right now on news 4 today, new year terror attack. a rising death count in turkey and the man hunt for a gunman who opened fire in a nightclub. ♪ big celebrations here at home. times square packed with a million people as we start the first day of 2017. >> and this new year's day is a big day for the redskins, win or go home. the skins need help to make it to the playoffs, first they need to take out the giants at fedex field, that game this afternoon. big day for d.c. for sure. hope you're having a good start

good morning. i'm adam tuss. >> i2016 is behind us, 2017 is going to be a good year, will we have good weather? >> i don't know. let's check in with tom. >> a few high clouds drifting over us. now pre-dawn, we can see that overlooking washington, those high clouds reflecting the city lights. we don't have daylight yet. current temperatures now, well above freezing in the metro area. hovering around 40. culpeper the only spot at or below freezing at 30 degrees. storm team 4 radar not showing any snow. a few rain showers down 95 into the carolinas, georgia getting some rain there now. a look at our hour-by-hour forecast and the fedex game for

breaking news, one person has died after falling from a roof and down a boiler shaft in northwest. dc fire and ems say it happened on the 1500 block of new hampshire avenue off of dupont circle. dc police are investigating how this happened. the death toll in turkey has risen to 39 people following a brutal terrorist attack in istanbul. another 69 people were hurt. a manhunt is underway for the attacker who reportedly was dressed in a santa claus costume. officials say the attacker killed an officer and another person outside the club before going inside and firing out rounds. the white house is condemning the attack and offering to help turkey. security measures have been heightened throughout the country. ♪

>> there we go. an estimated 1 million people packed times square to ring in 2017. to ensure safety the city deployed 7,000 officers and bomb sniffing dogs. dozens of garbage and sand trucks lined the perimeter. in northern virginia, 2016 went out with a bang at first night alexandria celebration. there were fireworks, even a magic show. ♪ crunchy, crunchy, crunchy >> reporter: at the torpedo factory the music with the grandsons entertained dozens of people here for the first night alexandria celebrations. ♪ among them stacy fox volunteering for first night with her kid. >> i always tell my kids to much is given much is required. come on and give back every

♪ >> reporter: at the masonic temple, more entertainment for the entire family. this little one got her face painted. >> first time here and we just saw the advertisements and it looked like a lot of fun. >> for the kids it's the best thing to do. she's really enjoying it. the magic show was awesome. >> i'm teddy, nice to meet you. >> reporter: teddy the clown making balloon designs for the kids and plenty of spiders. >> there's your spider, wow. >> say thank you. >> it's a big kick. i love it. i adore it. it's so much fun and so creative. >> i like my brother, because i like my whole family and everybody. >> reporter: first night, a family-oriented event ringing in the new year all across old town. how would you describe 2016 in a word? >> it's been good. it's been a good year. you have family. you have friends, you know. it's been a good year.

>> happy new year! >> how fun. i'm so jealous. >> i am. >> happening in a few hours is the third annual fit d.c. fresh start 5k walk and run. the event is free and there is no excuse. it starts at 9:00 a.m. at east potomac park. just register for a ticket online and bring a good jacket. time is 6:05. president-elect trump and his wife melania spent their new year's eve in florida. they held their annual party at their palm beach club mar-a-lago. trump said no computer is safe when it comes to keeping information private. trump said people should write out important stuff and have it delivered if they're worried about security. >> unfair if they don't know. i know a lot about hacking.

prove. it could be somebody else. i also know things that other people don't know. >> new years got off to a rocky start between trump and the press. yesterday he ditched the media pool assigned to travel with him when he's in the public. he went to golf at one of his golf courses. an said said staff did not know he left his florida state. >> tru's relationship with the media will take the spotlight on "meet the press" with chuck todd. that's at 10:30 this morning. it's a new year and a big weather change is on the way. tom is tracking how you can plan for the week ahead. midair collision. the danger on the ground address two planes crash sending smoke and a ball o

the federal aviation administration is investigating what caused two small planes to crash midair. this happened near

yesterday afternoon. both planes were flying under visual flight rules and were not in contact with air traffic control when the crash happened. one of the planes crashed into a storage facility. the other crashed on to a road. three people on board the plane died. no one on the ground was hurt. the city of cleveland is taking over search efforts for a small plane that disappeared over lake erie. that plane vanished shortly after taking off thursday night. a family of four was on that plane including two of their sons and a friend and their daughter. piloting the plane was the dad, john fleming, the president of columbus-based beverage distribution company. the family was reportedly heading back home after going to a cavs game. the start of the year can mean purging what is old inside of that closet. >> that's good news for local charities who need donation. this was the scene at the goodwill store in

yesterday. many people dropping off furniture, clothing, books before the end of the year. the organization was not surprised by the busy day. >> the center here is one of the top five busiest donation centers in the country. there are plenty of places for people to go if they want to make a generous donation. >> you can now ship your items also. all you need do is head to the organization's website, printout a shipping label. the postal service and goodwill do the rest from there. time for a clean start. >> it is. >> i have so much stuff in my house i want to get out. >> i have four, five garbage bags filled with stuff. talking about the start of 2016, for most of us it is dry. >> 2017, angie. you got it. >> tom will tell us about it. we have a big football game at fedex later today. >> that's right. kickoff at 4:25. between now and then we will stay dry. we have temperatures around the

degrees. off to a milder start. the view from our storm team 4 tower camera is showing just a few high clouds drifting over the capital, starting off at pre-dawn here on this first day of 2017. right now at 0 40 degrees in washington. off to our west we have temperatures generally in the upper 30s, near 40s. the only spot below freezing is culpeper at 40 degrees. no rain or snow anywhere in our region. if you're traveling today up 95 towards new england, should be dry. if you're traveling down 95 south running into rain in the carolinas, down into georgia, northern florida later today. off and on throughout the day, we'll have the clouds coming and going. we'll stay in the upper 30s and low 40s for another few hours, climbing to 50 degrees by early afternoon. so a mild day. then at fedex field, late

afternoon kickoff at 4:5 for those tailgating. at 3:00, temperatures around 50 degrees or so. sunset at 4:56. we'll still be around 50 degrees. towards the end of the game, 7:00, 8:00, back down to the upper 40s with increasing clouds. ten-day outlook will have clouds around likely on monday. near 40 in the morning, afternoon highs, upper 40s. off and on light rain is possible tomorrow. back to work on tuesday with occasional rain likely during the day. a bit milder, mid 50s. into the low 50s by midday wednesday. tumbling down to near freezing for sunset, and a wintry mix on friday. i say little bit, stay tuned, keep you posted on that. much colder next weekend. >> thank you. reporters notebook is up

next. >> we're back in 15 minutes with more of the top stories. good morning. welcome to reporters notebook. this morning there are many questions surrounding the murder of d.c. yoga instructor, 46-year-old trisha mcauley. she suffered blunt force trauma and according to court records she was sexually assaulted. mark segraves and aaron gilchrest are with us. mark, you covered this story which involves a bizarre sequence of events. what have we learned about this case so far? >> and how it happened. >> bizarre 24 hours. still a lot of crucial questions unanswered. we don't know how the victim and suspect first came in contact with one another. and we also know from the suspect what we know now he has a long history of petty theft, simple assaults. but nothing thatwo

