he killed my innocent child. completely disgusted. >> we have more reaction from the mother as we look at how d.c. police were able to close this case. but first let's look at our weather. >> that's right. we've got team coverage tonight for you as the bitter blast of cold air is tightening its grip across the area. and we are also tracking say chance for snow. >> as the temperatures fall people are bundling up. we stopped at old town alexandria a short time ago to see how people were coping there with all the layers. now let's go to doug with a look at the conditions now and what lies ahead. doug? >> yeah, layers, layers, layers, hats, gloves, extra socks, whether you've got on thermals, you fleed it all. that's the cold air we have across our region. look at the numbers now. the current wind chill 12 in d.c., 10 in hagerstown. and this cold temperatures, they're not going anywhere fast. once again, those numbers are only going to be sticking around for the next couple of days here. we get a little bit of relief tomorrow, and that actually is coming a

bringing snow back to the west. bringing snow right now to areas like chicago, just south of chicago seeing snow. this storm making its way to our north and will allow for slightly milder air tomorrow, but we're still about 10 degrees below average tomorrow. the cold pattern, it is locked in. even colder for the new year. wait until you see those numbers if you haven't seen them already. and, yes, tracking our snow chances for saturday but really increasing as we head towards next week. much more on all of that. see you at 6:17. >> now let's look at the breaking news that caused the traffic nightmare on i-95 in virginia. police say they were closing in on a murder suspect in stafford county and moments later officers say he shot at their cruisers. then crashed just south of garrisonville road. news4's david culver has been following this story all day long. he is live from where this all started, near the suspect's home. david? >> reporter: wendy, a short time ago i caught up with a neighbor who lives here, asking her about the victim in this

she said this woman was a wife, she was a mother and that's pretty much all neighbors knew because she and her husband and kids moved here a couple of weeks ago. now, deputies say for some reason this morning her husband opened fire three times, killing her, then took off to 95. let me show you from chopper4 what this scene looked like as it came to an end. you can see what is a destroyed suv and remnants of it sprawled across 95 northbound. shutting down those lanes for several hours. all of this happened after what was a wild shooting spree and highway chase. bullets piercing a virginia state trooper's windshield and a stafford county deputy's cruiser. >> straight through the windshield, on the drivers side, and right into the head rest. >> investigators say the bullet, one of many, fired from the man driving the now totaled suv, was listen as than

scene. >> he was shooting while driving. it wasn't that he stopped. he was shooting and driving. >> reporter: at 11:00 this morning stafford county sheriff's deputy showed up here. they found a woman shot and killed. they were in search of her husband, the suspected gunman. a trooper spotted the suspect's suv headed north on 95. he followed for a few miles. a witness who asked we not identify him then saw the suspect stop his car in the middle of the highway and open fire. >> stopped his car in the middle of 95 in the center lane, shot at the officer in the left lane. >> reporter: he continued driving. the witness says causing more crashes along the way. >> and he probably crashed into four or five other cars, maybe seven cars on the way down through here. and when he got down here, the cars -- i mean his truck totally flipped over. >> reporter: deputies believe the man shot and killed himself. his suv then rolled on the highway. the witness most impressed with how one officer handled the situation. >> what he did was totally heroic. and it s

said that way. >> reporter: we had chopper4 up above 95 northbound a short time ago just within the past hour. traffic moving slowly, but at least it's moving. getting by what was a very wild scene there for much of today. meantime, that witness who i spoke with tells me that that officer was a hero cop in his opinion because he was able to block some of those bullets using his own vehicle. you saw how close those bullets got to the law enforcement there. it's incredible. wendy and leon, when you think about that scene that played out and that at the end of it, only the suspect is the one who lost his life. no officers injured, and only one driver suffering minor injuries according to police. >> yeah, he was just millimeters away from that bullet, the officer whose bullet went through the head rest. lucky. still questions about this and more coverage throughout the hour. you'll find also more on our nbc washington app. thanks, david. >> also breaking tonight, new

