hours for nbc nightly just. until then i'm lester holt in . now at 4:00, an actress arrested, now in hollywood but here in our area. what she's up against when she faces a judge in virginia. and we're in for a bit of rain tonight. a small frontal boundary making its way our way has a big impact in the next couple of days. shopping online for toys this holiday season? not so fast. the big toy stores are making moves to get you back. that could mean savings. plus climbing through the drive through, stealing a soda, grabbing cash and somehow not getting caught. how she was able to pull a fast one at a fast food stop in maryland. now to breaking news in maryland. the forensic attempts by neighbor to save the people inside. >> you can see the smoke from chopper 4. this was recorded from four miles

firefighters ultimately had to go inside to rescue two people who were trapped. news 4 pat collins is on the scene at lorraine drive. tell us about this. >> a man and a woman are said to be on the edge of death tonight after a fire swept through this house on lorraine drive in temple hills. brandon clay, a neighbor, he tried to go in and save them. he went to the front door, he went to the side door, he went to the back door, he tried to make that rescue, but it was not to be. >> all i heard was help. help. please help me. >> you tried your best to get in there. >> i tried. i tried. >> reporter: too hot? >> hottest temperatures i ever felt in my life, and i work on

>> reporter: that is brandon clay. he saw the fire. he heard the woman inside yell for help. he tried his best to make the rescue. but the smoke was too thick, the flames too tall, the fire too hot for him to get inside. it must have eaten at your heart to hear these cries for help. >> yeah. i have grandparents. i have grandparents. it is messing me up. really is. >> reporter: you did your best. >> wish i could have did more. >> reporter: on the ground, a dozen pieces of equipment and 35 firefighters deployed. th

out of the house. the woman believed to be in her 80s, neighbor's say she uses a wheelchair. neighbors say the man is her son. they believe he's in his 60s. look down the street, you can see the investigators from the police department and the fire department. they're working the scene. they're trying to determine the cause. they're trying to figure out what happened here this afternoon. that could take some time. back to you. >> heartbreaking. >> no words. thank you very much. a man and his dog are dead after a fire inside a mobile home in charles county. the fire decimated the mobile home. fire officials say they found a man and his dog

door. >> fire was over that tree down there. engulfed. didn't have a chance. >> reporter: the medical examiner will determine the exact cause of death. the sheriff's office is notifying the man's family before releasing his name. breaking now, we just got word of another deadly fire in charles county. this one at a home on goldie farm place in waldorf. a woman there is dead. chopper 4 heading to the scene now. just in, all lanes are open again on the loudoun county parkway at route 50. crews just finished clearing concrete pipes on the northbound side of the road. >> chopper 4 over that scene. this started about an hour ago the pipes slipped off the back of a truck going through that intersection. on capitol hill, a bipartisan effort to overhaul the way sexual harassment claims are treated. it's a measure that couldff

lawmakers. erica gonzalez has a look at what it aims to accomplish. >> it's a step forward in making it easier for victims of sexual harassment on the hill to come forward. after sharing her own story of sexual harassment, jackie spear helped introduce a new bipartisan bill today. the member and employee training and oversight on congress act, the me too koccongress act does overhaul, but here's what the bill does. for starters, it guarantees a lawyer rep haven't the victim during a process. this is for interns and fellows as well. it requires paid leave or the option to work remotely during the proceedings. the me too congress accorders members of congress pay the cost of settlement deals, something that was previously footed by taxpayer dollars. >> it's

the extra mile to reform the system and protect the victims. zero tolerance is meaningless unless it is backed up with enforcement and accountability. >> earlier this week a new directive went out mandating that sexual harassment training for all staffers and senators alike. back to you. loudoun county's courthouse expected to be a busy place tomorrow as actress rose mcgowan is formally arraigned on drug charges. incident dates back to january when they flew into d.c. to attend a women's march. she turned herself in yesterday. david culver just stepped out of the courthouse. there he's checking in live. you have a copy of that arrest warrant what jumped out at you there? >> this is it here. i just got my hands on this warrant. this comes after she turned herself in to police yesterday. it happened around the afternoon time. we're told the actress and

