right now at 6:00 a montgomery county scooter rider killed in a dui. why some say the victim was like a father to him. and lights out at the world ease busiest airport. how the problems in atlanta are impacting travellers here in our region. plus, an update on senator john mccain's health and how it could affect this week's critical vote on the gop tax bill. >> announcer: news 4 at 6:00 starts now. >> a deadly hit-and-run has changed the lives of two families forever. good evening. i'm erika gonzales. montgomery county police say a man driving a bmw c

the man on the scooter died. the driver of the bmw ran off before being arrested. darcy spencer is live in rockville with new reaction from friends of the victim tonight. darcy? >> this is the intersection where it happened. the victim had gone out to get something to eat. he never made it home. he lived less than half a mile from the crash scene. we have a photo of the victim, ross redler. this is a photo from his facebook page. he was struck and killed while riding his moped around 11:15. police say the driver who hit him initially ran away but was caught a short time later. that driver mark andrade has been charged with driving under the influence. a woman said the victim was a loving and caring person. >> this man was like a father to you.

ross was a musician. he was loving, caring. i think he made you feel loved all the time. he's going to be missed. >> the family members also tell me that the victim was a bartender at a restaurant in bethesda. popular and well liked. montgomery county police say the driver could face additional charges. we are live in rockville. darcy spencer, news 4. >> thank you. a cross country trip from kansas city, missouri to frederick, maryland, ended when a plane crashed, killing two people on board in indiana. the single engine cessna crashed near oldenburg, indiana, 40 miles northwest of

ohio. the planed ha jud just taken of before it crashed. one dog died, a second survived. federal investigators aren't sure what caused the plane to go down. we are learning new details about what happened moments before a little girl was shot in the district. according to the police report the toddler and another child were playing with a gun when it accidentally went off. this happened inside an apartment building in southeast. the bullet hit the little girl in the leg. she's expected to be okay. no word on how the children got the gun or if anybody will be charged in the case. we have breaking news. a massive power outage crippling flights out of atlanta. we are feeling it here at our local airports as well. nearly two dozen flights two and from atlanta have been cancelled at reagan national, dulles and marshall. take a look. passengers plunged into darkness at hartsfield. the lights went out around 1:

know what caused it or when it can be fixed. 600 flights are cancelled. 500 more delayed. that's huge. delta and southwest are waiving rebooking fees for passengers. that winning feeling is back for the burgundy and gold. the redskins snapped their two-game losing streak. here's more on that. everything is better with a win, right? >> reporter: post game was certainly more fun. do you know how long it's been since they have been able to celebrate post game? it felt like forever but it was thanksgiving night against the giants. two and a half weeks. redskins, maybe why they came out with an edge. they started fast and survived the furious finish by the arizona cardinals. let's take you to a couple of plays. the first game out since being eliminated from playoff contention. defense setting the tone early. first quarter,

with a snap fumble. grabbed and tripped on the way to the end zone. three sacks and two pass deflections. redskins scored two plays later. second quarter, redskins up 7-3. cousins, screen pass to a guy just activated off the practice squad. second career touchdown for bibbs. redskins hold off the cardinals snapping their losing streak. >> winning makes you feel on top of the world. losing is the other extreme. there is no in between. it makes it a roller coaster. we try to rise above, be mature and look at why did we win, focus on the process than on the result. the final result is what it's about at the end of the day. glad to have the win this week. >> reporter: hope to do it again in a week at home. two games left, one at home. a winning record not possible like the play b

losing record is. 8-8, still in play. we'll have more later in sports. back to you. >> thank you. we'll see you then. all right. we go to fairfax county where a woman wants her car back and police want to catch a second robbery suspect after a wild crime spree. officers say two men stole several dozen phones at a verizon store on little river tu turnpike. officers spotted them as they drove off. a short chase ended when they crashed into another car and then into a creek bed. the driver of the car was not hurt. police arrested the driver of the getaway car, darrius berry but his passenger ran off stealing a woman's car nearby who was leaving work. that man and the car haven't been found. we have more breaking news for you tonight. cbs news is reporting that senator john mccain left a maryland hospital today and is headed to arizona to be home for the holidays. that

week's big vote on the gop tax bill. mccain spent several days in the hospital recovering from side effects from chemotherapy treatment for brain cancer n. a tweet his daughter said the republican senator is doing well. the gop can only afford to lose two votes on the bill. nbc news is working to confirm the report. russian leader vladimir putin called president trump today to thank him for a cia tip that helped foil bombings in st. petersburg. russia was able to track down and arrest suspects. the kremlin said russia will continue to give the u.s. any information it gets on potential terror threats against our country. excitement inside fed ex field. quite the opposite for some people who were outside. native american protesters explain why the redskins name has got to go. >> tracking a mild start to the work week and a look ahead to the holiday