this level of violent behavior. >> christmas afternoon, trisha mcmaculey is supposed to have dinner with friends. never shows up. 24 hours later she is found dead in the backseat of her truck. the suspect drove around in her car, went to one cvs where he tried to steel bars of soap. >> one case happened ten days before. >> he was arrested ten days before for stealing bars of soap. police find him. he has the keys to her car. he admits to driving around with the body in the backseat for 24 hours. he says they had

s.e.c. asex and then she committed suicide. >> aaron, what stands out to you about this case? >> i think this resonated with a lot of people. we saw quickly after she went missing that her friends, the yoga community in d.c. which is sizable, they got really concerned very quickly and tried to mobilize people to search. we saw the police talk about it the night before. they found her car, they were able to start piecing things together. for people in general, this resonates because of the way it happened. it happened on christmas, that resonates with people. and people seem to think they would know where she was. she was supposed to be in this place, and then goes missing. wow, this could happen to anyone of us. it touched people in that way across the area. >> mark, one of the big questions about the case is whether he should have been

on the street and not have been monitored by police. >> correct. if we work backwards to his most recent arrest before the murder where he was arrested for the misdemeanor theft at a cvs, when he appeared in court for that crime, the u.s. attorney's office was not prepared to go forward. this is what the u.s. attorney acknowledge and the judge said in court yesterday. they were not prepared to go forward. so there was little recourse for the judge but to release him. the defense attney wanted mental health evaluation. you can't put them into a high intensity super vision. all the judge could do was order a gps bracelet. that is then incumbent upon the suspect to go in the next day and have that put on. he didn't do that. that's why he was back out on the street and not monitored. the larger picture is over the years he has a history of not only being arrested but not complying with court orders to either show up for his next hearing or in this case

up for a gps device that raises the questions of why over and over again he continued to be given the second, third, fourth chances. >> is the u.s. attorney responding, saying anything about this? >> no. it's hard to get comments out of judges. it's hard to get comments on things like this, especially pending cases from the u.s. attorney's office. >> we did see an advisory neighborhood commissioner come out quickly and say this is yet another example of the criminal justice system in d.c. being flawed. another example of how someone in this case, with the u.s. attorney not being prepared, that someone can slip through the cracks because the city wasn't ready to hand the them in another way. >> it's also another high profile murder of bloomingdale resident. >> bloomingdale has had some tough times. seth rich, the young dnc worker murdered. >> yeah. in july. these are not related. these appear to be random. certa

neighborhood. it's important to point out and something that the chief said to me yesterday, in hindsight we can look back and say this guy was repeated release and never complied. but the fact is there's nothing we can see now in his history that indicated this level of violence. that's one of the questions we don't know. one, how the two came in contact, but what led him to go from a petty thief who could be suffering from mental illness to a violent predator. >> a lot of questions yet to be answered. uber drivers picking, choosing and canceling rides. local passengers accuse uber of discriminating based upon your destination. it's reportedly been happening a lot at airports. one man said he called five times before he could get an uber car. how is uber doing this when drivers are not supposed to really know where you're going until you get into the car. >> i think it's partly in

surcharge we got earlier this year where drivers are saying it's not worth it for me to -- i've had this issue where an uber has canceled on me going to the airport. i know i have that $4 extra charge that will be there. my trip to the airport is probably three miles from where i live in d.c. at the navy yard to reagan national. the drivers are saying it's not worth the time or the gas because i won't make a lot of money doing this. uber says the rules are, you don't know where the person is going until you're in the car and you're supposed to take them there. >> so they're using apps? >> the driver might call you and say i'm on my way, where are you going? then they cancel. >> i don't want go there. >> or there's an app that circumvents the system. uber has told our transportation reporter who broke this story if a drive her has too many cancel rides

they will not be able to use that app. and remember, taxicabs, this was a big issue for taxicabs, particularly for african-american customers trying to get to ant cosicostiae at night this reminds people of that situation and cabs are prohibited from doing that type of thing. so this raises the question again, are uber and these rideshare companies being treated differently. >> that's something people on our website, facebook and twitter have complained about. the fact that they're not regulated. when maryland tried to regulate them, uber threatened to pull out of there. so you have this inconsistency of who gets picked up, dropped off and where. >> i can't help but

the guy who tried five times didn't just start take a cab. >> or the start lying about your destination it will become a game between driver and passenger. >> we'll take a break. we'll be right back. furniture and accessories to complement your style this season and all year long. plus, enjoy thirty-six month, no-interest financing. with havertys, your home can be perfect, even when life isn't. come in today and save. the holiday sale is on now, at havertys. life looks good.

metro is not only keeping longer hours this weekend, wifi is coming soon to all underground stations. right now it's only offered at six. service will begin expanding this summer and should be expanded to all of the underground stations. all metro stations will be connected by 2018, and it's free. that's one of the best parts. >> it's great, and it will be great when it finally gets in place. but we're still waiting for cell service which they now say 2020. with everything, we hope they're successful with metro. part of this, i think, is om

putting a lot of pressure on metro about communications, emergency communications, inside the transit system. i think this is one way for them to address it. so it's good for the passengers, it could help metro when they go before congress. but, you know, like everything with metro, the devil is in the details. the implementation. so, you know, we've been waiting for cell service for a long time. it's coming. >> is it sort of like putting the cart ahead of the horse? >> doing the wifi before getting service? >> yeah. >> i don't know. they piloted this in six underground metro stations, the wifi service to see how it worked, whether it worked and how people responded to it. it will be a $5 million expense to get this system-wide which they hope to pay for with new advertising work in the metro stations. as long as people seem to be finding use in it, you can say it's worth it. if it's a safety question, if suddenly people have the ability to communicate from inside a tunnel if a train i

because now there's another way for people to reach out for help if a train becomes disabled. there's still that issue of the reliability of the system that's constantly being questioned even with some of the improvements made. >> communication can only be a good thing. >> and we're getting music in metro. started with christmas music and now thinking of extending that to other stations. lots of changes. >> that will improve the experience. >> that's right. social media has brought the world instant access to news and information, but the rapid spreading of fake news means we all need to be more vigilant and more news literate. case in point, a story published by nbcwashington.com and the fact that no d.c. marching bands have applied to perform within the inauguration. within one day that story had changed. >> it's surprising and not surprising at the same time in terms of how quickly thi

morphed into something else, where suddenly schools were boycotting trump's inauguration. hats off to one of our digital editors, writers, andrea swalik for keeping track of the story she generated, and watching it change. that wasn't the case. there wasn't a boycott. some people thought here's a story getting traction, let's jazz it up. the headline gets tweaked. this fact gets tweaked and then it's a different story in some other part of the country. >> yeah. we were victimized here at nbc washington. andrea is a brilliant reporter who did hard work. 16 sources that she talked to about this. and did a really thorough job of reporting. within 24 hours, it morphed into fake news. that was hurtful to people and cast high schools in a bad light, the president-elect in a bad light. they all went back to nbc

source. so when you watch this piece -- i urge people to watch the piece that jim vance fronted on this. it's a brilliant look at how quickly real news becomes fake news. >> i do think -- i don't know how new this is. obviously we have social media. everybody has a phone. we can see it more quickly now. but this is something that's not new to news. not a problem that's unfamiliar to us because things get picked up and tweaked a bit. suddenly the facts are not facts anymore. we have got to be -- we as people who convey information and then the consumers of information have to be more alert and aware about what we're getting, how to put that information to use. >> that story got changed. but there have been a lot of big stories this year. what would you say some of the biggest stories of the year that stand out? >> locally metro is a huge story here in our region. certainly the

