large show of support for two fallen heros, firefighter and fbi agent killed in a crash. you'll see how the community is coming together to remember them both. after weeks of heated controversy and protests, federal regulators are meeting right now to repeal net neutrality results. the decision could have a big impact on how websites and apps work for you. and windy conditions out there right now making it feel like the temperatures in the 20s and 30s. what it means for this afternoon

forecast. good morning everybody. and welcome to news4 midday. i'm erika gonzalez. now they are meeting to say final good buys, cohen and special agent wolf were killed last week on i 70. we are at both funerals this morning. we begin with chris gordon in rockville. chris? >> reporter: applies motorcycle escort brought the family to rockville, maryland. they are walking in to be greeted by governor larry hogan will be speaking at the funeral honoring cohen service and sacrifice. you also see the color guard made up of maryland state police as well as fire and police personnel from across the state and beyond.

it's a funeral with full honors for deputy state fire marshall sandra cohen. he died in the lied of duty eye friday night. stopping to assist fbi special aenl carlos wolf both men struck along the highway and died. >> sandra was well-known across the state as a whole and part of his job as a state fire marshall. he touched the lives of a lot of different people across the state. more locally here, sandra was a local guy. grew up here and went to potomac high school. lots of friends in the area. >> reporter: to honor cohen, they are here to honor him and along with maryland state police. you are now looking at a live picture from chopper 4 over

thro tros road where they line the roadway. the cohen roadway will be passing this tribute on the way to the cemetery for a private burial. another another funeral going on in wolf occurring in gators berg. our megan is here. >> reporter: thanks. we are here at the church of the redeemer, you can see a few people coming in. but we are expecting the service to begin any moment now. fbi special agent carlos wolf was involved in ha accident on 270. that's how he came to be standing on the shoulder of the highway with lieutenant sandra cohen. he too was hit and kiltd led in that accident. now the family has released a statement they are absolutely heart broken. and the information, t

today's funeral service, the family had a message for people in attendance. it reads in part we know carlos always went out of his way to have an individual relationship with every one of you and know carlos treasured every one of your relationships. thank you for taking the time to celebrate his life with us. obviously, a very difficult time for the families, special agent wolf is survived by his wife and two children. he was off duty eye tan in his personal car at the time this accident happened. and his family is still grappling with the loss here. he was just 36 years old. back to you. >> megan mcgraph, thank you. you are going to run into some road closures because of this. open to local traffic only. slow lane montrose lane is

closed. procession to the cemetery will begin about 12:30 this afternoon. >> right now the fcc is meeting to vote to repeal internet rules. it means your internet provider could charge you more for basic services. rules approved in 2515 were intended to keep the internet open and fair. they prevent inter knit providers from speeding up or slowing down traffic to certain websites and apps. but today's vote could change that. >> i think it's going to be the end of the world immediately but opens the door to a lot of things we don't want to deal with. they can't go to somebody else for better service if they don't like the service they are getting now. >> the republican controlled fcc is expected to pass the repeal 3-2 across party lines. net neutrality say they will take their fight to court. all right. now we turn to the weather. amelia is in the storm center. cold t

yesterday. yesterday was brutal. >> yeah, especially yesterday morning, erika. when we think back it felt like the temperatures were in the sf single digits. winds out of the northwest 24-mile-per-hour. some clouds across the area also reports of flurries but that's all we are looking out for midday areas, just a few flurries. more importantly it feels like temperatures. as i said, not as bad as yesterday morning but certainly not that comfortable out there. feeling at about freezing right now in washington. feeling like 27 in gators berg, and 26 in leesburg. stays blusterry and the winds dying down 4:00 p.m. any flurries out there are so light, it's difficult for the radar to pick them up. but feeling like 20s and 30s this afternoon. chilly tomorrow. and nice december weekend. i'll have more details what you can expect tomorrow, erika, coming up nd