the murder of a d.c. police officer's daughter. the alleged gunman is 18 years old. but police say he has a long rap sheet and a violent past. today officers tied him to three murders over the span of four months. among the victims, joe mari sydnor, she was hit by a stray bullet while she was driving. she died days before she was to start college. news4's mark segraves spoke with her mother after the suspect faced a judge. >> reporter: 18-year-old james mayfield stood before a judge and pled not guilty to the three murders, but prosecutors said there is too much evidence, including eyewitnesses and a gun found on the suspect that was used in at least two of the murders. >> so, we have a person who has really in a lot of ways terrorized the community. >> reporter: it began with the murder of 17-year-old jamahri sydnor, the daughter of a d.c. police sergeant. >> he's a monster, he's a

he had the opportunity to strike yet twice again. >> reporter: sydnor was an innocent bystander caught in the cross fire. according to police, 18-year-old james mayfield is responsible for a string of violent crimes dating back to the august tenth murder of sydnor on saratoga avenue. then on december 26, a second murder, this time on douglas street. and the very next day, a third murder just blocks away on bryant street and later that same day an armed robbery. police say mayfield is also a suspect in at least three other armed robberies. >> so, we most certainly will be looking to see if he was involved in any of the other violent occurrences that have occurred in the city. >> reporter: mayfield is the third suspect charged in the murder of the 17-year-old sydnor. sydnor's mother cried in the courtroom as prosecutors told the judge mayfield had said he shot the 17-year-old girl, quote, because she just got in the way. >> my heart

going to absolutely throw up. doing what she's supposed to do, getting ready for a wedding, take iguoda taking my grandson to get his haircut and she got in the way. how is that? it's awful. >> reporter: the judge said mayfield is an extreme danger to the community and ordered him held without bond. at d.c. superior court, mark segraves, news4. >> now we turn to the scramble as people rush to prepay their property taxes before a new law takes effect. >> and there is new information coming in as local governments sort through those irs guidelines. if you are eligible to pay early, time is running out. news4's chris gordon has what you need to know. >> reporter: montgomery county residents are still lining up to prepay their property taxes. >> i'm hoping, i'm praying that something might actually, you know, it might contribute to a deduction for 2018. i'm not very on tptimistic, buto knows.

given the irs notice prepayment of anticipated real estate taxes that have not been assessed prior to 2018 are not deductible in 2017. in montgomery county, the 2018 tax assessment will be made in july 2018. i asked if people who prepaid property taxes can get their money back. >> any of the checks that have been brought in in person in the last two days -- >> have not been deposited yet. >> reporter: and what about checks that are in the mail? >> they haven't been deposited yet. >> reporter: and when they arrive, will they be deposited? >> i will figure that out when the time comes. >> reporter: fairfax county collected more than $20 million in prepaid taxes from thousands of residents. they may not get a tax deduction because neither fairfax county nor fairfax city has billed real estate taxes for 2018. the situation is different in the district of columbia where they have already assessed property. d.c. issued a statement today saying there is a basis i

taxpayer chooses to prepay real estate taxes by december 31st, 2017, for the taxpayer to claim a deduction on his or her 2017 return. d.c. residents can pay online, by mail, or at any wells fargo bank branch in the district. now, alexandria will refund the prepaid tax money it collected. fairfax county informed us this evening that residents can request a refund by e-mail. now, montgomery county says at this point it is not allowed to refund the tax money it has collected, but as you just heard, they haven't deposited it yet either. we've been following all of these developments, including how to go about requesting a refund. and the information is on our nbc washington app. search "property tax." >> can you recall any instance where the government says we don't want your money? >> right. we have a lot of confusion at the end of the year over the

holiday. >> accountants say when it comes to paying, defer, defer, delay. >> exactly, exactly. thanks, chris. all right. new details in a crash that sent a mother and five children to the hospital. this scene was the end of a wild crime spree. police say it started last night when an assault on a child at a house on early autumn drive in centerville. an alleged car jacking followed that and then a serious crash at centerville road and frying pan road in herndon. news4's darcy spencer joins us with charges on the driver. darcy? >> reporter: well, leon, we got an update on this investigation from fairfax county police late this afternoon. we now know who the suspect is. we know he's from prince george's county. and we know what charges he's facing. but we still don't know the motive of this crime spree. police say the suspect knocked on a random door here on early autumn drive and hit a child who answered. then took off in a car that was stolen

