. a local police officer helps two families escape a fire. tonight we're talking to the hero and the people he saved. let's take a look outside. we're talking to storm team4 meteorologist lauryn ricketts with what mother nature has in store for the da

the bizarre dispute between president donald trump and sweden. the war of words escalating. >> announcer: news4 at 11:00 starts now. a family losing everything to an early morning fire, but things could have been a lot worse. good evening and thanks for joining us. i'm erika gonzalez. a police officer raced to the scene and helped residents escape the flames. news4's darcy spencer spoke to people who are thanking the officer for helping save their lives. >> reporter: the family that lived in this home on persimmon ridge road in clarksburg had just moved in a couple of weeks ago. now everything is gone, even the present from their daughter's recent birthday. neighbors are already pitching in, collecting money, toys, and clothing for the family. >> we had a carful of donations already ready for them, and they were just overjoyed with the support that they received. >> repor t

everyone was asleep. the parents and their two children escaped. montgomery county police officer john roark was on duty nearby and responded to the call. he woke up the families on either side of the home and made sure they got out. >> there was a big plume from the back corner. when i first got here, it was pretty significant. like i say, this is the first house i went to. by the time i left the front porch to go knock on that end door down there, the whole roof was engulfed, and the second floor was blazing. it went up quick. >> reporter: the heat from the flames melted the siding on homes next to and behind the house that was destroyed. >> we feel very blessed. >> reporter: this woman lives in one of those homes. she said she and her family were asleep when officer roark woke them up. >> i say thank you. great job and much appreciated. >> reporter: a montgomery fire and rescue spokesman says the fire was caused by improperly discarded smoking materials

the loss, $700,000. a family devastated, escaping with only the clothing on their backs, trying to figure out a way forward. darcy spencer, news4. we now know the name of the man shot and killed at a house party in arlington, and police are still looking for his killer, somebody they're calling armed and dangerous. arlington county police say michael gray from manassas was shot during the party on north 29th street. he died at the hospital. tonight they're looking for jason johnson, a d.c. resident. they say he's wanted for his role in the murder. the shooting has left residents rattled. >> this is an extremely quiet neighborhood. really family-oriented, really, really quiet. never a disturbance. just really out of character for the neighborhood. >> the suspect, jason

was last known to be heading towards maryland, and we've had his picture up on our nbc washington app and a story there that you can see and share as well. police say that you should dial 911 immediately if you know where he is, and they say do not approach him. well, what another wonderful day out there. i think everybody was out and about today, walking around, taking in some of the city sights. oh, man, if you didn't get out today, i think we're going to have a couple more days where you can enjoy this wonderful weather. i mean it is february 19th, and we are still in the 50s right now, upper 50s. 58 here in washington. you can see we've got some 40s here. 49 in manassas, we've had some temperatures already falling into the low 50s right now. i think we're all going to take it into the 40s tonight with clear skies. it is such a wonderful night out there, and it's going to continue to be wonderful as we go through the overnight, even into tomorrow morning. now, temperatures are actually going to fall into the 40s

come right back up. for your monday, we've got a few dips in the forecast. but do we have any winter left on that ten-day forecast? we're going to show you those temperatures. that's all coming up in about 15 minutes. >> all right, thank you. we'll see you then. d.c. police arrested a woman for murder after finding the victim unconscious in a closet. they made that discovery on friday at a home on 21st street in northeast. officers found 63-year-old walter clark in that closet. he had been beaten and died at the hospital. 76-year-old thomasine bennett is now charged with first-degree murder. according to the police report, bennett told officers that she hit clark with a bat. new at 11:00, lights out at the washington monument. earlier tonight, national park service had to have e electricians go out there to help turn the lights back on, and they managed to do so by about 7:00 tonight. those red aviation lights worked normally