loudoun county. that's when the airport authority sent two detectives to leesburg to execute it officially. she was granted a $5,000 bond at that time as she met with the magistrate. she also took what is customary for anyone who is arrested, a booking photo this stems from a january 20th incident at dulles airport. that's when the airport authority says in this warrant that mcgowan, who was in town for the women's march, made her way on a united airlines flight and apparently, according to the warrant, left her wallet on the plane. dropped it where she was seated. towards the front of the plane. the warrant goes on to say a member of the cleaning crew actually discovered the wallet. inside she had her license, she had several credit cards and a medical marijuana card as well.

member found two small plastic bags containing a powder substance. the warrant goes on to say that it was later tested, and tested positive for cocaine. so we do know that is now the official charge here. possession of a substance. it's a felony charge at that. mcgowan told the "new yorker" today that she plans to plead not guilty. that's going to happen officially when she shows up here at court tomorrow. that will be tomorrow morning, 1 11:15. this will be a crowded place as she makes her way here. >> no doubt. she had some interesting things to say about loudoun county on her twitter account. in case you want to check that out. >> absolutely. >> you saw that? >> i did. it's worth pointing out, too, she told the "new yorker" this was perhaps planted. this all connects to the harvey weinstein incident where she says he forced her into sexual

may be retribution. it's an interesting story that we'll be following. >> david culver, talk to you soon. turning to storm team 4. we've got rain coming after a really nice day. and there's a bigger change coming after that. >> does bigger mean better? doug has the word on that. what's the word? >> we saw sunshine earlier. around noon today it was nice. now the clouds have moved back in. they're coming from the east. the clouds we're watching now are coming in from the west. that's the storm system moving our way. you can track that system that system back to the west, back through ohio, parts of kentucky. a strong cold front. it has some rain associated with it. this will move through overnight tonight, and out of here by early tomorrow. out ahead of it, temperatures in the 50s. we

we'll start off warm tomorrow, but going down. wait until you see the changes for the weekend. you know, nothing ruins thanksgiving dinner like geing a ticket on the way home. news 4's chris gordon is working for you. he's live on i-95 in laurel to reveal three things that will get you pulled over during the holidays. hi, chris. >> hi, pat. this is i-95 and many of us will be taking it for thanksgiving. today i got to ride along with a maryland state trooper and i asked him the questions we all wonder about. how do they determine which drivers to pull over and ticket. >> riding up i 9 5 i asked maryland state trooper what he is anticipating as the highway traffic gets heavy this thanksgiving holiday. >> i'm looking for that distracted driver. my number one pet peeve, the cell phon

vehicles that are aggressively driving, in and out of traffic, weaving in and out of traffic. following the vehicle in front of them too closely. >> we come across emergency vehicles. working on the shoulder of the highway. >> all these vehicles here, they're not obeying the move over law. >> the drivers in the lane next to the emergency crews are supposed to move over a lane or slow down. if they don't, the drivers could be ticketed. in virginia, interstate 95 and 66 are expected to be congested starting next tuesday. chopper 4 is keeping an eye on traffic throughout northern virginia. vdot says it will lift lane closures to ease thanksgiving travel. lane restrictions on 66 will be suspended on thursday november 23rd. most work zones in virginia will not be operating to allow for better traffic flow.