prince george's county. disturbing for residents who live in this quiet centerville community. >> it just reminds you that don't take for granted just to open the door thinking that you're safe in the neighborhood that you're used to. because you never know what can happen. >> reporter: police say the suspect then car jacked this pickup truck and led police on a chase. this is how it all ended in a violent crash at centerville and frying pan roads, more than 7 miles away. police say the suspect brendan vincent crashed into a van packed with kids, a woman and five children who are in the van are still in the hospital. a 12-year-old who was ejected has life-threatening injuries. police say vincent assaulted two police officers as they tried to arrest him. vincent is facing numerous charges. >> as of today we were able to obtain warrants for speed, elude, two accounts of assault on police officer, receiving stolen property. >> reporter: police say they're still waiting for results from testing to see if vincent was under the influence of any drugs or

he's still in the hospital being treated for injuries from the crash. police say he continues to be a threat even in the hospital. now, police are saying he continues to be a threat because earlier today he tried to get out of his handcuffs in his hospital room where he is under police guard. back to you, wendy. >> darcy spencer. thank you, darcy. >> next at 6:00, a state trooper talks about a close call on the road that almost cost him his life. >> a disoriented, i really don't remember too much of what happened. i don't even remember how i got out of the car. >> months later he's back on the job and coming up a closer look at the growing problem and the danger officers face each day 0 on the job. >> also the bitter cold in our area and others still digging out from that record snowfall.

back on the job after a brush with death, state records reviewed by news4 show a recent string of crashes in which suspected drunk drivers collided with maryland state police. one of those troopers seriously injured in june has returned to the job and he's speaking with our scott macfarlane. >> police patrol from the wilson bridge all the way up to route 50. >> reporter: in his second year as a maryland state trooper, solomon flash has learned to navigate route 4 and the beltway in prince george's county. >> just hope that

june, the other driver was not vigilant he says. >> the vehicle hit mine in the rear and it sent my vehicle, i guess, in the opposite direction of where everything was. >> reporter: the other driver was drunk, police say, and crashed into flash seriously injuring him. >> i was disoriented. i don't really remember too much of what happened. i don't even remember how i got out of the car. i'm just glad everybody was able to walk away from that incident. >> reporter: but there is a deeper problem. trooper flash isn't the only one. news4 requested maryland state police records and found at least eight troopers have been hit by suspected drunk drivers this year, including one trooper who was hit twice. that trooper is charles tidle who recovered and would put over 60 other suspected drunk drivers this year and win a trooper of the year award. laws aimed at reducing drunk driving, requiring people convicted of drunk driefrming using

state police administrators hope the new law reduces risk s to trooters in the future. >> a lot of times it is a repeat offender who is either arrested for d.u.i. or causes some sort of crash. >> mainly four of us working the road. >> reporter: so many mondlomon resumed his route. has your outlook changed? >> no, it has n't changed. i've always had the same drive to get or try to stop people who were drinking and driving before and after the accident. >> reporter: an accident is that nearly cost him his career and his life. scott macfarlane, news4. >> as for the driver who injured trooper flash, he is a 37-year-old from upper marlboro and is scheduled to appear in court january 10th on a series of traffic charges. >> right now let's take a live look at times square. 2 million people are expected to ring in the new year at the country's biggest party. city leaders want to make sure they are safe so today mayor

blasio and the police commissioner announced an increased security plan for the ball drop. the move comes even though there are no credible or specific threat. but people will be screened twice as they enter times square. bomb sniffing dogs will also be on patrol and crews will have closed and sealed the parking garages. the crowds can expect temperatures that night to come close to single digits. you've got to want it. >> you've got to want tfrmt >> got to want it. >> i did that one year when it was single digits. not fun. not fun at all. >> no. >> i'm expecting the wind chill to be below 0 for them. it really is going to be quite brutal. for the rest of us doing our home parties, we're watching it on television, hey, we're going to be okay. >> fabulous. >> fabulous inside at 72 degrees. i'll tell you, it is going to be extremely frigid, not just tonight, not just on new year's, but really for the next ten days. i've got temperatures way, way below average. let's take a look and show you what we're dealing without side right now. we have the temperature that has dropped down to 21 degrees at the airport,