there's been a problem with the lights. the washington monument, if you will remember, has been closed since august due to elevator problems. it's slated to reopen in 2019. the trump administration is poised to roll out a revised version of its travel ban this week. tonight we are getting our first glimpse of a draft memo outlining mr. trump's new plan. the white house saying the memos are just suggestions. but as nbc's kelly o'donnell reports, immigrants rights groups are already concerned. >> reporter: behind the scenes at the president's mar-a-lago home in palm beach where a high-level help wanted sign is out, president trump is interviewing four job candidates today to replace the fired national security adviser, michael flynn. all with military and national security backgrounds. the white house chief of staff insisted the president's choice will not be forced to keep

council team. >> the president has said very clearly that the new nsa director will have total and complete say over the makeup of the nsc. >> reporter: the trump administration is also poised to roll out new enforcement plans on immigration. >> general kelly, now secretary kelly, he's really doing the job. you're seeing it. >> reporter: new draft memos signed by secretary kelly from the department of homeland security read like a blueprint for the president's priorities. at a saturday night rally, mr. trump emphasized deporting criminals. >> get them the hell out of here, bring them back to where they came from. >> reporter: the draft memos recommend hiring 10,000 officers and agents for immigration and customs enforcement, deputizing qualified local law enforcement to assist with deportations. other priorities, expedite the removal of undocumented immigrants in the u.s. for two years or less. undocumented

smugglers to bring children into the country could face prosecution. immigration advocates are worried. >> if these memos go forward, and even if they don't, their intent is to create fear and chaos in communities across the country. >> that was nbc's kelly o'donnell reporting. we are learning new details tonight about one of president donald trump's comments last night that had a lot of people confused. he referenced sweden while talking to a crowd about terror attack overseas. tonight the white house main tanz the president was talking about rising crime and was not referencing a specific attack. >> you look at what's happening last night in sweden. sweden. who would believe this? sweden. they took in large numbers. they're having problems like they never thought possible. >> swedish officials first thought president trump was confused and thought there was an incident friday in

there wasn't. president trump tweeted today that his comment was referring to a fox news report friday which detailed the impact of immigration in sweden. within hours, the embassy of sweden tweeted back. it looks forward, they say, to informing the u.s. administration about swedish immigration and integration policies, end quote. d.c. police need your help finding two young girls. both missing from neighborhoods in northeast. this is 16-year-old talisha cole. she went missing from maryland avenue near 10th street in northeast. then there's torri marie gibson, missing since saturday morning. she was last seen in the area of 6th and buchanan streets. she's just 11 years old. she's smiling here in this picture. you can see she's got braces with blue bands on her teeth. if you've seen either one of these young ladies, please call d.c. police. a close call for two children and their

to the hospital earlier today. according to our news partners at wtop, the family lives in an apartment near nanny helen bur errors avenue. firefighters say the leak came from their water heater. for tips on how to keep your home free of carbon monoxide, search "carbon monoxide safety" in our nbc washington app. this phone once belonged to one of the most evil figures in world history. hundreds of thousands of dollars and decades later, it now has a new owner. a very close call after a small plane landed on a collision course with a neighborhood street. the damage report up next. and this video is pretty hard to believe. the cameras rolling as a cadillac escalade slips through thin ice. "sports final" puts the exclamation point on your weekend. we go behind the scenes when georgehi

gymnast and her brother. how bright with this all-star shine? john wall looks to be the beast of the east. and from florida, manager zudus baker tells our carol maloney there's only one thing he won't do for the nats. find out onsports final" "

. boy, am i glad i ain't out there. >> oh! >> are you watching this? somebody with a cell phone catches the moment that this cadillac escalade starts to sink into lake michigan. the man behind the wheel is able to get out safely. this happened on saturday in sturgeon bay in

friend on a snowmobile and told them that the ice was solid, so he went ahead. and there you go. more dramatic video now. a small plane crashing into a new jersey neighborhood. it did a lot of damage, but incredibly nobody was killed. and all of the homes were spared. watch this. the single engine piper went down just before 10:00 this morning. it narrowly missed a gas station. the plane mangled some power lines and damaged parked cars. the pilot was alert and talking to rescuers despite the chaotic scene. >> the vibration was like a rumbling like an earthquake. i thought it was like a tanker truck. you know when a tanker couldn't stop for a light and all of a sudden it just boom. >> it was so loud, and everyone was just in shock. then everyone started screaming. >> that is so scary. nobody on the ground was hurt. the pilot went to the hospital with a broken leg. an invga