>> thanks. switching gears, former massage envy therapist is expected to plead guilty in court this morning with improperly touching two women at the town location in northwest d.c. also being investigated in cases in buoy and georgetown. legal case against massage envy. one of the alleged victims is suing the company for $25 million. in about two hours, the man prosecutore prosecutors say for ramming his car into counter protesters will appear in court. >> prosecutors say james fields junior was behind the wheel of this car when he drove into the crowd in august. you may recall this was the violent confrontation between white nationalist

this crash. we are waiting to hear how a two people died in a high-rise. this is the scene around lace house apartments on fenwick police. police originally called out for assault, and when officers got inside they found the two victims. you can keep an eye on updates for this story. >> rockville back open after a fatal accident involving a pedestrian. montgomery county police say a man was hit in the crosswalk near the metro station. police say the driver of the car was 83-year-old man from germantown. they have not released the name of the victim. and chopper 4 staying busy this morning. take a look at this horrible crash with injuries that was just after 6:00 this morning. this was a multi vehicle crash that happened along i-95. look at the backup and

some of the lanes were closed fl throughout the morning. traffic was backed up for about eight miles. we are learning how bad those injuries are and what may have caused the crash. we turn now to a story that fans of the wa wa convenience store chain has been waiting for. the district has first wa wa location. round of applause. the new store is located downtown 19th and west opened 8:00 this morning. and plans to open ten more within d.c. in the next couple of years. some important issue for parents. marijuana is drug of choice for teens. and product losing favor with young people. tafist smiley fighting back against taken off pbs. how he responded on camera to the suspension.

a montgomery county father says he found his teenage son deed in the woods but it wasn't police, it was him. 17-year-old na vid died over the weekend. trag police say it was a

accident. spoke to him and said they didn't do enough. >> 17-year-old senior found dead lying in a pool of water near the swim club. he was found by his father, fashid. he talked to me about it but asked we not show his face. >> you found him? >> i was alone. >> where was the police? >> they were gone. >> this all began on saturday night. there was a party on algan lane. drinking at the party. police broke it up. navid and other teens left on foot. navid missing for 18 hours before he was found in these woods. and his father said police did little to help. >> police didn't do anything for us, nothing, zero. nothing to help us. sitting in the shopping center,

drinking coffee. >> reporter: police say they were out. and nearby when fashid found his son. >> when the father cried out, there were other officers nearby in the woods who heard navid's father exclaim that he had found his son. >> reporter: he said he went to the police station and talked to an officer about his missing son. at the says the cop told him to wait. >> she told me, you know, kids, this happens, just wait until tomorrow morning, 10, 11:00, i'm sure he will show up. >> reporter: police say they are reviewing this case. so the books are not closed on this? >> no, it's not. >> that was pat collins reporting. police say his death was an accident. but official cause of death hasn't been determined yet. >> one of the things that gave

your dad, you may remember when you were a little kid, your dad took care of my beau. beau talked about your dad's courage, not about illness, but about his courage. >> joe biden took a moment to con fort his daughter on "the view." john mccain has the same type of brain cancer that claimed beau's lym life two years ago. back in the hospital and saying dealing with normal side effects on ongoing cancer treatment h. new today sexual assault allegations took his own life. dan johnson's death comes days after a woman says he sexually assaulted her in her home 2013. she was

he posted on facebook denying the allegations and asking people to pray for his wife. another allegations coming forward for harvey weinstein, penned something saying tried to kill her. says he forced her to get fully nude and perform a sex act with another woman in a movie frieda. as retal yigs fretaliation for rejecting him. he says he does not recall. and she herself chore og graphed a sex scene in the move. we are hearing from tavis miley after he was suspended after allegations of misconduct. laun launched an inquiry. he went on social me

any colleague in the workplace ever in my 30 year career. >> while pbs didn't specify the nature of the allegations they released a statement that reads in part, quote, the inquiry uncovered multiple, credible allegations of conduct that is inconsistent with the values and standard of pbs. smiley has been with the network since 2004. today is assad day of memory of sandy hook. many of the families affected by the massacre has spent the time lobbying for changes in our system and gun laws. but the nation grapples with similar tragedies. four of the ten has taken place since sandy hook. two of them this year

