let's get to the top store i that fire broke out in a five-story brick apartment building in the bronx. 12 people are dead, including a one-year-old child. four people are st. i will in the hospital this morning f it started around 7:00 last night in a building near the bronx zoo. they deployed about 170 firefighters. the mayor is calling it an unspeakable tragedy. >> this is the worst fire tragedy we have seen in this city in at least a quarter century. >> right now, we've learned the fire started on the first floor of that building. officials say the death toll could rise. the four people in the hospital are in critical condition. here at home, we're still watching the frigid temperatures outside. we want to get to sheena parveen in the weather center. sheena, a little better than yesterday. not that that's saying that mu

it won't hurt as much today, chris. >> okay. >> your skin will still sting, but compared to yesterday, we'll be a few degrees warmer but by no means should you put away the jacket that you had on yesterday. we have a lot of teens on the map. the numbers will be colder by the time we get to sunrise, the coldest point of the day. lorton, clinton and the district at 20 degrees. in the suburbs, through the morning, even after sunrise, we'll be in the teens by lunchtime. slowly getting into the mid-20s. we have a few snow flurries near the area right now. you can expect a few later today. we'll talk more about that coming up. thank you, sheena. chopper 4 is on the scene last night in an apartment fire in montgomery county. the two-alarm fire forced dozens of people to evacuate the building i

hewitt. more than 100 firefighters responded and were able to rescue one person. 24 they had to bring in medical buses while children sit outside in the cold. other residents had on heavy coats and hats. we have learned the red cross was at the scene to try to help some of the families. >> now a story that's been developing overnight in southeast d.c. police made a gruesome discovery inside a burning car. we have new video of that fire that was taken by a witness at dupont. someone reported the fire after 7:00 last night on ridge road. officers found a body inside. a neighbor says she heard nine to ten gunshots around the time of the fire. now homicide detectives are investigating what happened. two shootings along twous

highways. it may have affected your commute last night. it happened in bladensburg across the d.c. line. a man was found shot along 295. the prince george's county police say the man was found on the shoulder of the road near the exit to eastern avenue. this was just before 6:30 last night. they say the man had been shot at least once. he was in critical condition. investigators are working to identify him and find a suspect as well. now to the other highway shooting. we're learning more about the chain of events on i-95 in stafford county. this crash happened moments after someone shot at police officers. in this story, jackie bensen reports the man accused of pulling his gun is suspected of killing his wife. >> reporter: neighbors tell us that the couple only lived here for a few weeks. they were quiet a

themselves. >> i heard a pop. >> she found out the sound she heard coming from another apartment in fredericksburg around 11:00 a.m., was a gunshot. stafford county deputies found one of her neighbors dead and the woman fled the scene in a black suv. >> we just had new neighbors, only been here two weeks. didn't know anything. to know that it was them is sad. i feel bad for the children. >> minutes after deputies broadcast the lookout for the husband's vehicle, a virginia state trooper spotted the suv north on 95. followed for a few miles. a witness says the suspect then stopped his car and opened fire. he continued along, the witness said, causing more crashes along the way. >> stopped his car in the middle of 95 in the center lane, shot at the officer in the left lane. st

officer. >> one bullet went through the trooper's windshield. another bullet went into a sheriff's deputy's cruiser window. >> straight into the headrest. >> the suspect kept going north. deputies believe the man shot himself in the head causing the suv to roll. it kept the road closed for hours. >> the investigation into this string of related crimes continues. in stafford county, jackie bensen, news 4. thank god the officers are okay. red line riders, listen up. service has changed on that line because of some expanded repairs to waterproof the system. the repairs will impact your travel at night and on the weekends. the repairs run through february 15th. single tracking during weeknights andll

weekends between medical center and grosvenor. it runs through 6:00 on sunday. metro is using a new technique aimed at keeping some of the tunnels dry. if your new year's resolution is to become a millionaire, you may want to buy a lottery ticket. the jackpot is an estimated $306 million. it went up earlier this week when no ticket matched the numbers in the last drawing. the powerball jackpot reached $384 million. that drawing set for tomorrow night. sheena, if you hit either jackpot, what would be the first thing you'd buy? new meteorology tickets. >> no. i'd buy a plane ticket. i'd get out of here. >> i thought you'd invest in your craft a little bit. maybe updated radar system. >> you know what, i would buy probably a new phone

phone number nobody knows. >> you do need a new phone. that would be purchase number one. >> don't you track my iphone 5. it still works. we did that story about the updates. i don't dot updates. it still works. >> you've just about missed 2017. now we're trying to drag you into 2018. >> i think i'm totally -- it's just a number. just a number, chris. don't track it. this morning as you walk outside, you can look at our app on your phone. you can see how cold it is where you live. a lot of areas in the teens and snow ahead. i'll show you more coming up. dates can be a little awkward, don't always go so well. chances are you've never been on one like this. the evening that left one woman behind bars and a man with hundre of thoudssa

