>> a lot of people say the power knocked out. boy, it was bitter out there. >> all three airports yesterday gusted over 40 miles per hour. yesterday, that's not going to go anywhere any time soon. prepare to be cold for some time to time. outside then, take a look at our radar and satellite picture on max 1. can we look at that? >> do we have video of what happened in bethesda? >> let's take a peek at this, shall we? this is the cold flow that's in place. it's snowing down across parts of the deep south. that snow is not going to be affecting us in any large way. our friends and neighbors from culpepper, across the southern tip of st. mary's county. not expecting any accumulation. but nonetheless, the hey that's a snowflake could be heard. there's going to be

event. temperaturewise, in the upper 20s to 30. don't plan on a huge warmup. we'll inch our way briefly into the upper 30s with a few more breaks of sunshine. this is a cold day ahead. this is probably going to be the warmest day for the rest of the week. a chilly finish to the week forecast in a few more minutes. >> thank you, chuck. anyone dreaming of a white christmas in new england got more than they bargained for. look at that powder. this video from portland, maine shows it fell fast and furious. er erie, pennsylvania, got a record amount. 40 below zero in places. as chuck mentioned, we're in for a cold week as well. you can get the weather for your neighborhood in the nbc washington app. after a raging overnight

a home this morning. take a look at the intense flames coming from that building last night. this is around 9:15 in the alexandria section of the county. it was filled with antiques from more than 30 dealers. we know part of the building collapsed in the fire last night. fire crews were able to get out before that happened. >> no one is injured so far. just cold. but working hard. being aggressive about putting this fire out tonight. the building was closed for christmas yesterday. investigators still have to figure out what may have started it. fire crews have not been able to say whether foul play was involved at this point. >> two loudoun county sheriffs were shot. their go fund me page nearly reached its goal. donated $10,000 in one day. the man is being held without bound. douglas johnson jr.

deputies responded to a domestic call in sterling. when they arrived to arrest them, ep pulled a gun and started shooting. both deputies are expected to be okay. if you live in montgomery county, you may be able to prepay your 2018 property taxes before the new tax measures take effect. there will be a special meeting to talk about the plan today. last week they said they wouldn't rush a bill through to change it. fairfax, a lot of jurisdictions allow homeowners to pre bay taxes. americans will start returning the perfectly unwanted christmas gifts. the national retail federation say stores expect an average of 13% fort holiday sales to be returned. sadly, there will be grinches among those returns. about 11% will be fraudulent. the numbersou

catholics from around our area celebrated a christmas mass at the basilica of the national shrine of the immaculate conception. they prepare the annual dinner for hundreds of people, the poor, homeless, needy in our community. one woman told news 4 she's grateful to have someplace special to spend christmas. >> i'm 92 1/2. i have absolutely no family and no relatives. i'm very, very grateful to have someplace to go. >> there are a lot of people just like mary lou in the district, maryland and virginia. of course, not very many of them live quite so good at the age of 92. the cardinal delivered one simple message to those who attended mass. each one of us is capable of changing the world. inspiring message to

year as we start to head into a new one, chuck. >> yep. this one is going to finish out on a very cold note. it's been a relatively warm year around here. that's not going to be the case here for the last couple of days of 2017 and 2018 will get off to a cold start as well. with the cold in place, any snow chances? we'll take a look into the future here. maybe at least a couple opportunities for snow between now and new year's eve. we'll detail that in a few more minutes. >> thank you, chuck. it was probably the most romantic moment of her life and it turned into one of the most embarrassing. what happened just moments after this couple became engaged.

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prince harry and his fiance attended church with the family. after church, markle showed off her curtsy and queen elizabeth acknowledged markle by welcoming new members of the royal family. the queen honored those killed in terror attacks in that disastrous high-rise fire in london. moay

anniversary of the queen's first televised address. >> the arc of history that that woman has been at the forefront of is amazinamazing. >> world war ii and right on through. there are always lots of engagements around christmas. >> certainly are. >> some work, some don't. >> about 50%. one man popped the question at one of the most romantic spots in new york city, the ice rink at rockefeller center. let's take a look at how this couple literally fell in love. you've got to be able to skate like amelia segal to pull off that kind of proposal. she's a great skater. moments after saying yes, you can see that bride-to-be lost her balance. fortunately, she didn't fall head over heels. man, can we keep those