out of the northwest at 9 miles an hour. so, it's not a very strong wind, but even 9 miles an hour gives you a wind chill in the teens. here's the current temperatures. we're 18 at gaithersburg, 18 in manassas, 22 in fredericksburg. but as i mentioned with that wind, 5 to 10 miles per hour, looks what it brings the wind chill down to d.c., 12 degrees. 16 is the way it feels in gaithersburg. 10 in baltimore and 11 in manassas. extremely cold air for sure. that is going to be in place right on through the next couple of days even into all of next week. now, radar, nothing to show you. we don't have any rain or snow anywhere close. the one storm i'm watching is way back to the west here. this is a little storm system making its way in through the chicago land area, places like iowa some snow. this is going to come through and bring us some warmer temperatures. tomorrow there is another one back farther to the west, that's the one that is going to come in on saturday. so, let's show you saturday's storm and we'll show you what's going to happen. first off tomorrow at 11:00, if you're out and about on friday night, know it's going to be cold but don't expect to see any snow. we

temperatures in the 20s, the teens. 4:00 a.m. starting to see snow. 5:00 a.m., snow mostly area wide. if you're south of d.c. you're just about out of luck with this storm. best chance of accumulating snowfall is north of d.c. accumulating, dusting to an inch. that's about it. by 8:00 it's already out of d.c., by 10:00, 11:00 it's out of here. it's a quick system. it's about the cold air behind the system. thats' why amelia is with me right now tacking more about that cold air moving in for early next year. >> yeah, doug, exactly. over the next few days relatively speaking, the feels like temperatures aren't going to be all that bad. take a look. walking you through january 2nd here, so, tomorrow and saturday it's going to feel like temperatures are in the mid 20s during the afternoon hours and as that system pulls away that doug just showed you on future weather, cold air moves back into the area. this is what it feels like new year's eve day. about 10 degr

january 1st, just brutal. 10 degrees at best, but for the majority of the day it will feel like temperatures are in the single digits. as we look to tuesday, we start to head back to work. some of us heading back to school. it will feel like temperatures are right around 20 at that point. here's your hourly planner for new year's eve day. 7:00 a.m., cold and dry, 20 degrees. you're outrunning errands around lunch time before the parties get underway. 23 degrees at that point. with breezy conditions it feels like temperatures during the evening are in the single digits. so, if you plan to be outdoors to ring in the new year, you'll want multiple layers and the same thing, doug, goes for january 1st. where again it is feeling like 0 to 10 degrees out there. just brutal. >> yeah, we wouldn't be surprised to see some areas below 0 overnight into monday night. monday morning. yeah, frigid for sure. this is the cold air that just locked in place. next week snow chances starting to go up. the reason why is we talked about this pattern yesterday. this jet stream moving way off to the south and east, keeping that storm system away from us.

trying to bring that system a little close ers to the coast and that would mean a much better chance for some snow next week. tomorrow, though, a little bit warmer, 34 degrees, mixture of sun and clouds with increasing clouds not as cold. 36 with the chance of snow early on saturday. we get into some real cold, but if you think this is cold, 15 for a low on monday. look at next week, even colder. single digits and there is that chance of snow wednesday into thursday. this is something we'll be watching for you very closely. you know we'll stay on top of it for you right here. storm team4 has you covered. >> thank you, doug. >> looking really good now. jamaica, yeah. >> yeah. a warning as you get ready to ring in 2018, why this time of year ais among the most dangeros on the roads not because of alcohol. >> plus reinventing the business world by tloelg out the computers and investing in goggles. why

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people in erie, pennsylvania are used to snow, but not this much snow and not all at once. >> they got hammered. they got more than 5 feet of snow in a matter of days. on top of that they're dealing with bone chilling code as well. >> nbc's ron allen is in the thick of it and telling you how er

sneer here in erie they're hoping to catch a break. the snow emergency has been lifted after what can only be described as an historic record breaking holiday storm. now the clean-up and the digging out begins. and like much of the country, they are also facing bitter cold bone chilling temperatures here. much of the country has frozen over. this is what fell, all of this. a big chill just in time to ring in the new year. it's good for the slopes, but bad for the roads. >> we're kind of over it. >> i wish i could go on vacation already. >> reporter: temperatures plunging to minus 37 degrees in international falls, minnesota. breaking a 90-year record. and in erie, pennsylvania, 65 inches of snow in just four days. >> seems that every day there is a new record. >> we have broken one record after the other after the other. >> reporter: so, county executive kathy called in reinforcements. >> now we have with us the national guard unit. >> reporter: the national guard digging out this nursing home.