a spike in overdose deaths is. city of virginia warns synthetic opioids are mixed in with heroin being sold in the area. six people have died in overdoses in fairfax county in one week alone. five of those deaths are linked to the laced heroin. parents may wonder what their teenagers are doing, especially when it comes to drugs. new government report has answers to what teens may be up to. nbc erika edwards has more. >> reporter: vaping is in, many other drugs on the way out. >> downward trend in tobacco use and alcohol use and many illicit drugs continue in 2018. >> reporter: released and you'll survey of teenagers from

the u.s. use of vaporizers is high. most report using one this past year. >> they are vapes marijuana, and nicotine, and some just flavoring. >> reporter: they have fallen out of favor, regular cigarettes, used by 12th grade, puff is more popular. nearly 6% of high school seniors smoke marijuana. a concern because the substance has grown impotency in resent decades. >> we see it in new forms, waxes and oils, extracts of marijuana that could be up to 90% pure. >> reporter: and teens are less likely to pop pills. opioid abuse has fallen at all-time lows. >> erika edwards, nbc news. some of the world's most iconic hollywood br

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transaction is more than 66 billion. because disney will a crew about $14 million of its debt. the deal will also double disney share of hulu. >> because we'll be buying out fox stake. and with that have the ability to direct hulu as equal partners but also enthus it with more content. >> and we'll mention here that news4 company parent comcast owns a 30% share in hulu. >> first group member making its way out of the hatch. >> back home for the holidays, carrying three crew members from russia, united states and italy landed in

weekend. breznick marked second trip to space and mission. >> we all heard of snow and tornado. but what about a snow nado. shot this video in poland while walking at a national park on sunday. you can see the whirlwind there. caused lose snow to spin around. he says he's never seen anything like this before but maybe we should ask the pros. have you ever seen any of this? >> yeah, you can have a fire, and snow nado, shark nado. >> that's legit then. >> yes. >> okay. going to the car saw specs, i'm not sure if it was flurries. >> some maybe moving through. a little bit of flurries right now but the

moving out of the way. i'm tracking a cold front moving through and leading to windy conditions. winds will come down a little bit this afternoon but still breezy out there. right now you can see them on the screen from about 20 to 30-mile-per-hour gusts. you can see 32-mile-per-hour. so certainly blusterry. and as we look to the afternoon, already hit the high temperature of today, about 44 degrees in washington. temperatures will slowly fall. so 42 right now but by noon fall to 38 degrees. clouds of sunshine. 38, 4:00 p.m. starting to see the sun go down, sunset 4:45 and temperatures in the mid-30s it will feel like 20s. so bundle up this afternoon. and because of the winds and chill, the weather having a moderate impact on your day. pick up with the kids going to feel like 20s out there. so hopefully they brought tr

sc scarves to school today. for the pets, so many dogs love this refreshing air. outdoor exercise today probably better to stay indoors, but if you want to bundle up, throw on the sunglasses and you'll be fine. tomorrow close out the work week and school day planner at the bus stop, little bit of sunshine but clouds quickly build in and cloudy throughout the day tomorrow. so at the bus stop it's a cold 26 degrees. by recess only warming up to twreezing at 32. and high temperature 38 degrees. so cold finish to the work week. and as we look to the weekend not too bad for december. plenty of sunshine out there on saturday. high temperatures in the mid-40s on sunday. more cloudy skies with temperature around 47. coming up in about 15 minutes i'll take a look at the storm team 4 forecast, and any chance of snow, and warmer temperatures moving back in. >> thank

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taxes is on the fast track. republicans think they can get their tax plan on president trump's desk next week before christmas. if that happens, check your pay stub as early as february. president took to twitter this morning saying that republican tax cuts are looking very good, quote. news4 tracie potts explains how it could affect your wallet. >> reporter: president trump calls it a gift. >> a giant tax cut for christmas. when i say giant, i mean giant. >> reporter: democrats call it a charade. >> what you have is a sham. >> reporter: here's what the new tax plan looks like according to multiple republican sources. top tax rate for the wealthiest americans drops to 37%. corporate taxes drop to 21%. slightly higher than republicans wanted. popular deductions remain with limits. state and local taxes

home mortgage interest up to $750,000. and no requirement to buy health insurance. the ha affordable care mandate overturned. >> the republican tax bill is one that scrooge would love. >> you have a chance to vote on it, vote no. >> reporter: democrats claim the middle class gets the shaft, but they don't have the vote to stop it. >> no vote on the republican tax plan until doug jones takes his seat in the senate. >> reporter: senate republicans have no incentive to delay the vote for alabama's new democrat. they may already be one vote short. john mccain is in the hospital. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >> savannah had an interview with him this morning.