a successful and historic launch of a spacex rocket today. the mission, to bring supplies to the international space station. as nbc's kerry sanders shows us, a technical issue actually delayed the launch. >> t minus 30. >> reporter: on the second day, a second try and success. three, two, one, ignition and liftoff. >> reporter: the spacex lift job this morning from pad 39-a, the same spot where apollo launched to the moon and where the last space shuttle blasted off six years ago. today's achievement -- >> cheers. >> reporter: not just the liftoff. >> stage one touchdown confirmed. >> spacex's president says returning the first stage of the falcon 9 rocket to a landing zone, picture perfect. >> spacex is the only organization that has been able to do that, basically have a

mission take second stage and a payload onto orbit, turn around and land on the dime. >> reporter: a rocket component larger than a 16-story building returned to earth from 85 miles in space. a pillow-soft landing less than 10 feet from where x marks the spot. billionaire spacex owner elon musk tweeting, baby came back. it's been about three hours since the rocket touched down here, and i can still smell it from where i'm standing. it's got an acrid smell sort of like a marshmallow that you left on a campfire for too long and it burned. the payload now two days from the space station. on board, plants growing food in space for astronauts. essential for a mission to mars. lettuce already grown in weightlessness. nasa labs now growing it in simulated martian soil. >> tastes good. >> pretty yummy. >> reporter: spacex says it could be launching a manned mission to m

years. kerry sanders, nbc news at the kennedy space center. >> just incredible. let's switch gears now. a federal election commissioner told us the agency she works for is broken. now she's quitting. commissioner ann ra develop sent her letter of resignation to president trump effective march 1st. the fec is supposed to investigate complaints, but back in september, the i-team shows it takes an average of 22 months for the commissioners to even decide if they will investigation. and the commissioners' vote is often along party lines, resulting in a deadlock. in her resignation letter, she said the campaign finance system should promote citizen engagement and participation in the political process. she then urged president trump to prioritize campaign finance reform. new tonight, a telephone once owned by hitler sold for more than $200,000 at a maryland auction today. bidding started at

the red siemens telephone which had hitler's name and the nazi party symbol engraved on the back. the phone sold for $243,000 to somebody who ironically made the bid by phone. get ready to pay more at the pump. prices haven't jumped yet, but industry experts say costs could soon spike. they say this usually happens in the early springtime. right now the average cost of a gallon of regular gas is $2.28. d.c. drivers pay more at $2.49. if you fill up in maryland, expect to see prices at around $2.29. virginia, you've got the least expensive gas right now. you are paying just $2.11. it may be worth it to go fill up over there. the nesting bald eagles at the national arboretum may soon have a new member of the family. this is a live look at the official d.c. eagle cam. it's 11:18. they may be sleeping. the american eagle foundation announcing tonightat

mr. president and the first lady. they'll be spending the night keeping the egg warm. these eggs typically hatch about 30 days after being laid. mr. president and the first lady are one of three bald eagle pairs right here in the district. >> announcer: and now your storm team4 forecast. you know, i was thinking about this because earlier this morning, erika, i know you were out and about. the birds are out. the crickets are out chirping. everything is awake right now thinking it is spring out there. i know everybody else was out there awake throughout the day thinking it was spring. georgetown, i think everybody in the d.c. area was in georgetown. if you didn't get a chance to go out today, we've got another great day tomorrow. lucky you if you have off. mild weather continues as we go through the really the week ahead. we've got a few clouds pushing in on tuesday. temperatures are going to take a l

all, we are looking good because we're back in the 70s by the end of next week. no snow in sight. i am so sorry, snow lovers. there's still march. all right. radar right now not really showing much. not only here but high pressure in charge pretty much the entire east coast looking dry with plenty of sunshine. temperatures right now, 58. february 19th, 58 degrees. some areas already into the low 50s, upper 40s. eventually the temperatures, especially as we get into the shenandoah valley may fall into the 30s. clear skies overnight. nothing to write home about. you'll wake up tomorrow morning, have that cup of coffee outside. maybe walk and get that blood flowing. now, tomorrow is going to be a little cooler than the last two days. you're going to want to have a light jacket in the morning. still a little chilly in the morni