just how warm we'll get and when we could be

♪ not everyone was celebrating at today's redskins game. this group of native americans gathered outside fed ex field to protest

they want it changed to the redhawks. the group called the rising hearts coalition first formed a year ago. >> every day since i was a little kid i would see the mascot, a caricature of my community, my people that was deeply offensive. >> many say to them the term redskins is just as offensive as the n-word. more people are packing up and leaving virginia, but not northern virginia. a new report from the university of virginia says since 2013 more people are leaving the commonwealth. new births are helping the state grow. federal defense spending cuts are a big reason people are leaving. the report says northern virginia will continue to see more people move into the region in the coming decades. by the looks of this, a family may need to find some place else to stay. a fire gutted part of their georgetown apartment. this happened overnight. it was a second story apartment on wisconsin avenue. one person was injured but t

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turning their grief into charity. they will be spending the holidays without their daughter laura. she was allegedly killed by her boyfriend. derek ward explaining how they are hoping to keep other women safe at home. >>. >> reporter: for the wallen family it is their first christmas wouz laura. it would be understandable if they turned inward but they looked outward for a way to remember laura. >> it eases the pain for us to do something positive. >> if we can channel our grief into something positive and the women's shelter of montgomery county can benefit then this is something that's worthwhile and worth doing. >> reporter: mark wallen, laura's father has been collecting items for the women's shelter of montgomery county, a place of solace and safety for women from families with abuse. there are typical gifts of toys for the children and necessities. clothing, personal items for battered women, some of whom

escaped with little more than the clothes they wear which makes the drive important. >> the heroes which are the women in the shelters willing to step away from the guys that aren't treating them right. >> reporter: laura was a teacher and a member of the lutheran church of st. andrew. she'd grown up with the congregation. >> it touches my heart. >> reporter: angela green knew laura well. the circumstances of her death and this effort to help others in the same situation make it a fitting tribute for her as well. >> domestic violence is real. people don't understand that women don't know how to get out because they are trapped. >> christmas is about love breaking into a broken world. what you see behind me is exactly how it works. >> if she was here she would definitely be part of this. >> reporter: in a way, she is. in silver springs, derek ward, news 4. >> if you or someone you know has been a victim of domestic violence we have resources that can help on the nbc washington app. it is an nbc 4 initiative. search "safe at

thousands of hungry kids around the world will now have a little extra to eat thanks to local help. over a thousand volunteers gathered to pack meals today and do it in a really happy mood. it was put on by the grace community church. go see kids in nicaragua and haiti. the hope is the meals will make it easier for the kids to focus on a good education. >> announcer: now your storm team 4 forecast. >> the ieg temperature today, 48 degrees. you can see the first weather headline will be a mild start to the work week. tomorrow will be about five degrees warmer. we continue to warm on tuesday. not only do we start off mild but tomorrow through friday we'll stay dry here in washington. good news there. i am tracking christmas weekend. it's a little bit tricky of a forecast, especially for christmas day which is on monday. i'll have more on that coming up in a me

right now temperatures in the 40s across the area. low to mid 40s. 46 degrees in washington. 45 in leesburg and 42 degrees in annapol annapolis. sprinkles are falling. but it looks like we have a lot of rain out there. it's so dry that the rain is actually evaporating before it's hitting the ground in a lot of these instances. still, a few sprinkles are able to make it to the ground and patchy drizzle out there. this will be the case until midnight. we are not worried about icy patches with temperatures well above freezing. tomorrow morning when we are dry it will be chilly. 39 degrees at 7:00 a.m. if you are in the suburbs, cooler there with temperatures in the low 30s. throughout the day, a mix of clouds and sun. not as gray as it was this afternoon. 47 degrees for the lunch hour. if you want to step out and run an errand, the weather cooperates. tomorrow evening, 4:00 it's nice. 54 at that point. 7:00, we are at 43 degrees with more clouds moving in.