advantage. >> do you think the voters there voted for you origins roy moore? >> well, i think it was a combination. i think every election is a combination of your message, as well as your opponent. and in this race, there is no question, we had the wind at our back. >> judge roy moore issued this video statement on his campaign's youtube page overnight. in the four plus minute statement says the american dream has been corrupted by politics. and also lamented washington establishment saying it isn't listening to the people. >> this morning, the man who attacked driver stripped naked and road a flatbed truck remains in the hospital. police say his rampage started after a crash at route 28 dulles airport just before rush-hour. they are trying to figure out if he was under the drugs or

emergency. the search is on for three men who police believe are responsible for a string of burglaries. police say there have been at least seven in the past couple of weeks. and in one case they used a stolen church van to get away. surveillance video captured the men pulling up in that stolen van on h street and northwest. happened about 5:00 in the morning last tuesday. break in the front glass door, and then very gracefully fall in. the van belonged to young's memberal church of cries in southeast d.c. >> prayers the person will have some remorse what they have done. >> the church van has been recovered but the suspects are still out there. so you've heard about tires and rims being stolen from cars. but now something even more unusual. entire doors. the door is taken off in a matter of minutes. news4 spencer is giving us the latest on how to prevent this from happening to your car.

have heard about thieves stealing tires and rims off of cars. but this is completely different thing where thieves are stealing entire car doors. it happened to a man who lives here in this apartment complex in arlington. his car parked in the parking lot, comes out to go to work, two of his doors are missing. you can imagine that feeling. arlington county police are investigating. at this point no arrests have been made. now, car experts tell us that this is something that thieves could probably pull off in about five minutes. >> when you have specific parts on a car taken, somebody is putting an order in for someone. >> reporter: we are working on ways to prevent yourself from becoming a victim. very important to keep your doors locked. they can still smash the window but might make it harder for them. also, if you can get a cara lance armstrong, if that

off the thieves will run away. and if you live in an apartment complex like this, try to park your car in a well lit area. in arlington county darcy spencer news4. so the clock is ticking, you have 11 days to finish your christmas shopping. but a plus to those who wait longer. we are looking for you exposing last minute deals. best days to buy things like jewelry. hello. power tools. and computers.

with christmas just 11 days away, the clock is ticking for holiday shoppers. retail insiders say those who missed black friday may find even bigger bargains in the days ahead. now we explain how waiting to the last minute with save you a little dough. >> reporter: if you missed the

holiday deals of the year may still be on the shelf. theresa gilmore has 12 days left to shop for seven people. but industry insiders say knowing what to buy when could save you big. >> in the lead-up to christmas you will see some retailers with special offers and promotions that they have been saving for the last minute shopper. >> reporter: today's the day to get plugged in on a new laptop. tomorrow, go to work on tools and hardware. they are particular on sale. target the 15th for video games. jewelry will be on sale the rest of the month. >> i try to take advantage of it and i covered all my list so i did good. >> reporter: apparel shoes or christmas appliances on your list, shop the 15th. smart play for toys the 16th. the sooner you buy, the better. shippers are stretched to the limit. many retailers urging shoppers to buy online and pick up in the

the holidays. if you get it tomorrow ground shipping for christmas. otherwise the money you save will be spent on priority postage. los angeles. >> i mean, miguel could have asked us to do the interviews, because we could tell you, we haven't seen a difference in the sales since last friday. >> as i'm hearing that i see the texts. >> today kind of chilly not as bad as yesterday. weekend are we looking at the same type of forecast? >> weekend is not going to be that bad. temperatures in the mid to upper 40s which is normal for this time of year. and dry. there are chances for rain later sunday but new information coming in, looking for the most part completely dry from start to finish for most of us. here's the latest, low 40s.