>> the couple ended up smiling about the memorable proposal and skated offhand in hand. >> that's sweet. >> something to look back on. >> would have been funnier if she said no and then -- really? >> you said no. you're hitting the ice. >> you have that bad santa christmas humor. >> i watched both bad santa 1 and 2 this week. it may have rubbed off. >> now that you've unwrapped all your gifts, it's time to say thank you. we don't mean tweeting it. facebook posts, that don't cut it either. either in the high tech world, etiquette experts agree handwriting a thank you note goes a long way. here's a tip. if your child can't write yet, mom or dad can write the note and the child can scribble something on card. >> we started that last night for my dad and my mother-in-law having our kids, my daughter start writing a thank youot

and my son can sign it. >> gratitude dws goes a long way in the eyes of santa. >> come on, the tweet, facebook post. >> kids aren't in school now. this is a perfect after christmas project for them to do. >> they're not going outside all that much the next few days either. >> if you want to play outside, today is the day to do it. it's going to be cold but not compared to how it's going to be the next couple of days. after today, most of the week, we'll barely be above the freezing mark. i hope santa brought you a warm winter coat. >> ouch. she is one of the many athletes folks will be talking about during olympics. she's from here in our own backyard. the virginia teenager making history and breaking barriers.

you're going to hear this a lot as we get ready for the olympics. she has become the first black performer to qualify for the speed skating team. if her skills don't win you over, her personality certainly will. we kacaught up with her and her dad at the rink. >> lacing up.

maamebiney got things down. she's soon headed to south korea for the 2018 winter olympics. >> yeah, very. >> she told herself at the time -- >> moye gale was y goal was to 8 olympics. i would be very young. but i did. >> you can see how personable and giddy she can be in conversation. notice when she hits the ice, she's focused. that started young. she owes much of it to her dad. >> it takes a lot of work. >> in 2005, he brought her to the u.s. separating the family. >> my journey was never easy. work hard.

>> one day they happened to pass by a skate quest in reston. >> my dad signed me up. >> she skates fast. figure skating. she's just going to try skepeed skating. >> she's the first black woman to be part of team olympic skating. >> it's very different. that's exactly why i'm representing the u.s. because they're different. >> her dad likes to remind her how far she's come. as we were interviewing her, he handed his daughter something she'd never seen. >> what is that? >> oh, my goodness. >> holy cow. >> 2005. >> that's the first -- i think i've ever had. this is the date where i made the olympic team. >>

your dad kept that. >> i didn't know he did. >> he loves his daughter's humility and doesn't take credit for her success. >> god saw me through it. he planned it all. >> he admits part of being the facilitator, parenting, maame still doesn't have a cell phone. >> maybe now it's time for her to get one. >> this is the most excited i've seen you. >> yeah! >> as she prepares to skate on the international stage, she believes the many sacrifices are worth it. >> even with all the hard work and all the crying, all the tears, i would do it again because, like, i had double the laughter with dad. >> maamebiney. look for that

in reston, virginia, david culver, news 4. >> well-told. sometimes we forget the athletes, all the work. sometimes it's a family that makes so many of the sacrifices. you can find her story in more of our story on our app. search olympics. chuck, i think the weather will get us in a winter olympics mood. we're all going to be getting a lot of ice and snow. >> absolutely. santa left a piece of the north pole overhead. we're going to be cold here for the next couple of days. in fact, not only just today, but the rest of the week and most of the next ten to 14 days. we'll be not just cooler an thafrj but bitter cold. 2017 coming to a cold finish after a relatively warm year. right now, over downtown washington, it's a chilly start. 30 degrees with a windchill in the mid-20s. the

mid-20s. windchills down closer to 18 to 20 degrees. layer up this morning. the jet stream pattern, though, not tapping any gulf moisture. it will be a mostly cloudy day today. i couldn't rule out a passing snow flurry or snow shower. there's a ripple of snowflakes moving towards fredericksburg and stafford. this is not getting any accumulating snow but the ground is cold enough where it may briefly whiten the ground. here's future weather to help plan it out. a cloudy start today. we get back to breaks of sunshine towards the late morning into the early parts of the afternoon. by about 6:00 or 7:00, clouds thicken once again. there could be a stray snow flurry or snow shower late tonight. higher chances for that to happen over the mountains of west virginia and a cloudy overnight with a flurry or two possible. later on in the day, we get back to sunshine. temperaturewise, not going to be warm any time soon. we're in the upper 20

again, with a partly to mostly cloudy start to the day. we'll stay chilly but above freezing today. most areas into the mid to upper 30s later in the afternoon. tomorrow starts cold and stays cold. highs tomorrow barely above the freezing mark. so don't plan on much of a warmup tomorrow. colder still as we get through the rest of the week. have your nbc washington app downloaded and ready to go on your phone for your tailored forecast. the early look at tomorrow. on the cold side. in the upper 20s to low 30s. the early lean towards the weekend. both saturday and sunday, highs barely above the freezing mark on saturday and some snow chances coming up later on in the weekend. now that the cold air is in place, all we need is moisture. we'll track out the snow chances coming up. thank you, chuck. you've heard of the brca gene which

mastectomy. what about a gene of moving their stomach could give them a chance to live longer. ahead at 4:30, the most wonderful time of the year to declutter. right after the holidays is a great time to clear space in your house which uld clear cos

just how far would you go to reduce your odds of getting cancer. some folks are choosing to remove their stomachs to prevent stomach cancer. some say it's one of the best decisions they've ever made. >> i drew the short straw. >> so did i. congratulations. high five. >> terry and david may have met just moments ago, but they share an experience that connected them immediately. >> you and i are going to have a