by snow. plows working around the clock to clear the street, driving by it looks like a winter wonder land. but it's serious business inside this emergency operation center. where crucial decisions are being made to keep residents safe. on the tarmac at earie's airpor friday, planes finally able to take off after days of a stand still. inside. >> i'm quite happy. >> reporter: deirdre walsh is finally on her way home after being stranded for days. on tuesday she told us her christmas meal was reese's peanut buttercups from a vending machine. >> i desperately want a salad. >> reporter: so, did she ever get that salad? >> no, i did not, but when my sister picked me up she made spaghetti and meat balls. >> reporter: a warm meal and a ticket home. sounds like a belated christmas miracle. yeah, she was one of the lucky ones. she got on the first flight out of here. there is still a long backlog of passengers trying tot

several datz. just when you thought it might be over, think again. there is a winter storm watch in place for this coming weekend. perhaps up to a foot of snow coming this way if you can believe that. now back to you. >> that is the last thing -- >> they don't want that. although if it's just a foot, well, we had five, what's another foot? >> after awhile who cares, you know? what can we expect here? erika gonzalez with a look at what's ahead. >> if you're bundled up from head to toe, a word to the wise. you should probably stay that way because this cold isn't going anywhere. more on that story coming up. >> and confusion over tax reform and time is running out if you are thinking of prepaying your property taxes. what you need to know and who would benefit from it and who will not. >> and we're staying on top of the breaking news in stafford, virginia, as investigators search for a motive after police say a man shot and killed his wife. and then led officers on a wild chase shooting at them. cor coverage

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now at 6:30, breaking news in stafford county i-95, back open after that dramatic police chase involving a man accused of killing his wife. at one point police say the suspect shot at deputies before turning the gun on himself. they were not injured. >> also breaking tonight, a steerj accused of a violent crime spree in the district is locked up. james mayfield is now charged in three separate murders including one that claimed theif

government d.c. police sergeant. >> and a mother and five children are in the hospital after a serious crash last night. police say it was the end of a crime spree. brenden vincent is accused of assaulting a child in centerville, escaping in a stolen car, car jacking a truck before crashing and trying to run from police. they will determine if he was under the influence of drugs or alcohol. now, to our weather, this arctic blast, another one is moving in and that's going to be staying with us for quite a while. in fact, it could be even colder next week. >> erika gonzalez is out talking to people to see how they're coping with these conditions but we're going to start right now with doug to find out what we're in for here. doug, what's moving in now? >> we have to ask her how she's coping. i think she had a heavier coat on yesterday. temperatures are only in the teens and 20s. the wind chills in the single digits in some locations, but the high today, the high temperatures only in the low 20s. 21 in

thurm thurmant, maryland. one of the coldest days we have had all year in 2017. now as we look at our temperatures now in gaithersburg, 21 fort belvoir, 21 in annapolis, the wind chill still a factor, the wind chill in d.c. is 12. as we move through the next couple of days, it's not just the cold air. we're talking another chance for snow and, guys, it gets not just colder, a lot colder than where we were today. i've got the complete forecast for you. i'm back in about 15 minutes. >> we can't remember the last time this year it was this cold, and by the look on everybody's faces and the coats they were wearing, they know it, too. if only it were that easy to shake off the cold. storm team4 says today will go down as one of the coldest days of the year. >> it's pretty darn cold. >> reporter: you look like you're dressed for it, though. >> yes. >> reporter: check out what it's done to the marina in alexandria. this kind of

layers. >> i have a turtleneck, t-shirt and sleeves under this jacket and these crazy warm mittens that i dare to take off for the moment. and two layers under my cap. >> reporter: she lives in finland. >> it's unexpectedly cold, and you'd be surprised to hear that it's lackly cold-- actually col here than in helsinki. >> reporter: some are handling it better than others. >> we're from chicago so we might have you one up on the cold weather thing right now. >> reporter: baby charlie here doesn't seem to miebd nd it at . we love your hat. storm team4 says there is no end in sight for these frigid temperatures, so keep the heavy coats and hats handy. it's going to be a bitter start to 2018. so, stay bundled up, folks. this cold snap looking like more of a cold stretch. erika gonzalez, news4. >> and storm team4 making sure you are ready for the privilege i had start