location, fredericks berg. when you factor in the winds, feeling like 25 up in frederick and 24 back in winchester with mix of sunshine. this will continue to be the case for afternoon. partly cloudy skies as the clouds from the morning hours go out. but temperatures will slowly fall throughout the day or stay near steady especially if you are outside the beltway. so bottom line it will feel like 20s and 30s. so 3:00 p.m., 37 degrees, it is breezy. 6:00 as the sun is set, another cold night. 34 at that point. by 9:00 you want to bundle up as you are taking the dog out for the last time of the day. 30 degrees at 9:00 p.m. now as we look to our weekend the weather having low impact on weekend. exactly what we want to haerp as we are gearing up for the

holidays. decorating, if you still have that to get done, outdoors calm winds, getting christmas tree, chilly but nice both days so want the puppy coat out there and boots as walking around. but we don't have to worry about any rain or snow. no problem as heading out and getting the last minute holiday shopping done. looking at the ten day forecast, you can see tomorrow is chimpanzee day with temperatures warping to 38 degrees, maybe some flurries out there especially later in the day in southern maryland. but more importantly it's just cloudy throughout the day tomorrow. on your saturday we have plenty of sunshine in the forecast. high temperatures in the mid-40s. as we look to sunday, it's a little warmer, but we trade out the warmer temperatures for more clouds around. a high on sunday of 47 degrees. maybe some late day rain showers, but like i mentioned that chance looking less and less with new information coming in. then, erika, we have some 50s

coming up a calm voice in a time of panic. local 911 call taker who helped the woman deliver a baby over the phone. and this is your must see video of the morning. what led these preschoolers to turn a

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during the massacre. tina frost is home from the hospital. another fundraiser held tonight. her father is there and expected to provide news4 with update. it's at grotto restaurant in maryland. from six to eig8:00 p.m. tonigh >> we are still working for you this morning and all throughout the holiday season. our molette green is is spending with america's adopt a soldier program. if you with like to help their efforts head to the nbc washington app and search "america's adopt a soldier." this morning a person is calm after 911 call

healthy baby girl. here telling us about that. >> reporter: forever bonded by a bib and a phone call. >> you stayed her water broke? >> yeah. >> reporter: d.c. 911 call taker des rewas desiree was on the other end. >> i could tell she was screaming in the background. how close her contractions are. so when he told me that he can actually see the head, i knew we had to go through with the delivery. >> okay. i'm going to help deliver the baby, okay? >> reporter: decided it was time to enthey aer the world. >> i think my natural instincts kicked in and i knew something had to be done. >> it went from easy labor into like straight hard labor in maybe 20

i was happy that i was able to successfully help them with the delivery. >> reporter: quite cozy with her new friends. >> i'm happy she answered the phone. we locked in together. so it was good. >> reporter: forever bonded by a bib and a phone call. in the district, kristin wright, news4. >> it is the largest youth and you'll d.c. poetry slam. this was the 20th year for the and you'll event. and today we are lucky enough to have two of the poet athletes in our studio along with their writing director charity blackwell. good morning to you guys. >> good morning. >> good morning. i love how you are excited to be here. let me start first by introducing our athletes, chris continue, and what's your last name? >> campbell.

christen, let me start with you, tell me about how old you are and where you go to school. >> i am 8 years old and go to school at sa lal educational campus. >> okay. tell me how old you are and where you go to school. >> i am 10 years old. and i attend minor elementary and our mascot is go bears, exhiberr. >> i love it. tell us about the poetry slam and this program to get kids into poetry, into spoken word, and in front of audiences. >> absolutely. so we just had our poetry slam last month on the 15th and 16th. and d.c. scores is a nonprofit. and creates neighborhood teams. and we try to go to our kids in need and give them life skills that help them on the field, in the classroom, and in life. >> all right. so are we ready to do our poems? >> yes. >> excellent.