well. as far as elections go, you know, jamie vaskin, and the biggest winner is vince gray. a year ago was facing the possibility of an indictment and now seems vindicated and has been re-elected to his ward 7 council seat. those are big stories, big winners in d.c. tough year for mayor bowser, she can point to a lot of successes, affordable housing and crime down, but she lost three big allies on the d.c. council. that makes it harder for her. >> i would agree that metro is one of the biggest things we've had to deal with. the safe track program, trying to revamp the culture of safety and the physical system itself. that march shut down

saw, 29 hours of no metro service unprecedented in this area and impacted a lot of people. it tells us this will be a different sort of metro when there's a problem that is significant enough, this general manager is willing to say forget it we're not running trains until we can be sure there won't be a big fire in a tunnel that someone will die in or a wild derailment that might happen. that was big this year. the other thing was the deonta carraway case in prince william county, almost 3300 counts of child pornography, and numerous children involved. we need to make sure our kids are as safe as they need to be every single day. >> thank you. thank you, that's "reporters notebook." stay tuned for

which continues. right now it's 6:29. and manhunt is underway for the person responsible for a deadly terror attack in turkey. officials say at least 39 people are dead. 69 were hurt when a gunman stormed into a packed istanbul nightclub. an estimated 1 million people packed this spot, times square to ring in 2017. security was stepped up due to recent terrorism attacks. and donald trump speaking out about allegations of russian hacking. trump said he wants to be sure the accusations are true because "hacking is a very hard thing to prove."

>> so, when you write the date, it's 2017. >> i already called it 2016. >> hope you're having a good start. maybe you haven't gone to sleep yet. >> this show will be great. >> good morning to you. >> so glad you could join us. with the new year we talk about new changes, and it looks like we'll have some when it comes to the weather pattern. >> let's check in with storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. what have you got for us? >> we got up to 50 yesterday. good morning, happy new areas, starting off with clouds passing over the metro area. live view from our storm team 4 tower camera. the first hint of dawn light on the eastern horizon. those clouds reflecting the city lights on this sunday morning. we have our temperatures hovering around 40 degrees. by 10:00, mid 40s with some sunshine in and out. partly cloudy in the afternoon. up to be up around 50 again around 2:00. 6:00 p.m., back down to upper

increasing clouds by late evening. rain starting off the first week of 2017. a look at that coming up. first respond verse had a busy 2017. during the first hour of the new year, d.c. fire and ems tweeted that it responded to 72 emergency calls in the district. that's an average of more than one per minute. the second day of the district's foam ban goes into effect today. news 4's mark segraves looks at the impact this is going to have on businesses. >> reporter: for the past year, anyone selling or giving away food in the district has not been able to use styrofoam containers. >> it also impacts, non-profits, churches, temples that may serve for a sunday brunch or something. also hospitals. >> reporter: they could use anything else they wanted. beginnine

that changes. >> not only can those businesses and organizations no longer use styrofoam, they must use compostible or recyclable food products. they must use recyclable products. >> for restaurant owners, that means a bit more work. >> that's going to be something that you just have to make sure when you're buying, you ask the question. and awareness is good. >> businesses that don't comply can get up to an $800 fine for repeat offenders. >> our compliance rate hovered around 80% consistently throughout the year, which is particularly good. >> reporter: while caston doesn't use styrofoam in the restaurant, he uses a lot of styrofoam coolers for his fish business. >> used to go straight to the landfill. >> reporter: a few years ago, he bought this densifier, it takes his used cooler s and turns them into rock hard styrofoam bricks which he then sells. >> the labor to produce is more than what we sell it for. i believe we get a penny and a half a pound. >> reporter:

not making any money by selling the styrofoam, but he said it's more important to do what's right for the environment. in the district, mark segraves, news 4. also going in effect today is the extension of the smoking ban in gaithersburg. the previous ban did not include vaping or e-cigarettes and it also applied only to enclosed spaces and near city playgrounds. the city amended that ordinance back in october and now all formals of smoking are banned in all public buildings and spaces. there is a fine involved for breaking the new law. the move is meant to help protect the health of residents. montgomery county police say a man was killed by a train last night it happened around 9:30 along the cst train tracks in germantown. the commuter train was going westbound. police are working to learn why that person was there in the first place. in northern

state troop serer is recovering after a woman rammed his patrol car. dema hadieh was caught speeding, reaching speeds of 90 miles per hour in a 55-mile-per-hour zone. when a trooper tried to pull over, she took off and reached speeds of more than 110 miles per hour. all of that happened before she ran into the trooper's patrol car. this is a look at the damage here. moments later police say she tried to make another run for it when her van caught fire. hadieh faces a series of charges. it's not clear if a chinatown restaurant will reopen today following this kitchen fire. a witness shot this footage from d.c. yesterday. you can see that smoke billowing from tony chang's restaurant. a sprinkler put out the initial fire, but smoke spread to the duct system. no word yet on what sparked that fire. we have new dls

homicide in suitland we first told you about yesterday morning. the woman killed is 34-year-old terria petty. she was found dead on silver park drive with trauma to her upper body. detectives are trying to figure out a motive and a suspect in that case. we also now know the name of the maryland man killed in capital heights friday night. prince george's county police say 27-year-old carington carter ii was shot and killed on white perl place. investigators are working to find out who is responsible and are offering a $25,000 reward in that case. the district's youngest victims of violence are being remembered. ♪ ♪ ♪ i'm going to live with the lord ♪ the northeast performing arts group held its annual

they prayed and read off the names of the teenages who were killed this year. this read 135 names. leaders of the group say three of the teens came from their river terrace neighborhood in northeast. >> it just really touches all of our hearts, because it's in our community, and they came through volunteering and doing things like that, and it just really hurts my heart that we have to read their names. >> this year's vigil was dedicated to rita jackson who founded the group decades ago. she passed away last january. pope francis is calling on people to do more to help young people in the new year. during the pope's new year message he said society owes a debt to marginalized youth. he is urging leaders to do more to help tackle youth unemployment. pope francis says he wants young people to fight for their dreams. in italy more than 36% of young people do not have jobs. that ranks in t

european union states. win or clean out your locker. it's all on the line for the redskins today. >> as sherry burr shows us, not only do they have to beat the giants they need some help. >> reporter: the redskins are not just playing for a spot in the playoffs, they tell me it's much more than that. they're not ready for the 2016 season to be over. >> you definitely don't want to go home? you are not planning on going home. you are preparing like you have another week. we are definitely looking to win this football game and play our best football. >> not ready to take that garbage bag and clean out my locker. i know we have a chance go in. it's up to us to get into the game. if we don't get in, it will be because of us. if we do get in it will be because of us. >> we put ourselves in position to do a few great things this season, but we didn't take advantage early in the season. it t

