first grade daughter's math homework. >> i was wondering where we were going with that. >> 1, 5, 7. >> a lot of single numbers out this morning. that's going to be the case the next couple of hours. getting your thursday started, know that you need to start with an extra cup of hot tea or hot chocolate. whatever you need to drink to get yourself warmed up. a hot bowl of oatmeal perhaps. temperatures in the teens areawide. 16 at national airport. 18 by the bay in annapolis. when you factor in that necessary nest wind, windchills just below zero in gaithersburg. below zero in winchester. layer up this morning. not much of a warmup coming. we'll stay below freezing all day today. temperatures in the teens between now and 9:00, 10:00. only the low and mid 20s. this is the tip of the iceberg. more ab

few minutes. >> thank you, chuck. if you haven't been bundling up these past few weeks, now is the time to start. it will be colder than yesterday. bring out the hats, gloves, scarves. d.c. launched a cold emergency plan last night opening up shelters and overnight warming places to make sure no one is stuck in the cold. >> we want everyone to get inside. it can be dangerously cold outside. neighbors check on neighbors, not only those on the streets but neighbors in their homes without heat. >> if you have a space heater in your home, don't forget to unplug it before you leave and check your tire pressure and wiper blades before you leave home. plenty of tips for staying home and protecting your home in the nbc washington app. there's a silver lining. at least we're not digging out of winter weather. erie, pennsylvania, airport

reopened last night after more than 5 feet of snow came down in less than two days. >> this area is used to seeing a lot of snow but this week it set records even there. it's seen more snow than it usually does in an entire winter. keep in mind the cold isn't even that bad compared to the midwest. my family in michigan has been complaining for days. folks in chicago and minnesota reported 35 to 40 degrees below zero, that's before accounting for the wind. those conditions, frostbite can set in, in less than 30 minutes. now to overnight breaking news, eight people, including a police officer, are now in the hospital after a car crash on centreville road near frying pan. you can see the front end of that pickup truck, significant damage to a minivan as well. officers were chasing a suspect who

carjacked a pickup truck. the suspect hasn't been identified but he will be facing multiple charges. now to the daring chase in germantown. it was the store owner in pursuit this time. when he heard his shop was ronde at begun point, he went into action. it started last night in germantown. one of his employees called him and told him the store was being robbed. he lives across the street. he rushed to the store just as the thieves were leaving. he followed them. >> my instinct got to me, just follow them. went through 270 southbound. >> still shocked and relieved that it happened and relieved that police were able to catch those thieves. we're also following breaking news. a lawsuit filed to stop the

certification of democrat doug jones a the winner of alabama's u.s. senate race. moore says there needs to be a fraud investigation and a new election. alabama's secretary of state says he sees no evidence of fraud and that jones will be certified today. jones defeated moore by about 20,000 votes back on december 12th. it was the first time a democrat has won to seat in decades. right now, more than 2 dozen people are okay after a nightmare commute in new york city. this ferry was carrying 27 people last night when it was stuck on a sandbar for four hours. adding to the misery, the water was so shallow that commuters had to evacuate into small inflatable boats. the second time in a month commuters were stranded by that particular ferry service. you want to bundle up if you're going to the military bowl. two local teams going head to head. uva will take on navy in

annapolis. kickoff is at 1:30. if you're going early, you can catch the parade at the city dock at 9:30. it's led by the famous budweiser clydesdale. pothe world bowl is expecte to be in the low 70s in orlando for that game. chuck, that's why you want to finish off with a great record. you head off to florida and warmer places. you don't get stuck playing in annapolis. >> boomer sooner, baby, we're going to the rose bowl. southern california. what a great place to be. you win those games in october, november to get these warm bowl games. you could pick a team and support it and get out of town. it's going to be cold around here. you think this is bad, you just wait. new year's eve, you may be ringing in the new year with windchills in the

sunday night into monday morning. this is just the leading edge of what's going to be a very cold patte pattern. it doesn't end on new year's. another shot of cold air late next week. a closer look at hour by hour coming right up. new year's eve a few days away. like most kids, they want to stay up. ho netwf

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this morning, a dog is being praised for protecting his family from a coyote. we're not talking about a shepherd or husky. he's a chihuahua. not only that, he's 18 years old and has no teeth. >> in other words, he's fearless. >> a big coyote came into his backyard in pasco county, florida. you can see it highlighted there. paco wasn't having it. he was able to hold his ground until the owner came to his rescue. size is not an indication of their fastheistiness. >> not the size of the dog but the size of the fight in the dog. dating sunday. new one for me. >> is that every sunday? >> i'll tell you

match.com predicts sunday january 7th going to be like online dating's busiest day of the year. a 40% spike in people signing up for dates that day. >> new significant other for christmas. >> here's my christmas wish list. >> goes from the day after christmas to valentine's day. it's a sentimental time of year. people upload a million new photos. >> a million? >> 50 million. that's a lot -- >> i love you, i love you -- >> want to go out? want to go out? or we'll keep texting. >> fine line between interest and stalking. add up to about a million dates. 50 million messages. >> $1 hu$100 million business. >> a lot of people looking for love. a lot of my friends met