>> police in virginia and maryland say that drivers must take responsibility for highway safety the moment they get behind the wheel. that's the latest live from i-95 north. back to you. >> you got it. speaking of highways, a potential highway hazard, a first look at a news 4 consumer investigation on some roads and why the guardrails that keep you safe could be doing more harm than good. plus the retail industry reinventing itself. >> what's many it for you and how it may be better for you to check out the toy aisle before you go online. >> and ahas died

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a news 4 consumer investigation finds hundreds of controversial guardrails on our roads. they're being blamed for at least six deaths. susan hogan is working for you and joins us with details about guardrails which i never really thought of as hazards. >> you're so right. this is such a heartbreaking story that we'll share with you guys. we talked about a father who lost his teen daughter in an accident with one of these guardrails. he filed a lawsuit. it's the third one against the manufacturerla

in crashes instead of deflecting them. virginia is one of several states that has pulled these guardrails from their approved products list. but we found hundreds of them still lining our roads. and there's thousands nationwide. >> i want a national recall. i want the letter of approval rescinded. there's 14,500 units. i want a national recall. >> that was the father of hannah. tonight we'll break down how many of these controversial guardrails are in maryland and also in virginia and why maryland decided not to take any action despite the deadly crashes in other states. it's a two-part investigation that begins tonight at 6:00. >> really important news that we need to know about. >> especially heading into the holiday season. so many people will be on the roads. this is one of those stories where you'll want to watch. it will take your breath away. >> sure. >> all right. boy, weather-wise, looks like the sun and

fight all day today and the clouds are winning. >> clouds winning again today. we said sunshine early, then around noon the clouds would roll in. that's what happened. temperatures about 53 degrees. still below average, it's okay for that lunch time hour. if you're out and about this afternoon, the sun really didn't help for a while. now the clouds are back and they're here to stay overnight tonight and tomorrow. right now, current temperature, 53 degrees. those winds out of the east at 8 miles per hour. going to be a nice evening for the most part. temperatures will not cool all that much tonight. it will be another cool start tomorrow. we have a front coming through. that will help temperatures stay up. 46 now winchester, 54 in leesburg. manassas, 52. what will we be watching for? rain. right now no rain in our area, but you see itus frostburg, garrett county. here are the clouds from the east and the west. the

clouds. the high level clouds associated with this frontal boundary. the actual storm way up towards the great lakes. you can see the trailing cold front, this will move through overnight tonight. moving through 6:00, we have the cloud cover, by 10:00, 11:00, starting to see the showers moving in, most of them along the i 81 corridor. watch how this band of moisture moves in. 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 in the morning through d.c., then it gets out of here, then the wind shifts out of the northwest. so we see the upslope flow back to the west, rain and snow showers back towards the west. for us, we clear out in a big way. we have a lot of sunshine during the day tomorrow. though it will be windy. i mentioned the chance for snow back to the west. deep creek they could see some snow tomorrow. not for us. still on the warm side. 59 degrees. winds pic

much cooler late. if you get out there during the early part of the day, shouldn't be that bad. just getting windy. thursday morning commute, 42 degrees. wet roads early. 56 by noon. by 5:00, temperatures cooling. winds gusting 5, 20 miles per hour maybe higher than that. a windy, evening commute for sure. breezy to start the day on friday. windchills friday morning in the 20s. 52 for a high. 60 on saturday. the wind kicks in ahead of our next frontal boundary. that brings in rain saturday night into sunday. saturday night into sunday will be rather wet. we'll see windy conditions on sunday. high temperatures sunday, 51. windchills in the 30s all day on sunday. sunday and monday going to be rather chilly days. we stay on the cooler side next week. we'll get a little better for thanksgiving, still chilly. windchills now in the 30s. much more on this and

>> speaking of thanksgiving, peeps for thanksgiving? not easter? >> easter. easter. >> do two pies make a cake? >> we'll see a crazy creation you can bring to thanksgiving and really wow your family if they're into peeps. and this woman really took the concept of drive through to a whole other level. >> yeah, she wasn't there to check on her order. what she was after and why no one stopped her. and chopper 4 arriving on the scene of a deadly fire in charles county. a woman has been killed inside a trailer home on goldie farm place in waldorf. the cause of the fire is unknown. we'll keep working this story for new informationand bring