>> they may rest guys, they may not. but we're thinking our mind set is they are trying to knock us out. so we have to bring it. >> we need to focus on what we have to do. everything else will take care of itself. we can't worry about those things. we have to stay focused and keep our eyes on everything that's in front of us. and continue to play together ask play hard and fast. i strongly believe that everything will fall into place. >> reporter: that's why the redskins are treating sunday's game like a playoff game with the hopes of making a deep one into january. to make the playoffs the skins need a win and they hope the packers and lions game doesn't end in a tie, because the lions beat the skins. just win, first off. >> yeah. we are in for a warmer new year's day. but keep in mind we do have some rain on the way.

be where you live. >> and denied by uber. why drivers are canceling trips based on your destinaon and ti

good morning. happy new year. starting off 2017 with a dry sky. storm team 4 radar not showing rain or snow in the vicinity. good travel weather between here and new england. heading south down 95, you're running into rain in the carolinas and georgia. that rain will be moving into florida later today. a look at our rain chances starting off the week. that's coming in just a couple of minutes. thanks. iraqi officials say nine people were killed by a suicide bombing at a checkpoint south of baghdad this morning. four members of the security forces are among the dead. it comes one day after isis claimed responsibility for a

happened in baghdad. at least 28 people were killed and 54 wounded when bombs went off in a crowd. isis has launched near daily attacks in the capital in recent months. the time is 6:44. the man accused of killing a young pennsylvania state trooper is shot dead. jason robinson was killed during a confrontation with police yesterday morning. they say he's the man who killed trooper landon weaver on friday night. trooper weaver was shot and killed during a domestic dispute in central southern pennsylvania. a queen anns county sheriffs deputy shot during a domestic dispute call is getting better. deputy first class scott hogan is expected to undergo more surgery today according to our news partner. on friday his condition was upgraded from critical to serious. a gofundme page has been set up for the county. drink and unconscious. police in

canada say that's how they found a sunwing airlines pilot inside the cockpit. he spent yesterday morning slumped over in his see the and the plane had 99 people and six crew members on board. it was preparing to leave for cancun. the pilot's blood alcohol was more than three times the legal limit. they also say he was from slovakia and in canada on a work visa. another pilot was brought in to take over. >> yeah. >> the airline apologized to passengers for the potentially dangerous situation. so when you request an uber you expect the first available car to pick you up. but passengers are telling news 4 that has not been happening at local airports because the uber driver may not like your destination. >> reporter: call it destination discrimination. uber customers say drivers are not picking them up at the airport because the driver doesn't like the destination. >> just wanted to get hom

we had been traveling for a couple hours in the air. >> reporter: landon says he had to go through five separate uber drivers before one finally picked him up at reagan national recently. the reason, the drivers thought his short trip to downtown d.c. wasn't worth the trip. now an uber driver is supposed to know your destination until the trip starts. but some drivers called landon ahead of time to figure out where he was going. >> he was like i just wanted to know where you're heading. oh, just downtown d.c. another minute later, he cancelled. >> reporter: other drivers may have manipulated the uber app or used a separate app to figure out the final destination and decided they didn't want the trip. we reached out to uber, which sent us this this statement saying, we believe uber is helping reduce transportation inequities across the board but take feedback about issues like this seriously. most drivers here at reagan national didn't want to go on camera, but they knew all about the technique. some flat out admitted they have ended trip requests based on

>> i know that i have cancelled drives before that i thought were too long. >> this story set off a lot of reaction on social media, but uber drivers are saying not everybody does that but it's become an issue. if you're afraid of heights, stay away from this. a new suspension bridge in china is being called the world's highest bridge. it opened last week and cuts the travel time between neighboring provinces from five hours to about 90 minutes. it's worth it. stands at more than 1800 feet above the valley below. the golden gate bridge in san francisco is 220 feet above water. >> that's like nik wallenda stuff. >> it's a bridge. >> i like to look at it. >> it's cool. >> never go across it. >> come on. north carolina has a new governor. governor roy cooper was sworn into office a few minutes after

it comes after the state legislature passed a series of measures to strip him of his power. on friday, a north carolina judge temporarily blocked that measure until they can be reviewed later this week. cooper beat out outgoing republican governor pat mccrory in a tight race that came down to a bitterly contested recount. the sad celebrity news rolls on. actor william christopher passed away after a battle with cancer. he played army chaplain on the hit series m.a.s.h. he was among the only cast member to remain on the show for all 1 1 seasons. he was diagnosed with cancer about 1 months ago. his agent said he passed away yesterday at his home in pasadena, california. he was 84 years old. loved that show. the new year usually comes with new resolutions. >> we want you to tell us about yours. you can tweet usyo

resolutions. erica edwards has some tips from experts on how you can accomplish your goals. >> i want to be kind and considerate. >> my goal is to travel more. >> reporter: change can be hard, especially once life goes back to normal after the holidays. >> i have weight loss goals that i don't think i'm going to make it a resolution. >> reporter: to succeed with resolutions going forward, a sports psychologist recommends looking to the past with the acronym p.a.s.t., "p" stands for plan. >> being able to identify what our goal is and establishing steps to be able to get there is critical. >> reporter: "a," arrange your environment. handy for those resolving to get up earlier each morning. >> by setting my cell phone across on the other edge of the room or on the edge of my bed, it forces me to get up in the morning. >> reporter: "s," stick to one thing. >> if we try to chase too many

we want to focus on one rabbit, one resolution, one goal, and just go hard and obsessive at that particular type of goal. >> reporter: "t," make it too easy to fail. instead of committing to one hour of exercise every day, try something a little less life altering. >> if we're talking exercise, one minute, then move up to five minutes and then move up to ten minutes. >> reporter: experts say the most important thing is accept ourselves a little more regardless of where we are in life. erica edwards, nbc news. >> time to get moving. >> i know. >> nice sunrise coming out for the first of the year. >> great day to get some exercise, but you will need your sunglasses if you're looking at angie's dress. >> looks nice. she came right from the party. >> i didn't go to the party. >> it's glistening and sparkling. it's so -- >> it's very happy new year. >> it is. >> as we

we have a few clouds coming over. you won't need your sunglasses for the sun later today. there is the view from our tower camera showing the capitol there with a break in the cloud cover. seeing some of the daylight showing up. this is the time of year where we get our latest sunrises this morning at 7:27. right now 40 at reagan national. near 40 around the bay. generally upper 30s and 40s everywhere. culpeper fairly cold around 30 degrees. storm team 4 radar all dry here. heading up 95, no problems in and out of the midwest or up towards boston or chicago. heading south, you'll be driving into rain in the carolinas and georgia and along the gulf coast, perhaps northern florida. our temperatures will in the suburbs and rural areas stay in the 30s to near 40s through 9:00 and jump to near 50 by noon and stay that way for the afternoon. at fedex field, big game. this afternoon

4:25. tailgaters, 3:00, around 50 with sunshine. during the game we'll be hovering around 50 degrees. upper 40s towards the end of the game. during the morning hours on monday, near 40. light rain tomorrow. rain showers likely on tuesday. a couple dry days after that. might get a light wintry mix friday, cold next weekend. might not hardly get above freezing. that's the way it looks. >> tom, thank you very much. coming up, a baby bald eagle has arrived for the new year. millions watch as the nest welcomes its newestarrival and