>> used to be weird. now it's the norm. >> oh, yeah. no stigma at all. hopefully your kids are sleeping. this one is just for parents. netflix is helping you trick your children on new year's eve. the company has a bunch of countdowns. you can fool the kids into thinking they are ringing in the new year when it's actually well before midnight. it features favorite characters. the kids are, i want to stay up, i want to stay up. >> do the same thing at christmas every year. santa is coming, get to bed. >> that way they're not jumping up at 5:00 in the morning. >> half the fun of parenthood is making fun of your kids when they don't know it. >> that is true. >> i dress up my dog. >> i was looking -- following the forecast. even into the new year, we're not getting much relief here. >> there are signs.

model, the european model. the european model is forecasting below zero temperatures a year from now. that will be the first time in more than 20 years d.c. airport has been below zero. if we get there. there's the temperature trend. it may not be your friend. what about the rest of the week, that's coming up. they say it's the happiest place on earth. not for sure. some people were left hanging midair. you may not be able to take your family or -- the heartwarming story about a little girl andher f

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if you're just joining us this morning, we want to let you know we're in weather alert mode again. see y take a look at the feels-like temperatures. the windchills making for a dangerously cold day. meteorologist chuck bell will be with us in a few minutes. it's now 4:15. the suspect in a foiled terror plot will be in court today. federal authorities announced his arrest last friday. he's accused of plotting a terror attack at pier 39. new year's eve approaching, security in big cities is evermore

the federal government focusing on vegas a lot this year after what happened a few months back. they changed the special assessment rating to level 1 indicating the possibility of terrorism for criminal activity. the las vegas sheriff insists there are no known threats and extra security is a precaution. wednesday, a normal day at disneyland until the power went out leaving some families standing in long line. employees had to escort some guests off rides. about a dozen attractions were -- there was a problem with the transformer. no one was hurt and power was fully restored later in the afternoon. a father wanted to teach his little girl about the game of golf. they both learned a thing or two about friendship and

>> 6-year-old malia set to be a strong golfer someday. >> makes you strong. >> after all, she's got a teacher in 89-year-old navy vet art quick. he's helping malia and her dad with their swings. >> he's a good athlete. >> he's okay. >> but one decor i found a way he could help art. art was living in motels. >> my whole family is passed away. they're all gone. >> art says that motel life wasn't right for him anymore. he wasn't sure where he would go next. so corey had a plan. >> i couldn't imagine being alone, especially to the point that he's at in his life. >> he took art into his home. here there are pictures on the refrigerator. golf always on

and a place that feels like home. >> he let me stay here and be a part of the family. >> i don't think family is all blood lines. the people who take care of one another, that's family. >> come here. i want to show you this ball. >> these three know, from helping each other -- >> there. that's the idea. you see that now? you did good today. give me five. that's it. >> great things can come. >> that's what life is all about. >> well, he may have been teaching her about golf. they all taught us something about reaching out and caring for one another. family isn't about blood lines. people take care of each other. >> sometimes there's the family you're born into and sometimes there's the family you pick. those are the most important relationships. that's a great little story.

we're talking about the weather story. it's a cold tale. the mid winter stretch of short days and low temperatures. they are here to stay. there are several more it shades about 5 degrees off the temperature. feels-like temperatures are mostly in the single numbers above and the single numbers below zero. plan on being bitter cold here and breezy as well. it won't be as breezy or windy later on in the day. but to get out the door this morning, that biting wind is going to be -- hav t

with. again, winds should ease up later on in the afternoon. a decent amount of sunshine today, not much of a warmup because of that northwesterly flow. highs today, mid to upper 20s at most. there's more cold where this came from. the polar jet is down to our south in the sub tropical jet stream down. slightly milder air comes in, bringing us a snow chance during the day on saturday. for today, future weather today and early tomorrow. nothing to worry about here. clear skies, plenty of sunshine. but clouds will thicken up again later on in the day tomorrow. friday becomes partly to mostly cloudy. by friday evening, 4:00 a.m. saturday morning with snow? the mountains much west virginia. that may have a chance to migrate on to the i-95 corridor into saturday late morning and saturday afternoon. get your nbc washington weather app downloaded and ready to go an

we'll be posting about the snow chances. >> thank you, chuck. only on news 4, new insight from a very close relative of the teenager suspected of killing a local couple. what the relative says about the teenager accused of killing his g