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that are sure to turn heads, impress the in-laws and give you that thanksgiving cred you've been wanting. >> this is how many ways to do pumpkin. >> we have the giant pumpkin milksha milkshake. you bring your cooler, like it's an emergency, pack them in, bring them over to your aunt's house. >> like you're transplanting organs or something. >> exactly. this is the giant pumpkin milkshake. they put cheesecake in t lollipops, whip cream. >> it's like halloween candy on the outside? >> thanksgiving pumpkin candy. if you're trying to impress a kid, this is the perfect thing to make them happy. a more elegant dish is from milk bar downtown. they do a pumpkin pie cake. it's not pie crust, it's cake crust. you want to give it a try?

>> okay. last time you came in you gave me something i was fighting all day. this looks good. >> these are all good and it came from real kitchens and delicious restaurants. >> not bad. that's good. >> it has the pumpkin pie action in it. >> it's actually very good. >> i went to the peep store at national hash nrbor in prince george's county. these are pumpkin peeps. try one. >> we'll save one for pat. >> pat, we'll get those for you. of course we'll talk about the favorite things you bring to thanksgiving dinner on facebook live on the nbc washington facebook page. this is -- >> this is a monster. this is the piecaken. this is an apple pie, pumpkin pie, baked into a carrot cake with carrot cake awesomeness. >> it's the

>> basically. grab a fork. see how many layers you can get in. >> you go for that. >> this is great. pumpkin pie, apple pie. >> okay. >> all the good stuff. >> that looks -- you need your time to work through that one. >> you need an entire family to help you out with that. which one for you was the home run? >> this is the home run for me. notice i didn't offer it to you? >> you didn't. you didn't offer me that one. >> but we have a corner of our pie cake missing, because wendy and jim in the newsroom got their hands on it. >> you can't stick anything like this past wendy. see? there you go. >> the only thing that would make this better is if i was in pajamas, eating this out of the refrigerator 3:00 in the morning, kind of drunk. >> we're loving this.

>> yeah. join us on the facebook page. >> can you bring us that milkshake? >> we need something to wash it down with. >> there won't be anything left. believe me. >> wow. >> great ideas. i think i'll save one of these cupcakes. >> it's the fruit. it's a cleansing fruit layer. >> that's what makes it so good. >> yeah. both of your parents are probably so proud now watching you guys. and talking on tv. slam your face in it, eat your way out. >> you have to love that about news 4 at 5:00, they're not afraid to have a big old piece of pie when it comes to thanksgiving dinner. we'll see you on the nbc washington facebook page. >> now they'll get a sugar high. let's see how fast they'll start reading next hour. pat, back over to you. >> party going on on nbc 4 washington. children these days may not have it as easy as you had it when you were a child.

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breaking news at the live desk. president trump said he made tremendous strides in his visit to asia. he just wrapped up comments from the white house. over the 12-day trip he said he helped unite the world against the nuclear menace of north korea. he said he strengthened our relationships with countries across the pacific, and that his visit established a new framework for trade. >> fair and reciprocal trade, so important. fairness and reciprocity are an open invitation to every country that seeks to do business with the united states. there was a bit of an awkward moment during the remarks, he knelt down to sip water, couldn't find it. it reminded people of marco rubio during the

senate republicans throwing a major curveball on tax reform after failing twice to repeal obamacare, they have added healthcare to the tax debate. >> they're hoping to remove a linchpin of obama care, even some republicans say the plan is too complicated. >> protect our healthcare, kill the bill. >> reporter: on capitol hill, a familiar protest but different bill. this time the anger directed at tax reform. while inside the capitol -- >> this is a very different bill now, colleagues. >> reporter: the passion just as strong. in a surprising move, senate republicans now mixing healthcare into their tax plan by proposing a repeal of obamacare's individual mandate that forces everyone to buy insurance. >> no one cares what side you're on. what they care about is how they take care of their