2017 came in with a bang around the world. this is a mashup of a few of the biggest celebrations australia celebrated around 8:30 a.m. our time yesterday morning. millions of eyes have been glued to the live stream of a bald eag eagle's nest in florida as well. now one of two

broken free from i shell. this is what everybody was waiting for. look at his hair. >> awe. >> he's adorable. it happened about 7:30 yesterday morning. the little one could be seen chirping seven minutes after it hatched. the second eagle could hatch any day now. we were in the newsroom, one of our digital editors there was like it cracked. everybody has it pulled up on their screen. life is a beautiful thing. >> look. getting plenty of food, too. >> almost a new year's baby. >> cool. if your new year's resolution involves getting in shape, visit any virginia state park for free today. all of the 37 state parks have free admission as part of national first day hike initiatives. you can take part in a photo contest in you send it to virginia state park's facebook page. >> we do have much more

for you on news 4 today. a whole full hour. >> a lot coming up. an hour by hour look at your forecast with storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. we

heading into the 7:00 hour on this sunday morning. right now on news 4

year terror attack. a rising death count in turkey and the manhunt for the gunman who opened fire in a night club. ♪ big celebrations here at home. times square packed with a million people as we start the first day of 2017. >> and this is a big day for the redskin s. win or go home. the skins need help to make it to the playoffs, first they need to take out the giants at fedex field this afternoon. it could be a good start to the new year for the redskins. >> i have a feeling it's going to be. >> i think they'll win today, too. hope you're having a great start to 2017. unbelievable. >> we're here. >> good morning to you. >> we want to begin with a look at how our weather is starting things off. so far so good, tom. >> we're off to a dry start. got a lot of cloudiness starting off this first

as we look off to the east, a live view from our tower camera showing some clouds drifting over us right now. sunrise is still about a half hour away. this is the time of year we have our late efst sunrise. temperatures hovering in the upper 30s to near 40. reagan national at 39 degrees. and throughout the day today, by 10:00, into the mid 40s. a lot of sun during the afternoon. ought to be around 50 degrees by mid afternoon with light wind. by 6:00 p.m., back down to the upper 40s. increasing clouds. but late evening, back down into the low 40s. rain starting off the week. we'll look at that and the timing. that's coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you very much. we have breaking news out of the district. one person has died this morning after falling from a roof and down a boiler shaft in northwest. d.c. fire and ems say it happened on the 1500 block of new hampshire avenue.

how this all happened. the victim's name has not been released. >> the death toll in turkey has risen to 39 people following a brutal terrorist attack in istanbul during new years celebrations there. another 69 people were hurt. a manhunt is underway for the attacker who reportedly was dressed in a santa claus costume. officials say the attacker killed an officer and another person outside the club before going inside and firing off rounds. the white house is condemning the attack and offering to help turkey. security measures have been heightened throughout the country. ♪ an estimated 1 million people packed times square to ring in 2017. to ensure safety the city deployed 7,000 officers and bomb sniffing dogs. in addition, dozens of garbage d

this was a precaution after trucks plowed into crowds in berlin and nice, france. nice to know that everything went smoothly according to that last video. >> where is your's? >> here we go. i g in northern virginia, 2016 went out with a bang at first night celebrations. there were fireworks, even a magic show. darcy spencer looks at all the action. ♪ crunchy, crunchy, crunchy >> reporter: at the torpedo factory, the music group the grandsons enter tim kai grandso grandsons entertained dozens of people here for the first night alexandria celebrations.

among them stacy fox volunteering for first night with her kid. >> i always tell my kids to much is given much is required. come on and give back every chance that you get. ♪ >> reporter: at the masonic temple, more entertainment for the entire family. this little one got her face painted. >> first time here and we just saw the advertisements and it looked like a lot of fun. >> for the kids it's the best thing to do. she's really enjoying it. the magic show was awesome. >> i'm teddy, nice to meet you. >> reporter: teddy the clown making balloon designs for the kids and plenty of spiders. >> there's your spider, wow. >> say thank you. >> it's a big kick. i love it. i adore it. it's so much fun and so creative. >> i like my brother, because i like my whole family and everybody. >> reporter: first night, a family-oriented event ringing in the new year all across old town. how would you describe 2016 in a word? >> it's been good. it's been a good year.

you have family. you have friends, you know. it's been a good year. >> happy new year! >> happening in a few hours is the third annual fit d.c. fresh start 5k walk and run. the event is free and there is no excuse to not get out and get your blood flowing. it starts at 9:00 a.m. at east potomac park. just register for a ticket online. in the meantime, president-elect trump and his wife melania spent their new year's eve in florida. the soon to be first family held their annual party at their palm beach club mar-a-lago. before the event trump spoke to reporters. trump said no computer is safe when it comes to keeping information private. trump said people should write out important stuff and have it delivered if they're worried about security. he went on to talk about the allegations of russia's alleged computer hacking. >> i think it's unfair if they don't know. i know a lot about hacking. hacking is a hard thing to prove. it could be somebody else. a

people don't know. >> new years got off to a rocky start between trump and the press. yesterday he ditched the media pool assigned to travel with him when he's in the public. he went to golf at one of his golf courses. an aide said staff did not know he left his florida state. >> trump's relationship with the media will take the spotlight on "meet the press" with chuck todd. you can catch it right here on nbc 4. that's at 10:30 this morning. it's a new year and a big weather change is on the way. tom is tracking how you can plan for the week ahead. >> beautiful shot there. and midair collision. the danger on the ground as two planes crash sending smoke and a ball of flames shooting into the air.

welcome back. the federal aviation administration is investigating what caused two small planes to crash midair. is

yesterday afternoon. both planes were flying under visual flight rules and were not in contact with air traffic control when the crash happened. one of the planes crashed into a storage facility. the other crashed onto a road. three people on board the plane died. no one on the ground was hurt. >> search efforts ended for a small plane that disappeared over lake erie. the city of cleveland is leading a recovery mission for it now. that plane vanished shortly after taking off thursday night. according to our nbc station in cleveland, a family of four was on that plane including two of their sons and a friend and their daughter. piloting the plane was the dad, john fleming, the president of columbus-based beverage distribution company. the family was reportedly heading back home after going to a cavs game. in

dead after a ferry caught fire. it was headed to a resort island. the cause of the fire is unknown. some passengers say they saw smoke coming from the ferry's engine. what a beautiful look at national harbor this morning on the first day of 2017. it's a warmer morning to start our new years resolutions. tom's watching a sunday warmup and a big temperature shift on the way. you've probably waited in a long airport line at some point in your life. but this holiday season those lines could be getting

good morning. mostly cloudy start to 2017 as we look at this live view from our tower camera. high clouds drifting over us. no rain or snow in the vicinity. later today, a great day to get out and get some exercise. we'll get increasing sunshine. temperatures by 9:00 in the mid 40s, mid 50s by noontime. we may reach the low 50s by mid afternoon. great day for outdoor exercise. look at the rain chances for the coming week in just a couple minutes. >> thank you. iraqi officials say nine people were killed bay suicide bombing at a checkpoint south of baghdad this morning. four members of the security forces are among the day. this comes one day after isis claimed responsibility for a