know including up to the minute forecast in your neighborhood. open our nbc washington app. >> new year, new tax laws. in just a few days the gop tax plan will go into effect and it's already causing some confusion with a lot of people rushing to make last-minute payments, hoping to save some money before the end of the year. now the irs is out with guidance on the new law. nbc's blayne alexander joins us now to explain. blayne? >> reporter: leon, we've seen there have been so many questions about this. in fact, so much so that the irs put out a statement on its website hoping to add some clarity. of course, one of the biggest, should you pay early? it's a different answer for each person, but here's some guidance to help figure it out. tax professionals may be ringing in the new year much busier than usual. the new gop tax law means that starting in 2018, property tax deductions will be capped

$10,000. before there was no limit. that includes state and local taxes. >> anybody have their checks ready? >> reporter: that may leave many scrambling trying to prepay the taxes before year's end to save money. but now, the irs says that only works if you have already had your 2018 property tax assessment. tax advisors say the best place to start, check with your local tax office. >> it really depends on your locality and whether or not they permit this. some localities are bending the rules. >> reporter: in bigger states, there is concern that the new law would do far more harm than good. new york governor andrew cuomo suggesting the new law may be unconstitutional. >> it is the most egregious political active seen. it was done quickly, it was done without any public review, and now you're seeing the backlash. >> reporter: experts say you will really start to notice changes tax day 2019.

a rude awakening for a lot of people who have itemized in the past who are going to see their itemized deductions whacked and brought way down. and that they're going to owe a lot more tax. >> reporter: but when filing your taxes this coming april, it's business as usual. the new law will not yet apply. and if you are going to be making a payment, make sure that you check your local tax website. some accept payments online and others by mail. but remember that it must be postmarked by saturday to meet that deadline. leon? >> good advice. thank you, blayne alexander, reporting live. >> the next few days are among the most deadly on our roads. but the danger is different depending on where you live and where you work. >> plus, a warning as the holidays wind down and people take down their christmas trees. everything you need to know about the

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new year's is the one of the most dangerous times to be driving. they counted 9 crashes during this period last year. already this week three people dead in a crash in charles county, maryland. montgomery county police are cracking down on d.u.i.s. they have arrested nearly 200 people just since thanksgiving. and drivers we spoke to today say they try to be more vigilant this time of year. >> because a lot of people drinking and when they drive they don't know what they're doing. >> kind of be a little more defensive this time of year because you never know who is crazy. >> here's some sobering statistics for parents. one more thing to keep you up at night. research from the federal government shows younger drivers are most likely to be involved in deadly drunk driving crashes this time of year. we're working for you alerting you to the most dangerous kinds of roads that are near your house. numbers from aaa show a tale of two states. the majority of roads in virginia are considered al

in maryland, the majority are classified as urban. that's why it stands to reason the majority of deadly crashes in virginia, 60%, happen on rural roads. in maryland, 59% of the deadly crashes there happen on urban roads. the numbers also show driving is becoming more dangerous in virginia. at least 110 more people killed on the road this year than last year. the most recent statistics for maryland are from 2016. two more people killed that year than the year before. >> your christmas tree was the center of so many happy memories this year, but all good things must come to an end. so, your tree is about to become a fire hazard now. the national fire protection association says that dry trees burn faster than newspaper. the general guideline is to remove the tree when it starts to drop its needles. some fire prevention experts say the trees should come down after 30 days. now, we are working for you with local tree recycling rulings. montgomery county will take them on your regular