>> experts predict the obamacare change would save 3$338 billion over the next decade, but also leave an estimated 13 million more people without insurance. >> this is a scam. don't trout out you're helping the poor people. >> reporter: facing a year-end deadline, house republicans starting debate on their version of the bill yesterday. >> the time is not too late to come together. >> reporter: leaders not wanting to make it more complicated than it already is. >> do we like the individual mandate? of course we don't like the individual mandate. right now we're focused on tax reform. >> reporter: ryan says that's the bill they're bringing to the floor for a vote, as early as tomorrow. >> we continue to follow breaking news. a woman is dead after a fire in a trailer home in waldorf, maryland. chopper 4 is flying over the

these are live pictures. carls county firefighters are still on the scene of this blaze. it's still smoky there. the cause of the fire is unknown. we're making calls on this. we'll get you more information as soon as we can. >> you heard of a drive through. but how about a climb through. >> yeah. this woman gets creative inside this area mcdonald's. the fast food thief went too far. >> we have rain making its way towards us. that will be a factor tomorrow. we'll talk about how it affects thursday, friday and the upcoming weekend.

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information about children's mental health in a report released today. >> this national report released today by the non-profit mental health america looked at all 50 states and the district. they found mental health problems continue to trend up among young people nationwide. too many of them are not getting the treatment that could help them. mental health america's website has screening tools for mental illness visited by 3,000 people daily. the results of those screenings along with national data on mental illness, those are what the organization has been studying. in a five-year period, rates of severe youth depression have gone up nationwide. half of the kids between the ages of 11 and 17 who screened for severe depression say they think often about suicide and self harm a few times a week. more than three quarters of young people are not getting treatment. 1.7 million children who don't have access

because it's not available where they live or they don't have health insurance that covers the cost. it's so important to identify mental health issues early and get treatment before problems escalate. we heard from a number of students about the challenges and pressures they face, along with school and friends the impact of social media came up a lot and how it affected their self worth and relationships. but we also profiled a program reaching young people. it's called sources of strength, a national program offered at mcclain high school. it relies on young people helping peers. we have a anybody of area and national resources available. if you're looking for help, go to our nbc washington website and search under changing minds. the mental health america people find that on average it takes 10

years from the first onset of mental illness symptoms before people actually get into the right kind of treatment. ten years. we have to do something about that. >> we should know better by now, don't you think? >> wyou'd think. >> good information. good to know that. >> for the first time ever, scientists try a unique treatment to cure a disease. >> here's a look at what's coming up at 5:00, now that they wiped their faces off. >> we did. >> too good. >> this is a fascinating story. seems like science fiction. scientists experimenting with gene editing inside the body to cure an incurable disease. >> we'll see how this therapy works and the benefits and the risks. >> we're also following the story of those three ucla basketball players arrested for shoplifting in china. >> they're back home now and feeling humbled. we'll hear what they had t

overseas. then we'll show you what remains of our dessert. this is the thanksgiving stew now. we have kind of let our assignment desk play with this. it lost its shape and form. >> it has a rosette -- what was this? >> reading tea leaves. >> thanksgiving mudslide. >> that's it. >> whatever you all see in it. >> exactly. >> we'll see you in a bit. now, in the age of online shopping, maybe it's been a while since you have been down the toy aisle. >> it has been a while. how the big stores are trying to change that and it could mean saving cash during the holiday season. and which grocery stores are slashi prices inng