deadly market attack in baghdad. at least 28 people were killed and 54 wounded when bombs went off in a crowd. isis launched near daily attacks in the capital in recent months. a lot of you may have noticed shorter lines at security checkpoints if you traveled this holiday. it's part of the tsa's new push that started in may to cut down on time you have to wait. amy cho shows us how it's working. >> reporter: if there's anything that could take the fun out of a holiday trip, it's those pesky long lines. >> i notice if i have to go to the regular line, it takes a long, long time. for everybody to take off their shoes and take their computers out of their bags. >> i don't enjoy it. i would like to get through the lines very fast and get to my flight. >> here at reagan national airport today, passengers are sailing through in a matter of minutes because of a tsa team and a special room. >> my x-ray went down. it's a priority,

this thing fixed now. >> welcome to the tsa operations center. >> that could cause a longer wait. they would have to cancel a flight. >> reporter: each morning they hear from the heads of the 29 busiest airports in the country. >> washington reagan, national security director. >> that standard wait yesterday was 23 minutes. >> goal is keeping it under 30 minutes for regular checkpoints and 15 for pre-checks. screens, tracking, and checking the lines. green means good. yellow and red, that means the airport is getting a call. >> we can verify a report -- >> reporter: some of the picks, adding more officers, opening more lanes. >> we want to make sure we're moving our passengers very quickly and efficiently to make it a good experience. it's part of their journey. >> reporter: tsa says a long line is not just a hassle, they're also a safety risk. >> that could give perhaps an individual who is self-radicalized or something else the opportunity to say i could do something bad in that area. >> reporter: thanks to tsa's tracking, you should have an easier time staying on track the rest of your holiday travel.

>> 7:15 right now the start of a new year can mean purging what's old inside your closet. >> good news for local charities as well who need donations. this was the ene at the goodwill store in arlington yesterday. many people dropping off furniture, clothing, books before the end of the year. the organization was not surprised by the busy day. >> the center here is one of the top five busiest donation centers in the country. we've got 17 donations around the region, so there are plenty of places for people go if they want to make a generous donation to goodwill. >> check this out. if you can't make a donation at the local goodwill organization, you can now ship your items. all you need do is head to the organization's website, printout a shipping label. the postal service and goodwill do the rest from there. >> they make it easy. okay. win or cleanut

it's all on the lines for the redskins today. >> not only do the skins have to beat the giants today, they need some help to make the playoffs. >> reporter: the redskins are not just playing for a spot in the playoffs, they tell me it's much more than that. they're not ready for the 2016 season to be over. >> you definitely don't want to go home. you are not planning on going home. you are preparing like you have another week. we are definitely looking to win this football game and play our best football. >> not ready to take that garbage bag and clean out my locker. i know we have a chance to get in. it's up to us to get into the game. if we don't get in, it will be because of us. if we do get in it will be because of us in this locker room. >> we put ourselves in position to do a few great things this season, but we had a few opportunities that we didn't take advantage of early on in the season. it's time to redeem ourselves. >> they already know they're in. they may rest guys, they may not. but we're thinking our mind set is they are t

>> we need to focus on what we have to do. everything else will take care of itself. we can't worry about those things. we have to stay focused and keep our eyes on everything that's in front of us. and continue to play together and play hard, play fast. i strongly believe that everything will fall into place. >> reporter: that's why the redskins are treating sunday's game like a playoff game with the hopes of making a deep run into january. to make the playoffs the skins need a win and they hope the packers and lions game don't end in a tie. >> and the giants are starting fourth string players. >> the giants have nothing to play for. they already locked up. >> i'm surprised they have any first-stringers going. >> what will the weather be like? >> we have a good start. that's a live

out nbc 4. we have temperatures above freezing this morning. off to a milder start as well. this is another view of our sky looking at northeast washington in the foreground and the cloud cover drifting over us now. sunrise about five or six minutes away. it's coming up. these are the latest sunrises of the year at 7:27. temperatures now are hovering upper 30s to near 40. the storm team 4 radar not showing any rain or any snow. no travel problems between here and new england or into the midwest heading towards chicago or over to st. louis. but there is some rain in the carolinas, driving down 95, run nothing that and north carolina and south carolina, that will be moving along the gulf coast and heading into florida today. maybe some minor flight delays and wet roads. temperatures will be jumping into the 40s by late morning. hovering near 50 degrees by mid afternoon. a

then at fedex field, kickoff at 4:25. but tailgaters gathering early in the afternoon, it will be gorgeous with sunshine hovering around 50 degrees. sunset at 4:56. about a half hour after kickoff it will be getting dark. around 50 degrees still. by the end of the game, upper 40s. and chill in the air by dawn on monday. we'll be down around 40 degrease. a lot of clouds tomorrow and off and on rain showers looking likely on monday. if you want to get out, get some exercise, today is the day to do it we'll likely get light rain tomorrow. a very strong chance of rain showers, heavier showers coming in on tuesday. milder as well. we ought to make it into the mid 50s on tuesday afternoon. storm team 4 outlook into wednesday and thursday, we

morning down to near freezing by dawn on thursday. thursday struggling back up to the low 40s. partly sunny both those days. a little moisture coming through friday. it may just be cold enough at the upper elevations for it to be maybe a little wet snow and those higher altitudes as well. maybe a little sleet coming in. metro area maybe getting some rain, perhaps a little sleet or wet snow. not much sticking, temperatures above freezing much of the day friday. the following weekend it gets cold. highs only around 30 next saturday, sunday, monday. lows in the 20s and teens. winter is moving back in. >> tom, thank you very much. coming up, a little boy with a big superpower. the inspiring mission he is now

this morning we're following up on an inspiring story of a little boy who has been quite busy. >> absolutely. >> rehema ellis reports on how his courage earned him a starring role in his favorite comic book "iron man." >> hi, everyone. >> it's been quite a year for 6-year-old max levy. super fan of comic books and now a superhero himself.

>> yes! i find iron man! >> reporter: we first hit met him in january after surgeons put a port in his chest for the medicine treating his hemophilia, a disease that prevents blood from clotting. >> you're going to get a metal disc in your chest like iron man. his response was i get to be iron plan! >> we're here because that's where iron man has it but they had to put it in a certain spot so they had to put it here. >> reporter: that's okay. >> yeah. it is. >> reporter: when marvel comics heard about max, they wrote a story about him and called him iron max. how proud are you to be in the iron man comic book? >> proud. not just pretty proud. proud. >> reporter: he got the grand tour of marvel headquarters in new york. >> it was, like, a random kid who hemophilia. wears a helmet all the time. walking around. and then max a super hero in a comic book. it's actually changed me. >> reporter: it changed his family, too. big sister zoe created a calendar.

hearts for hemophilia raising more than $15,000 to help people like max. >> everyone coming up to us like max is a hero. that's what the year has been. it's incredible. >> i'm not really a super hero but people call me a super hero. i could be a super hero if i did more super heroish things. >> reporter: a little boy fighting a disease and helping others sure sounds like the definition of a super hero to us. rehema ellis, nbc news, new york. >> love it. >> great story. there is real power in healing your heart. he has that inspiration. >> so many of these stories, you see somebody going through something hard and turning it into a positive. his big sister in that picture doing that as well. >> they endured so much, more than adults have. you can sense that maturity and the innocence together. >> go max! >> iron