prince george's county collects trees with yard waste on mondays. arlington and fairfax will take them on your normal trash day but only during the first two weeks of january. tree collection in the district starts january 13th on your regular recycling day. if you missed that don't worry, we have it for you on the nbc washington app. go there and search christmas tree. >> we are staying on top of the breaking news as police close in on a man who was wanted for murder. what we know about this suspect and the motive and the dramatic ending that happened on i-95 in virginia. >> plus, augment the reality at work. we'll go inside the silicon valley start up that's tearing out the desk and replacing computers with goggles. why some say this could be the wave of the future. doug? >> i like it. hopefully the wave of the future means warmer air for us. it's not coming any time soon. wind chills right now in the teens and single digits around the mid-atlantic. we'll show you when we have, well, actually we don't have any warm ups cong. wemi'l

back to the breaking news we've been following for several hours here on news4, a man accused of shooting and killing his wife in stafford, leads police on a wild chase. a trooper spotted the suspect on i-95 near exit 136. the officers were not hurt. the suspect shot himself and krashds his cara round exit 143. he was flown to the hospital with grave injuries and right now police are still investigating the murder and the motive is still a mystery at this point. an arrest came after a violent crime spree that spanned four months. james mayfield is now

the murder of jamahri sydnor. police say sydnor was an innocent bystander who got caught in the cross fire as she drove down the road in august. mayfield is also charged with two separate murders from this week. and if you've already received your bill for your 2018 personal property taxes, chances are you can pay early before the thousand dollars deduction cap kicks in. 10,000 cap rather i should say. if your property is not yet been assessed, you won't qualify for early payment. homeowners who have already paid in fairfax and montgomery countys and alexandrias you all can get your money back. >> imagine going to work but instead of a computer you have high-tech goggles to get your job done. well, that's what a san francisco start-up is now doing. and nbc's jo ling kent told us the technology was being developed over the summer and she's taking us inside to see how it works. >> reporter: the minority report in ironman may be coming to your workplace. >> imagine computing that feels like playing with lagos.

that's what we're driving towards here. >> reporter: start up is removing computer monitors for employees replacing them with augmented reality or a.r. head sets that project hollow grams onto the real world to end what the ceo calls the tierney of the modern office. >> we have a generation of people who are kind of phone monkey us, hunched over their rectangles, yeah, we're all guilty of it. but i felt like there was something better. here you go. >> reporter: he and his team designed these high-tech a.r. glasses. >> look at that. >> reporter: whoa. instead of clicking a mouse, you grab the air and move anything from a website to a sticky note, even a human brain. this is amazing. it's different from virtual reality which completely covers your field of vision. augmented reality is taking a big step forward as google and apple unveil tool kits for developers. >> expand box. >> reporter: metta is already working with nike sneaker designers. >> the fact that facebook and google and apple and

reality right now is huge. >> reporter: but using a.r. all day every day is not for everyone yet. >> some people, you get tired after 20 minutes. >> for me it took a little longer for my eyes to adjust and pick everything up. >> reporter: adjusting review on the future of work. >> whoa. >> reporter: with no limits in sight. jo ling kent, nbc news, san mateo, california. >> from virtual reality in the work force to our reality, which is this winter, the cold is not going away any time soon and there is even a chance for snow this weekend. which had us wondering, if you were forced to choose which kind of winter weather you prefer, here are the results. more than 80% of you say you want snow as opposed to bitter cold and ice. >> yes! >> but, look, only 2% of you would rather be in the bahamas. really? >> only 2? >> only 2%. >> i don't think people saw that part. i think people got to bitter cold and snow and put

i don't think people saw bahamas there. that would be -- >> that's where i'm lining up. >> even snow lover like me, i want the snow. i might take a week in the bahamas. why not? >> it would be rude not to. >> all right. let's take a look and show you what's happening. it is on the cold side for sure. you know that the biggest thing about this pattern is just how long it's going to be in place. we're talking right on through the next ten days as far as frigid arctic air goes. i really don't see much in the way of warmer weather moving in. maybe for the next few weeks. out there right now, current temperature sitting at 22, temperatures dropping down to about 18, 19 degrees around 10:00, 11:00 tonight. it's going to be a cold night. we're not going to get much colder than that. that's cold enough. as we are watching a system making its way in. take a look at the feels like temperature. the wind, that will continue to subside just a little bit but n