so the weather having a low impact on your day. at the bus stop, make sure the kids have on a jacket. they may not have it on when they come home. outdoor exercise, it's nice for december. comfortable in the afternoon hours. and after school activities, dry and crisp. so we are starting off the work week on a nice note. then i'm hopping ahead to the upcoming weekend for christmas weekend. here's what we know now. a chance of rain in the forecast on saturday. temperatures are pretty mild, around 50 degrees. on saturday you could be dealing with a little bit of rain. thankfully no snow for the travel plans. on sunday, it's looking dry and cool with temperatures in the 50s and plenty of clouds. then the forecast gets tricky. forecast for christmas is tricky, that is. it could go one of two ways. mild and mainly dry. when i say mild, temperatures in the 60s to near 70. or it could be cool with a chance for rain. something we'll continue to monitor. what am

first the storm team 4 four-day forecast. for monday, 54 degrees, mild on tuesday. nice day at 60. cold air returning woends with rain south around fredricksburg. for most of us dry. here's the holiday weekend. 62 with rain on saturday. christmas eve day, plenty of clouds and dry with temperatures around 50. a chance of rain on christmas now with a temperature of 52. temperatures today not looking cool enough to support snow mixing in. certainly something to keep an eye on. the day after christmas, temperatures in the mid 40s. >> all right. thank you, ma'am. still ahead, the redskins get a big boost from their defense to get back in the win column.

>> announcer: this is the xfinity sports desk. >> if you're a fan which the town is -- >> yep. >> you're watching. but it kind of matters and kind of doesn't at this point. >> they are playing for more than just wins. we know the playoffs are ka put. now the redskins -- >> job security. >> yes. >> playing for their pride. that's on the line for the redskins team

finally finding some success for the first time since thanksgiving. we have said it before. it wasn't pretty. but the skins get the job done and keep their streak against the nfc west going. >> ryan kerrigan not letting the team lose today. monster game for linear, two sacks and three pass deflections. cousins and the offense take advantage right away. cousins off play action finds jameson crowder wide open in the end zone. five-yard touchdown. the skins out to an early 7-0 lead. the defense continuing to pressure. this time junior gallette sacks gaborik. they were swarming today. as for the offense, keep it going in the first half. a fake end around. cousins to ib

week off the practice squad. 36-yard score. skins up 14-3. cardinals still hanging around, down five. gaborik has to throw. pulled away and it looks like this could seal the game with the interception. but not reviewed. the drive continues. 4th and 10. gaborik to larry fitzgerald. the redskins beat the cardinals 2015 snapping the two-game losing streak. carol joins us now from fedex field. this was their first win since thanksgiving. >> there were a lot of big smiles post game. you only had to watch the last minute of the game to know the story. the key to victory and that's defense. the cardinals, sure, they were

unlucky and blaine gaborik played like himself. they had an edge today. so it led to keen observations. winning feels so good. >> i would call it desire more than desperation. everybody wanted a win. they are great competitors, worked hard. just wanted a win really. >> it's like the weight room. pressure busts a pipe. we gathered in the pipe to bust it. >> we had a chip on our shoulder. the last two weeks we laid an egg. we didn't want to put another performance out there. told each other to come out with high energy, have fun. >> bottom of the totem pole or the top. got to be resilient and come out with a win. >> it feels good, you know. we can go into the week like, all right, cool, we have one more week, do it again. the following week, do

here next sunday versus the denver broncos before they finish up the season against the giants up in the meadowlands. live from fedex field, carol maloney. >> we'll see you at 11:00. taking a look around the nfc east, carson wentz out with a torn acl. nick foles in. he had himself a game against the giants. first quarter finding nelson agalor in the end zone. three-yard touchdown. more from foles in a minute. on the other side of the ball, eli manning getting weapons back. that was a huge difference. second quarter up six. manning to shepherd. 67-yard touchdown. the nfc's worst team takes a 13-point lead on the nfc's best. the eagles were making moves, too. coming back from behind. foles down six, not for long. the qb finds a wide open trey burton for the 13ar

check out this celebration. staying warm by the campfire. foles with four touchdowns as the eagles went 34-29. that's incredible. ravens beat cleveland 27-10. so cleveland still winless. also haing now, wizards and the cavaliers. guy named lebron james is in town. >> oh, yeah. >> he's in town. >> thank you so much. that wraps it up for us. "nightly news" is next. we'll see you tonight after "sunday night football."

tonight airport blackout. a power failure leaves thousands stranded at the world's busiest airport at the height of the holiday season. flights in and out delayed and rerouted, passengers, frustrated. fire fight the battle to gain the upper hand in the second largest fire in california's history as we return months later to another devastated community. e-mail dispute, a trump lawyer claims key e-mails from the transition team were improperly turned over to the special counsel. north korea agent. the man arrested in australia, accused of trying to sell ballistic missile parts for north korea. growing trend. for a new generation, prime real estate means being close to a farm. and