>> time is 7:26. we are waking up to temperatures in the 40s. it will start to warm up today. not a bad first day of 2017. tom is tracking what you can expect this week when you head back to work and school. and the big change for local restaurants that starts today. the new

the time is 7:29. a manhunt is underway in istanbul for a costume attacker who shot up a packed nightclub on new year's eve. at least 39 people died, 70 were hurt. donald trump is speaking out about allegations of russian hacking. trump said he wants to be sure the accusations are true because "hacking is a very hard thing to prove." >> it is the first day of 2017 on top of everything else going on. >> yeah. good morning. you were able to see just a second ago the countdo jouncoun went off without a hitch. the ball dropped, people were kissing, celebrating, loving it happy new year, everybody. >> let's check in with

kierein. >> the first sunrise of the new year is looking gorgeous. the live view overlooking washington in the foreground, off in the distance is prince gorging county. sun coming up in a partly to mostly cloudy sky. we'll have some sunshine in and out this morning but the clouds will be breaking up as the day progresses. generally upper 30s to 40s. reagan national at 39. low 40s on the bay waters. hour by hour through the day, mid 40s by 10:00. by 2:00, hovering in the low 50s with increasing sunshine and light wind. chilly and dry through the day. back down into the 40s after sunset. more clouds rolling in tonight. rain chances starting off the first week of 2017. we'll look at that in a few minutes. >> tom, thank you very much. first responders have already had a very busy start to 2017. during the first hour of the new year, d.c. fire and ems tweeted it responded to

calls in the district. that's an average of more than one call per minute. the second phase of the district's foam ban goes into effect today. it lays down tough rules and big fines for businesses and non-profits that don't use recyclable products. mark segraves looks at the impact this has on businesses. >> reporter: for the past year, anyone selling or giving away food in the district has not been able to use styrofoam containers. >> it also impacts, non-profits, churches, temples that may serve for a sunday brunch or something. also hospitals. >> reporter: they could use anything else they wanted. beginning the 1st of the year, that changes. >> not only can those businesses and organizations no longer use styrofoam, they must use compostible or recyclable food products. they must use recyclable products. >> for restaurant owners, that means a bit more work. >> that's going to be something that you just have to make sure

question. and awareness is good. >> businesses that don't comply can get up to an $800 fine for repeat offenders. >> our compliance rate hovered around 80% consistently throughout the year, which is particularly good. >> reporter: while caston doesn't use styrofoam in his restaurant, he uses a lot of styrofoam coolers for his fish business. >> used to go straight to the landfill. >> reporter: a few years ago, he bought this densifier, it takes his used coolers and turns them into rock hard styrofoam bricks which he then sells. >> the labor to produce is more than what we sell it for. i believe we get a penny and a half a pound. >> reporter: caston said he's not making any money by selling the styrofoam, but he said it's more important to do what's right for the environment. in the district, mark segraves, news 4. also going in effect today is the extension of the smoking ban in gaithersburg. the previous ban did not include vaping or e-cigarettes and it also applied only to enclosed public spaces

city playgrounds. the city amended that ordinance back in october and now all formals of smoking are banned in all public buildings and spaces. there is a fine involved for breaking the new law. the move is meant to help protect the health of residents. montgomery county police say a man was killed by a train last night. they say it happened around 9:30 along the csx tracks in germantown. the commuter train was going westbound. police are working to learn why that person was there in the first place. anyone with information is asked to give police a call. in northern virginia, a state trooper is recovering after a woman rammed his patrol car. police say it happened yesterday morning off 495. they say dema hadieh was caught speeding at eisenhower avenue, she was going 90 miles per hour in a 55-mile-per-hour zone. when a trooper tried to pull over, she took off and reached speeds of more than 110 miles per hour. all of that happened before she rammed into the

this is a look at the damage here. moments later police say she tried to make another run for it when her van caught fire. hadieh faces a series of charges. it's not clear if a chinatown restaurant will reopen today following this kitchen fire. a witness shot this footage from a few blocks away in d.c. yesterday. that's when you could see that smoke billowing into the sky from tony chang's mongolian restaurant on h street. a sprinkler put out the initial fire, but smoke spread to the duct system. no word yet on what sparked that fire. we have new details in that homicide in suitland we first told you about yesterday morning. prince george's county police say the woman that was killed was 34-year-old terrea petty. she was found dead on silver park drive with trauma to her upper body just after 5:00 in the morning. detectives are trying to figure out a motive and a suspect in that case. we also now know the name of the maryland man killed in capital heights friday night. prince george's county police

ii was shot and killed on white perl place. investigators are working to find out who is responsible and are offering a $25,000 reward in that case. the district's youngest victims of violence are being remembered. ♪ ♪ i'm going to live with the lord ♪ the northeast performing arts group held its annual candlelight vigil last night. they prayed and read off the names of the teenagers who were killed. this year they read 135 names. leaders of the group say three of the teens came from their river terrace neighborhood in northeast. >> it just really touches all of our hearts, because it's in our community, and they came through volunteering and doing things like that, and it just really hurts my heart that we have to read their names. >> this year's vigil was dedicated to rita jackson who

founded the group decades ago. she passed away last january. pope francis is calling on people to do more to help young people in the new year. during the pope's new year message he said society owes a debt to marginalized youth. he is urging leaders to do more to help tackle youth unemployment. pope francis says he wants young people to fight for their dreams. in italy more than 36% of young people do not have jobs. that ranks in the top 18% in the european union states. at 7:37, we are in for a warmer new year's day, but rain is on the way. tom is tracking how showers will be in your neighborhood this week. and denied by uber. why drivers are canceling trips based off your destination an

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>> if you're afraid of heights, stay away from this bridge. this is a new suspension bridge in china. it opened last week and cuts the travel time between neighboring provinces from five hours to about 90 minutes. it's worth it. stands at more than 1,800 feet above the valley below. the golden gate bridge in san francisco is 220 feet above water. quick math, about nine miles higher than the golden gate bridge. that's high. governor roy cooper was sworn into office a few minutes after midnight today. it comes after the state legislature passed a series of measures to strip him of his power. on friday, a north carolina judge temporarily blocked that measure until they can be reviewed later this week. cooper beat out outgoing republican governor pat mccrory

some sad news again from hollywood. actor william christopher passed away after a battle with cancer. he played the army chaplain on the hit series m.a.s.h. he was among the only cast member to remain on the show for all 11 seasons. he was diagnosed with cancer about 18 months ago. his agent said he passed away yesterday at his home in pasadena, california. he was 84 years old. he was great in that show. if you told yourself, i'm going to get in shape, this is 2017, today is the day to start. we'll help you out. tom is tracking a warmer day to get outside and exercise. and drunk and passed out in the cockpit. the dangerous situation for passengers about to leave for cancun d how thean

good morning. this new year's day dawning with some clouds around. later today, increasing sunshine. a great day to get out and get some exercise. temperatures by 9:00, mid 40s. by noontime, mid 50s. we may get into the low 50s by around 2:00, 3:00 this afternoon. just a great day to get out and get some exercise. some rain may be moving in tomorrow. we'll look at that as well as other rain chances for the week ahead in a few