>> that's because they both chose to have their stomachs removed after testing positive for the cdh 1 gene. they have a greater risk of getting stomach or gastric cancer. it can be hard to treat. >> if you carry this particular gene, your risk for stomach cancer is 60 to 70%. >> dr. jeremy davis is heading up a clinical trial at the national institutes of health studying the effects of stomach removal for patients with an inherited risk of stomach cancer. >> david happened to inherit the gene mutation and patients like david are uncommon but they're at great he risk for stomach cancer. >> david foeg i will lives in silver spring with his wife and two young sons. when he tested positive for the gene at age 40, he knew he had to do something. he had watched his beloved aunt die from stomach cancer. >> going through thatit

there was a way to nip that in the bud and not have to deal with it, it was a bit of a no brainer decision. >> he found out about the clinical trial at nih and reached out to dr. davis who agreed to perform a complete gas trek toem and accept him into the trial. fogel had his stomach removed in october. >> i was really at peace with the decision. i was really calm. >> once the stomach is taken out, the esophagus is attached to the small intestine. that's where food absorption takes place in the body. afterward, adjusting your diet is the challenging part. >> i eat things like smoothies are great. i eat yogurt, avocados. >> i've been 2 1/2rs

gas trek tommy. >> once you get to two years, you forget what it's like to have a stomach. it's true. >> after she had the surgery a couple of years ago, now she works with no stomach for cancer, a group that raises awareness about the disease. >> at our request, she agreed to meet with david fogel at his coffee spot. >> what you can eat, what you can't. you get your energy back. i've gained weight and sustained where i am right now. i've been here almost a year now. >> super. >> i ran the 5k a year after. >> you look marvelous. >> doreen gentzler, news 4. with this study, doctors say they'll be able to -- see what it does over many years with or without a stomach. that, in turn, will allow researchers to better understand in cancer much better than ever before. it is now :2

"news4 today" continues right now with aaron and eun. breaking news this morning. a major police presence in our area. the home that turned into a crime scene overnight. >> history, artifacts and collectibles up in flames. what we're learning about a massive fire that tore through a business ziefrn business. the gifts have been delivered and opened. now it's time to return them. >> good morning. it's 4:27. i'm p aaron gilchrist. hyi'm eun yang along with chuck bell. >> people woke up in the dark on christmas day after the wind knocked out their power. look at how strong the little gusts were around here. the wind was forceful in

bethesda. the tree damaged the gas meter, too. that led to a gas leak, of course. but the family was not able to return. they won't be able to return this week either. >> it's fortunate it didn't land in the middle of the house and someone was inside. >> this morning, i noticed the flag in front of our building was whipping. little wind still. >> gusts all three airports gusted over 40 miles per hour. 45 miles per hour at -- 44 at dulles. so a very windy day yesterday. the winds are nowhere near as ferocious as they were. but what little breeze is left, has dropped the windchills into the teens and 20s. your day after christmas will be off to a very cold start. hopefully have a new winter coat to wear. 13 right now the windchill in gaithersburg. 31 the windchill in fredericksburg. as you plan out our day today, the cold breeze wi

for at least the morning. the wind have will a tendency to ease up during the second half of the day. with the return, a little bit more sunshine will be so cold today. it will be plenty chilly. afternoon temperatures topping out in the mid to upper 30s. 37 the high here in washington today. 39 in stafford and fredericksburg. only 33 in gaithersburg. 31 in hagerstown and 32 in martinsburg for highs today. this by the way, will be the mildest day of the week. the cold pattern is here and it's here to stay. let's go to wtop traffic? >> not yet. but that is really cold. today is the warmest day? >> this is it. >> that's not good. chuck, thank you. those dreaming of a white christmas in new england got more than they bargained for. look at all the powder coming down. >> this is what the producers do. they remind us, it's not that bad. >> snow came down fast and hard throughout the northeast. this video

>> erie, pennsylvania, shattered its own christmas snowfall record. they saw 13.6 inches of snow. the midwest experiencing bitter cold with some. windchill temperatures at 40 below zero. i hope i never live to see that windchill. 40 below. >> no, ma'am. >> as chuck mentioned, we're in for a cold week here as well. not that cold. but colder than usual. you can get the weather any time in the nbc washington app. 4:30 now. we're following breaking news in prince george's county. >> chris lawrence at the live desk with details. >> eun, we know something is happening in hyattsville. we're work to go piece together what that is. first we'll show you where we're talking about on the map. there is a heavy police activity right along at 20th avenue. let's show you a bit of the