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this wednesday afternoon. fish fig firefighters had to pull a man and woman from a burning home in prince george's county. they are in extremely critical condition. neighbor s tell us they heard cries for help but could not go in due to the heat and smoke from the fire. more republicans are calling for moore to pull out of the alabama race. and some are suggesting a write-in campaign to defeat moore. the death poll from yesterday's california shooting rampage is up to five. police found the shooter's wife hidden underneath a floor board in the home. he then went on a shooting spree injuring four others and injuring ten. rose mcgowan expected to plead not guilty tomorrow in loudoun county court when she's arraigned on drug charges. cocaine was

she was in town for the women's march. her attorney says the drugs could have been planted. back over to you. >> thank you. >> remember the feeling you got when you walked into a toy store when you were a filed? the internet has changed the way people shop for toys. >> our kids don't have that experience. >> so much fun. >> now retails. >> reporter: trying to reinvent themselves out to reach out to children. >> you know, amazon, they have trumped toy stores. whoever thought toys "r" us would file for bankruptcy, but it happened this year. retailers are not throwing in the towel just yet. instead they're upping their game.

>> hi, i'm geoffrey. >> >> reporter: this is toys "r" us' new app. geoffrey today is part of an interactive digital theme park. >> point your camera at it. >> i found a treasure. >> reporter: it only works inside the store. >> it says i unlocked a new game. now what do i do? >> go to fast lane, where there's an app you can play with monster trucks. you can ride the monster truck afterwards. >> reporter: that's what the retailer wants, to get children inside to play and parents to buy. >> so cool. >> reporter: it's designed to offer more games the further you go through the aisles. >> almost like a scavenger hunt. it's free and fun. >> reporter: toys "r" us is not the only game retailer upping its game. disney redesigned stores, and the redesign incorporates innovative technology, story

screens, and even character engagement with customers. target has introduced toys exclusive to their store. you can't buy them anywhere else. retailers reinventing the way they do business to get you inside their stores. tomorrow, beginning on new 4 today, we look at what retailers are doing to improve customer service, which we can all say, boy, i'll tell you, it stinks in so many cases. it's lost that whole touch. >> that's the one thing online stores can't give you. so this is the time for retailers to shine. >> it's got to be odd to go to the store and still watching your phone. >> it's clever. >> you going to use your son jack as a guinea pig on that one. >> of course. if gets them busy, ber activ

the kids can go off and do that so you are doing the shopping. they have it so strategically placed where the hot toys are. >> they are working on the kids psyc psyche. mom, i want to go to the store, i want to find geoffrey. >> i know. it's cool how they're doing it. i give them credit, they have to compete with amazon. they're stepping up their game. we benefit. >> all right. thank you. >> sure. >> what do we have to do to get a little warmer around here? wait a couple of days? >> florida is beautiful this time of year. doesn't get warmer than down there. it will get a little warmer tomorrow, but not much. then that roller coaster continues. ups, downs, ups, downs through the weekend. some of those downs are pretty big downs. let's look outside. plenty of cloud cover, the clouds have worked their way in here. temperatures at 53 degrees. as we move on through the rest of the evening hours, 47 by 9:00. 44 by 11:00. we'll see showers moving in from the west at that time. mos

corridor and the blue ridge. as you look at the numbers around the region, 51 in ghait gaithersburg. it is on the cool side. average temperature is 59. well below that again. nothing on the radar. just to the west we're tracking this system this is a cold front. but you notice not a ton of rain with this. as this moves into the d.c. area, it will decrease a bit more. by tomorrow morning you'll wake up to dry conditions. the roads may be on the wet site for the early morning commute. heads up there. most of us will be try. 42 degrees, sun starting to break out. plenty of sunshine, breezy, turning windy in the afternoon. gusts 2030 minneapol, 30 miles . windy thursday, breezy friday. breezy to windy. saturday night will be rainy and

sunday looking windy and cold. high of 51. windchills in the 30s. same deal on monday. thanksgiving looking windy and cold as well. let's talk more about that weekend. it says 60, but if you have weekend plans, amelia will tell you what's going on. >> it may not feel the most comfortable outside. despite the increasing winds, it's not having a much impact on the day. but having a high impact on your saturday evening tracking rain. that rain is out of here on sunday. but the feels-like temperatures in the 30s. more details about saturday. so we start off cool and dry. not a bad start to our weekend. 44 degrees at 77:00 a.m. mostly cloudy by thech