>> tom, thank you very much. the man accused of killing a young pennsylvania state trooper is shot dead. jason robinson was killed during a confrontation with police yesterday morning. they say he's the man who killed trooper landon weaver on friday night. trooper weaver was shot and killed during a domestic dispute in central southern pennsylvania. a queen anns county sheriffs deputy shot during a domestic dispute call is getting better. deputy first class scott hogan is expected to undergo more surgery today according to our news partner. on friday his condition was upgraded from critical to serious. a gofundme page has been set up by the fraternal order of police for the county. >> drunk and unconscious. police in calgary alberta, canada say that's how they found a sunwing airlines pilot inside the cockpit. he spent yesterday morning slumped over in his seat. and the plane had 99

it was preparing to leave for cancun. the pilot's blood alcohol was more than three times the legal limit. they also say he was from slovakia and in canada on a work visa. another pilot was brought in to take over. the airline apologized to passengers for the potentially dangerous situation. so when you request an uber you expect the first available car to pick you up. but passengers are telling news 4 that has not been happening at local airports because the uber driver may not like your destination. >> reporter: call it destination discrimination. uber customers say drivers are not picking them up at the airport because the driver doesn't like the destination. >> just wanted to get home. we had been traveling for a couple hours in the air. >> reporter: landon says he had to go through five separate uber drivers before one finally picked him up at reagan national re

the reason, the drivers thought his short trip to downtown d.c. wasn't worth the trip. now an uber driver is supposed to know your destination until the trip starts. but some drivers called landon ahead of time to figure out where he was going. >> he was like i just wanted to know where you're heading. oh, just downtown d.c. another minute later, he cancelled. >> reporter: other drivers may have manipulated the uber app or used a separate app to figure out the final destination and decided they didn't want the trip. we reached out to uber, which sent us this this statement saying, we believe uber is helping reduce transportation inequities across the board but take feedback about issues like this seriously. most drivers here at reagan national didn't want to go on camera, but they knew all about the technique. some flat out admitted they have ended trip requests based on destination. >> i know that i have cancelled drives before that i thought were too long. >> after we did this story, some people said the similar

drivers said they all do not do that practice. >> shout out to the taxi can be drivers, uber, lyft, all those drivers who got everybody home safely last night. the new year typically comes with new year's resolutions. >> tweet us some of yours. >> meanwhile, erica edwards has tips on how you can accomplish your new goals. >> i want to be kind and considerate. >> my goal is to travel more. >> reporter: change can be hard, especially once life goes back to normal after the holidays. >> i have weight loss goals that i don't think i'm going to make a resolution because i never stick with them. >> reporter: to succeed with resolutions going forward, a sports psychologist recommends looking to the past with the acronym p.a.s.t., "p" stands for plan. >> being able to identify what our goal is and establishing steps to be able to get there is critical. >> reporter: "a," arrange your environment. handy for those resolving to get up earlier each morning.

across on the other edge of the room or on the edge of my bed, it forces me to get up in the morning. >> reporter: "s," stick to one thing. >> if we try to chase too many rabbits, we catch none. we want to focus on one rabbit, one resolution, one goal, and just go hard and obsessive at that particular type of goal. >> reporter: "t," make it too easy to fail. instead of committing to one hour of exercise every day, try something a little less life altering. >> if we're talking exercise, one minute, then move up to five minutes and then move up to ten minutes. >> reporter: experts say the most important thing is accept ourselves a little more regardless of where we are in life. erica edwards, nbc news. friend of mine has a new year's resolution to be completely honest this year. >> oh. >> he tried it out the last couple of days. pretty impactful. >> ist

>> yeah, i don't want to hang out tonight because i don't feel like it. >> you're no longer friends. >> yeah. interesting. for those who do want to get out and about today, happy new year. we have our aftfectations. as you start off the new year, you can track the weather. mine says we have 39 degrees with broken clouds. i will fix those clouds. >> yes. >> we're fixing them now. i'm fixing to do it now. sun is coming up. live view from the storm team 4 tower camera. high clouds are drifting over us. they'll move away by later this afternoon. right now it's above freezing. mid to upper 30s. culpeper is the only spot below freezing. around the bay, low 40s. 39 at reagan national. no rain or snow on storm team 4 radar. nothing coming out of these clouds now. as we look at the wider

heading down 95, you'll be driving, maybe heading home for the holidays from visiting washington. we're sorry to see you go. as you drive into the carolinas, georgia, florida you'll run into rain. if you're leaving town, heading up to philadelphia, new york, boston, a dry drive up 95. towards chicago, st. louis, up to detroit, should be dry as well. and some sunshine there. our temperatures jumping into the 40s by 9:00, 10:00. hovering near 50 degrees during the afternoon. great weather for the game at fedex field this afternoon. crucial game. skins have to win this. it will be around 50 degrees for tailgaters. sun sets at 4:56. back down to the upper 40s by the end of the game and staying dry. storm team 4 ten-day outlook, by dawn on monday, 40s. a lot of clouds around. afternoon highs climbing into the upper 40s. there may be a little li

a greater chance a likelihood of rain showers during the day on tuesday. as we get back to work and school. highs in the 50s. low 50s wednesday midday, tumbling down to 30 by dawn on thursday. next weekend, frigid. winter is coming in. that's the way it looks. >> all right, tom. check this out. how cute. a baby bald eagle has arrived. millions watch as the nest welcomes its newest arrival and retired. i'll take him over these fools playing today. aw come on, man. that's not how this game works. art monk! i want to change my name to hot mamma! lame.

dy who's retired! baby, i'm changing my name to hot momma. that's not how this works... the holiday sale is on now at havertys. life looks good.

[ cheers ] >> yeah. 2017 came in with a bang around the world. this is a mashup of a few of the biggest celebrations around the world. australia celebrated around 8:30 a.m. our time yesterday morning. almost the second day of 2017 in a lot of places. >> like south korea, japan. i came home, my parents were like we already celebrated. we watched the korean one. >> we're done. >> millions of eyes have been glued to the live stream of a bald eagle's nest in florida as well. now one of two eaglets has broken free from i shell. it happened about 7:30 yesterday morning.

mama eagle and her mate will now have to wait for the next off spring to attach. it could happen any day now. >> very cute. if your new year's resolution involves getting in shape, visit any virginia state park for free today. all of the 37 state parks have free admission as part of national first day hike initiative. you can take part in a photo contest in you send it to virginia state park's facebook page you could win a prize. the time is 7:56 on this first day of the new year. here are four things you need to know. one person died this morning after falling from a roof and down a boiler shaft in northwest. d.c. fire and ems say it happened on the 1500 block of new hampshire avenue. d.c. place are investigating. a manhunt is underway for the person responsible for a deadly terror attack in turkey. at least 39 people died. 69 were hurt.

smoking ban goes into effect today. now all forms of smoking are banned in all public buildings and spaces. today is a big game for the redskins. they face off with the new york giants this afternoon at fedex field. a redskins win will mean a fight for a wild card spot in the playoffs. if they lose their season is over. go redskins. >> have to bundle up for that one? >> not much. it will be around 50 degrees during the game. great weather for football. hopefully we'll see some great football. >> give as "w." >> thank you very much for joining us. >> we'll be back at 9:00. until

we will make america great again. >> thank you for this incredible journey. i'll be here in my church clothes, spending the morning with you. ♪ good morning. welcome to a special edition of "sunday today" on this first day of happy new year. we will take our viewers any way we can get them. we'll look ahead to the biggest story of the new year, as president-elect trump becomes president trump. we're less than three