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lorton street. i walked up wanting to ask the suspect's family what might have motivated the shooting. were there warning signs that might have been missed. a woman who is a very close family member to the suspect opened the door. she wasn't comfortable going on camera. sobbing, she told me she feels horribly for the victims, both families. last friday morning, the fairfax county police say the 17-year-old got into the fricker home in reston. buckley found them in their daughter's bedroom. the teen shot and killed the couple before shooting himself. >> caller advising her mother and father were shot. caller is still upstairs with her boyfriend. >> shots fired. >> advising shots fired. >> the suspect dated the couple's daughter for several months. they had recently found out he was promoting naziism on his social media accounts. >> they found out about the nazi stuff this past week and

>> the "washington post" reports that back in october neighbors in the suspect's community found a swastika mowed into the grass. >> i think it got covered up quickly. they tried to take care of it. >> a relative tells me she never heard about the nazi infatuation or the swastika incident. >> we'll stay on top of that story for you. i'm heading over to the live desk to bring you the latest on that ferry getting stuck out in the water in new york city. "news4 today" continues right now at 4:26. start digging out the hats, scarves, maybe two pairs of gloves, long underwear. anything you got, folks. windchills near zero in places this morning. this is not a test. it is the real deal sniermt it is -

>> i'm aaron gilchrist. i'm susan hogan in for eun yang. >> we're in weather alert mode. >> windchills down near zero this morning. want to give people the friendly heads up. we'll have extra postings on the social media platforms to help get you ready and give you the hour by hour planner to know when you might be able to shed one of the 17 layers of warmth to get out the door this morning. it's a blustery and cold morning. our tower cam shaking and shimmying a little bit in the breeze. winds averaging 12 miles per hour. temperature at national armirpo, 16. windchills at 3 above. temperatures uniformly in the teens. 10 to 18 degrees. windchills, 1 bove martinsburg. 5 below fredericksburg. 2 below gaithersburg. cold, cold, cold today. in the teens this morning, near 30 by lunchtime and low

mid-30s later on in the day tomorrow. that's ahead of a bigger shot of cold air that gets here for new year's day. more about that coming up in a few. it is traffic time. let's go to wtop. >> good morning, chuck. good morning, folks. early morning on the beltway, no real problems through maryland or virginia. be mindful on the inner loop, there was a broken down on the right side. i-95 in virginia, leaving fredericksbu fredericksburg, looks good near the springfield interchange. in the district, downtown, constitution avenue outbound between 14th and 17th streets, the work zone blocks the right lane. that's the latest from the traffic center. aaron, susan, back to you. >> rob, thank you. back to our team coverage on the bitter cold temperatures outside. >> that's right. d.c. activated its cold emergency plan last night. aimee cho is live now in northwest with more on what that

stay warm. how are you doing out there, aimee? >> reporter: hey, guys. good morning. cold. not going to lie. let me tell you, it is pretty brutal out here. chuck has been saying the temperatures and windchill makes it feel like zero. it certainly does. d.c. is hunkering down, activated their cold emergency plan last night allowing for extra shelters to be open like the community of christ church behind me in northwest. this is in effect until tuesday. it's time like these you have to be mindful of the homeless and anybody else vulnerable, such as the elderly or pets. d.c. wants you to call 311 if you see anybody who looks like they need help. mayor muriel bowser talked about the importance of staying v vigila vigilant. >> neighbors need to check on neighbors. not only for people on the street, but neighbors who may be in their homes without heat, who may be turning on stoves to stay

we just want to remind everybody, unfortunately, during the winter months we see more fires because of those types of things. >> reporter: another important reminder. you shouldn't leave your car unattended to warm up. police want you to know not only does it make your car a target to be stolen, it's also illegal. i tweeted out a list for resources for anybody looking for information about the emergency shelters. you can find that at news 4. back to you. >> aimee, thank you. 4:29 right now. your car can show the effects of the cold. you should keep an eye on your tire pressure this week. aaa recommends keeping an emergency kit in your car including jumper cables, anti-freeze, a small shovel, ice scraper and first aid kid. also a phone charger in your car. if you make it through this week's winter weather, this is only the start of a cold few months around

cumulative. simply because you survive the first arctic air doesn't mean you'll survive the next. >> now, for those who like to warm up the car before you get in, be careful. aimee mentioned this. in maryland and d.c., cars can idle for up to five minutes. you could be facing a $1,000 fine. virginia's applies to commercial or public vehicles. at least we're not digging out of winter weather. erie, pennsylvania, airport just reopened after more than 5 feet of snow came down. the crews have been working nonstop to clear the runway since christmas day. this area is -- this week set records. already seeing more snow than it usually does in an entire win r winter. to put it in perspective even more, the