga instructor. saying good-bye to carrie fisher, how the actress is being remembered today. and staying connected. the time line for free wifi in underground train stations. an arrest in the disappearance and the death of a popular yoga. instructor. thank you for joining u. i'm wendy rieger. >> and i'm pat lawson muse. we are working more to find out about what happened to trisha mccully. she was last heard from on christmas afternoon. a dramatic turn in the investigation after a man spotted her car and called police. her body was discovered inside. >> i didn't know at that moment that she was there in the car. >> police laid out a time line.

jackie bensen is live at a vigil this evening. we'll be dealing with mark segraves who has the latest on this investigation. >> the suspect is adrian dwayne johnson. he's charged with murder as well as second degree theft. he was arrested here outside of this cvs in northwest near georgetown. it's here also where they found mccully's body. what we know from police is is that this was not the only cvs store where the suspect johnson drove with the victim's car. the police chief confirmed the worst as family and friends of trisha mccully had been holding out hope the popular yoga instructor would be found alive. after issuing a lookout for