right through you. that's why you need to have everything covered. you don't want any skin exposed in situations like this. radar concern, nothing to watch right now. but we're watching a system back to the west. look at this. this is just a little system that earlier today, right now it's coming through chicago and parts of illinois. came through iowa a little earlier, bringing some snow. the snow was coming down pretty good there. take a look at this video. coming down into portions of the waterloo area. you guys know waterloo. oh, beautiful place there this time of year. never been. but still, snow there for sure, that storm system not going to bring us the cold and snow this time. but it's going to help us to actually warm just a little bit during the day tomorrow. that rare i can'area under a wi advisory. that storm will bring us the chance for snow on saturday. this, however, moves to our north, actually helps bring us moderate weather. but cold air in place. storm system moving off the coast next week, waiting to see. some of the latest computer models are bringing this close

that means we could be in for a snowstorm next week. it is something we're tracking and watching and we'll stay on top of it for you right here on storm team4. 36 on saturday, and cold again, little bit of snow saturday morning and then it's just all about the cold. 24 on monday, temperature at midnight, the wind chili expect to be close to 0 in our area on sunday night into monday. and starting off the first week of 2017, a frigid note for sure. the first snow wednesday into thursday. stay with us. we'll continue to keep you posted on everything weather over the next few days. >> we have sports in the meantime. despite the cold, navy heats up against virginia. george coming up next with sports. >> first here's greg melvin with a look at what is oop on nbc nightly news. >> security operation taking shape at the country's biggest city prepares for new year's eve celebration on high alert. also what apple says it is going to do about all those iphones thatave been slowing down h.

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this is the xfinity sports desk. >> so, the wahoos got wonked. >> it was entertaining through the opening kickoff. that was it. downhill. the bowl season continuing closer to home. the tenth military bowl taking place in annapolis, navy and virginia meeting the 40th time. series dates back to 1889. navy home field advantage today as well, but not sure anything would have changed the way navy played this football game. a great team before today's military bowl, despite the cold temperatures, plenty of fans in attendance at navy marine corps memorial stadium. action starting right at the opening kickoff. joe reid back to return for virginia, finds the lane, picks up some blocks, the sophomore cuts it outside. he's gone. 98 yards to the house. for joe reid, wahoo strikes early. 7-0 lead. virginia fans not happy for long. he got his guys going. later ith

malcolm perry keeps it. shakes off the defender, no one catches him, 22 yard touchdown road. two tds before leave ing with an injury. no worry, back up qb kept navy rolling. third quarter takes it in one of five touchdowns. navy rushes for 152 yards. that's right. they run by virginia 49-7. 49-7. sheree burruss took in all the action. nothing says feels like temperature of 12 degrees. >> reporter: oh, is that how warm it is out here? couldn't notice. things certainly were cold as you said, and cold between these two teams. but for navy, the motivation came early -- excuse me, uva walked through their stretching pregame. players said that really struck a nerve. but their motivation for winning this year's military bowl

actually came 19 days ago when army beat navy. >> they're still getting over the army loss. it's the worst loss i've ever had in my 20 years of coaching. that was hard to get over. so, we knew this game was huge, not only to send our seniors off the right way, but to propel us to the off season, give our kids some confidence, and for us to be the really good team like that convincingly, i think it's going to really, really help us going into the off season. >> coach knee my a has been telling us all week it's not how you finish. so it's been great. we had a great time, being able to put some points on. acc opponent, i think it definitely makes us go into the off season with our heads held high. >> definitely had our highs and lows this year. to finish off especially for the seniors, too, something we'll always remember our last football game. good we got that one. >> reporter: senior is certainly leaving on top. he told me he has

he's willing to explore the opportunity of the nfl if it presents itself, but he says up next he has five years in the marine corps. live from annapolis, sheree burruss, news4 sports. >> all right, sheree, the college basketball and a tough day for mark turgeon. getting ready to play the final conference game tomorrow. announcing sophomore justin jackson will undergo season ending surgery on his torn labrum. the 6'7" sophomore has missed the last three games with what the team has called shoulder soreness. injuries occurred before jackson came to maryland but was able to play through it. he led the team in three-point shooting last season and 48% but it dropped off significantly this year at 25%. jackson averaging 9.8 points a game, eight rebounds in 11 games this season. tough news for the turves. >> if i had a torn labrum, i don't know how he can shoot like that. >> shooting dropped off. >> thank you for joining us. nightly news is next. it startsn

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