u nye a, please go ahead. >> the title of my poem is called "bravery." bravery is the best thing i know. it helps you feel confident when you are feeling down and sad. having bravery will not allow you to give up or have any let downs. bravery allows you to finish up your difficult challenges like doing an entire soccer game without coming out for a break. this is how i'm brave. i know i'm short but i know i have something special in the inside of me that allows me to be brave. for me playing soccer for the first time shows how brave i really am. do you all know that harriet tubman showed bravery by leading people through an underground. >> reporter:. so everyone stand up, put a fifth to show how brave we are. >> all right. can we do snaps. we have to

thank you for the applause. thank you, thank you. campbell. thank you, ma'am. >> all right. christen, are you ready? >> yes. >> show us your stuff. >> the poem i wrote is pain and suffering. disasters, murder, road wars, trump tweets, immigrants worried about deportation, trump wants to build a wall and trump tweets, you got it, trump tweets. puer puerto ricoian are homeless. please, tweet, stop tweeting america. [ speaking foreign language ] in las

[ speaking foreign language ] zblr all right. snap snap snap snap. guys, that was excellent. so tell me why you guys enjoyed being part of d.c. scores and in poetry what do you enjoy about it? >> something i enjoy about d.c. scores is my team. my coach. >> one more thing for me. one more thing that you enjoy. we have to go. >> something else i enjoy is to be able to play soccer. >> excellent. one thing you enjoy. >> i enjoy learning new things, spending time with my coaches, and playing soccer. >> high-five, guys, thanks for being with us today. thank you so much. i appreciate it. congratulations to you guys. stay with us, ice at the gaylord national resort is pretty cool. but about to take you to a bigger project.

for you out of prince george. chopper 4 over apartment building. three style garden apartments are on whitfield chapel road. the fire is on second and third floors of the building. no word of any injuries. we are going to continue to

any updates you'll find those in the nbc washington app. it looks like they have a pretty good handle on this but of course we need to find out how many people this impacts. now take a look at this, it is a magical wonder land maiden tirely of ice being constructed in central colorado. crews are harvesting 10,000 icicles per day to create an acre sized castle. nbc's roy has more from the town of dillon. >> reporter: watch your step. not quite done yet. but the anticipation is building. >> welcome, guys, this will be our ice castle. >> reporter: used to be baseball field. one acre of land has now turned white and blue. >> it's going to have lots of tight little places that you can squeeze through. >> reporter: it will have a frozen maze, an ice thrown and 0

fascinated. >> this is the weirdest job i've ever worked. >> reporter: and found themselves here and now experts on ice castle building. >> we grow and harvest icicles, and overnight it freezes and grows and grows. >> some night like 4 feet. >> reporter: the towerers could eventually reach 50 feet. shoring it up. >> making sure that this wall stays nice and sturdy. >> reporter: making way for the families who will be visiting. so when the castle opens up, it will be way easier to walk on. grind up the ice so it's more like walking on snow. but when it's sun goes down, that's when the castle takes on a whole new light. that's when a transformed area. differe >> different towers in the background. >> reporter: becomes a different vision for families

something extraordinarily beautiful that thousands and thousand of people get to enjoy. >> that is super cool. we sent it back to amelia draper one final check on the weather. >> right. 41 degrees, and plenty of sunshine. continue through afternoon hours. and temperatures falling afternoon hours. 38 degrees by 2:00 p.m. 35 by 4:00. and tomorrow chilly days with mostly cloudy skies. high 38 on friday. maybe flurries in the day especially southern maryland. the weekend not bad mid to upper 40s. but more clouds around on sunday. we continue to warm as we look to the beginning of next week with highs in the low 50s. >> all right. thank you, ma'am. that does it for us on news4 midday. thanks so much for joining us. back on the air first at 4 this afternoon. remember you can get news and weather updates any time through our

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we're live in five, four, three, two, one. >> yeah. [ cheers and applause ] >> you can feel the excitement that 16-year-old anton at the exact moment he finds out that he got accepted to harvard. and you heard me right, he is 16 years old. like skipped a grade. this is just days after his brother alex got accepted into stanford. i mean what an incredible family story. this is his brother alex getting his acceptance. [ cheers and app