jogging with tank tops and short sleeves. tomorrow, 61 degrees. we're in bonus territory. our average temperature, mid-to-upper 40s for this time of year. again, just slightly cooler through your president's day. but looking good if you want to head out to any of the parades or festivities that we have around the region. it is going to be a wonderful day for that. a lot of people already jump starting that yard work out there i saw today. another great day to do it tomorrow. again, if you want to get out and about, go for a walk, exercise. perfect weather for that tomorrow. you head back to work on tuesday. temperatures are going to be in the mid-50s. could be a few sprinkles late tuesday night into wednesday, maybe a shower or two. anything we see is going to be light. it is will be out by wednesday morning. then we'll get some more sunshine wednesday afternoon, temperatures in the 60s. back to around 70, thursday, friday. temperatures may drop through the day on saturday, could have a few showers toward the end of

let me step on this side. 60ss through early next week as well. so spring still here at the end of the winter. >> i can't believe flip-flops were in your forecast. in february. i'm sorry, ma'am. i draw the line as flip-flops. they're still in the closet. not ready. thank you. still ahead, john wall having some fun, maybe starting a little bit of a feud down at the all-star gam e. you can't predict the market. the all-star gam but through good times and bad... ...at t. rowe price... ...we've helped our investors stay confident for over 75 years. call us or your advisor. t. rowe price. invest with confidence.

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making his fourth appearance. john wall looking forward to having some fun on the court in new orleans. former teammate russell westbrook and kevin durant not having fun lately, but here they hook up for the alley-oop. who was their beef about? we don't even know. the western conference teammates even celebrating on the sideline afterwards. a little shower there. john wall proudly representing the bifwizards. first quarter, throwing down the huge slam. 12 points in the game for the wall star. but later this new feud. russell westbrook shoving john wall. not fun down there. but later in the game, almost at 200 points, that was anthony davis with the big alley-oop. a new all-star game high. 52 points for davis. he is your mvp. west wins it 192-182. now to the ice, caps visiting the rangers. philipp gruu

washington. caps down 1-0. on the power play, alex ovechkin, time to shine. the great 8 just does this. 27th goal of the season. this one ties the game at one. third period, off the face-off, chris kreider feeds. just sneaks past grubauer for the goal. capitals fall to the rangers 2-1. in college hoops, 23rd ranked maryland visiting 11th ranked wisconsin. terps led by six at the half. in the second half, badgers up two. the spin move here gets the bucket and the foul. then melo trimble, he's knocking down the big three here. he'd have a game-high 27 points. later on, it's a four-point game. nigel hayes knocking down the shot. 21 for him. 11th ranked wisconsin

ranked maryland, 71-60. to omaha, nebraska, we go. creighton hosting john thomas. the hoyas, georgetown down 4. on the break, that's rodney pryor. 16 points for him. hoyas down two. now, in the second half, too much marcus foster. nice pass to him on the wing. knocking down the tre. creighton just starting to cruise. later in the half, georgetown with the ball, but it would be no good. georgetown falls to creighton 87-70. coming up on "sports final," carol

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the giant panda leaves for china on tuesday. it's part of the deal. we knew this. all giant pandas original from china have to go back by the time they're 4. keepers say she'll be more comfortable traveling in cooler weather. you can stop cry sing so you ca click through our beautiful pictures that we have of these ten favorite moments in our nbc washington app. "sports final" is next. we'll see you

right now on "sports final." >> i can't tell you everything. >> wired for the first day of work, carol maloney gets dusty baker to tell us lots. >> i was chosen to come here to win the whole thing. the tears flow as an athlete and a soldier reunite as a family. >> i was good until i saw the tears in her eyes, and then that was it. and a big showing in the big easy. john wall shines as d.c.'s all-star. from beach to soggy bottom, keep your cool because this show's got shimmy and shake, and it starts right now. ♪ you got to love a good