hours. mid to upper 50s for the afternoon and evening hours with rain moving in. sunday, it's all about the windchills out there. make sure you have the puffy coat for your sunday. :00 a.m. feeling like temperatures in the 30s. we just sit in the 30s for feels-like temperatures throughout the day on sunday. look here as we head into the afternoon and evening hours. 32 in frederick. by 8:00 p.m., feeling about 30 degrees. so the weekend, a tale of two different weather situations, more comfortable out there on saturday, rain saturday night and then bitterly cold on sunday. >> that's what we'll see all next week as well. as we talk about monday, looking cold. thanksgiving, looking like it will be on the cold side. we'll talk more about that and much more about your weekend. that's coming up next at 5:00. >> big savings for thanksgiving beginning today. amazon prime members can save 50 cents a pound on organic or antibiotic free turys

foods. amazon started e-mailing out the coupons for the deal today. the company says this is a sneak peek for future savings for prime members. amazon wants to make prime the whole foods rewards program. more discounts will be offered on other thanksgiving staples. the food 4 families campaign is underway now. we need your help again this year to provide thanksgiving food baskets to thousands of families, veterans and elderly residents. so we hope you'll consider making a secure online donation go to nbcwashington.com and click on food 4 family the. families. you can see locations where you can drop off canned and boxed goods. >> one mcdonald's in maryland will probably be making changes to their drive through because of this woman. this strange drive through dra

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this is one of the more unique burglaries a police officer has ever seen. >> a woman climbing through the drive through. >> bizarre looking. authorities hope this video will help them find her. >> the video starts with the woman leaning through the window to get a beverage. when that doesn't go well, she climbs up and pushes herself through. >> she helped herself to a drink, went inside the business and stole cash and some other food. >> reporter: 22 minutes later, she comes back with a packed box, leaves it at the window and goes out another door to pick it up on the other side. >> crazy that somebody wo

honestly. >> reporter: police are not saying how much food and cash she got away with. they say the window was unlocked or she was able to pry it open. >> the glass window wasn't shattered. it's one of the more unique burglary videos i've seen. people gain access to other businesses and residencies in a number of ways, but you don't see people climbing through the drive through window often. >> though the woman puts her hood up eventually, the woman doesn't realize her heist is caught on camera. police are confident someone will recognize her and are offering a $500 reward for information. >> we have a nice picture of her. see how long it takes to track her down. >> probably not long. news continues with jim and wend wendy. >> now at 5:00, trapped and in danger. >> all i heard was help. help. please help me. >> reporter: neighbors helpless to act after a house goes up in

inside. >> ignoring the signs. the disturbing timeline being laid out as parents file a new lawsuit in the case of a teacher's aide charged with sexually abusing children. and storm team 4 tracking some rain coming into our area. the timeline for when it arrives and what it means for your next commute. good evening. first off at 5:00, desperate calls for help but a neighbor says the heat and smoke were just too much. >> the firefighters had to pull a planned and woman from a burning home in maryland. >> the pair in extremely critical condition at this hour. that blaze broke out along lorraine drive here in temple hills. >> from chopper 4 you could see smoke miles away. put collins is in the neighborhood and joins us live with details on this. pat? >> this is a serious fire that could have deadly consequences. a ma

house, neighbors say they could hear their cries for help. they went to the front. they went to the side. they went to the back. but they say the flames were too hot. the smoke too thick. they can't make that save. you could see the smoke from miles away. this is what it looked like as chopper 4 approached the scene. inside that house, a man and a woman. natalie nesmith and her husband were the first to see the flames. >> we passed by the house and we saw the flames, smoke coming out. then he jumped out of the car. ran to the house. by the time he got on the porch, the roof started to collapse and the flames were coming out. he ran in the backyard to try to get the people out. >> reporter: another neighbor, brandon clay, he saw the