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his second kickoff return for a touchdown this year. it goes 98 yards to start the game. >> what a way to start a bowl game. virginia's joe reese takes it all the way to the house for a 98-yard touchdown. this is the only the first play of the military bowl. if you're a navy fan, it wasn't a great way to start the game. takes it all the way to the

zone. uva never scored -- navy destroyed the cavaliers, 49-7. if this isn't the worst state eve owe date ever, it's up there. a woman goes out with a big-time attorney in houston and caused at least $300,000 in damage in an art collection. andy warhol, maybe. >> sounds bizarre. >> not cheap. they were at his house. she got a little drunk. he asked her to leave. she said no way. >> no way. >> actually hides in his mansion. i used to have that trouble all the time. hides in my mansion. >> unbelievable. >> he says the woman threw his sculptures around, tore paintings off the wall and threw red win

teach you to have white wine if the date was going that bad. needless to say, she did get arrested. >> this is unfortunate for him. i really shouldn't be laughing. but this is bizarre. >> quite a lot of damage. >> as we head into the new year, we're looking at the big trends for 2018. based on incoming trends, get ready for diet friendly frying. think more comforts using the air fryers. in fashion, women will be wearing larger than life earrings. keep an eye on sheena in the new year. men may bring back classic logos on clothing. polo logo on my suit with a polo player. tv owe two in one statement

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breaking news out of india in the financial capital of mumbai. many killed were women attending a birthday party at a rooftop straub restaurant. it started in a building which houses upscale restaurants and businesses. within 30 minutes, the building is gone. no word on what caused that fire. here at home, it is another cold morning, but our area isn't really getting the worst of it. for example, windchills this morning in parts of massachusetts negative 20 degrees. in erie, pennsylvania, people are still trying to dig out from that record snowfall. that area could get another foot of snow this weekend. even in nashville, many

can to stay warm and in chicago, so far, one person has died because of the bitter cold temperatures. apple is apologizing to customers after admitting it slowed down older iphones. the company said we know some people think apple has let them down. in january, the company will offer anyone with an iphone 6 or later, a battery replacement. the actress known as sally on dick van dyke show has died. even in the days before her death, she was active on twitter. she posted an old picture of herself with a mom on christmas saying you're never too old to miss your mother. that spokesperson says she died at her home in los angeles. nbc is paying one special artist in seattle a visit i

preserving the memory of those who have served our country. nbc's joe fryer has the story. >> artist michael regan begins each day early and begins each portrait with the eye. >> something inside me said this is what i do. >> he's sketched the eyes of thousands who served in iraq and afghanistan and died. he then gives the art to their families for free. >> sitting here at my drawing table and bring back a smile to a widow's face. how can i do anything else? >> he calls it the fallen heroes project. we met him in the early stages of his venture in 2006. >> what i'm trying to do with these people and drawings is let them know i care and never forget them. >> at the time he created 400 portraits. today the number tops 5,000. >> you've said that you break your heart a little bit every day. >> every day. i hate the fact that i have to do this but love

am. >> staff sergeant donald may died in 2003 in a tank accident. >> it was pretty clear he always wanted to be a marine. >> he was always dressed like he was in the military. >> when he died, his wife debra was pregnant with his son. he never got to meet him until now. >> donald's son. in this portrait regan is drawing two sets of eyes. >> they don't know this is coming. they think it's a picture of donald. >> once finished, it travels to suburban utah where after 14 years the may family finally has a picture of father and son. within seconds their eyes are drawn to his. >> it looks just like him. that's totally his eyes. >> for debra, it's something she never thought she'd see again. a new picture of her husband courtesyf

his eyes are perfect. feels like i'm looking at him. he brought him home. >> joe fryer, nbc news, south jordan, utah. 5,000 pictures. wow. an amazing thing. >> good for that guy doing it for free. he must really have a passion for it. >> it goes a -- goes way beyond saying thank you for your service. i want to show you how much we want to thank you for the service. >> sheena, when we look outside today, even though it feels warmer, that's all relative, right? >> you think it feels warmer? >> than yesterday. >> i would say it doesn't hurt as much. that's what i'm saying. yesterday it stung a little bit when you walked outside or a lot. today, it's going to be maybe not in the 20s in the afternoon, but in the mid to low 30s. the clouds will be around. we're not going to have sunshine to help warm

this morning we're in the teens. 18 frederick. 17 in clinton. it's 20 in washington. here's a look at the map. mostly cloudy skies, chance of flurries and tomorrow we have snow moving in early. look at future weather. we're dry this afternoon. maybe scattered flurries. 4:00 saturday morning, snow showers move into the area. there you see, 8:00, 9:00, 10:00, snowing across much of the area in the morning and quickly leaving in the afternoon with leftover snow flurries and it will be getting breezy. as far as the totals are concerned, we're looking at less than an inch for much of northern virginia. maryland. in the district, 1 to 2 maybe in the higher elevations and also right in northern parts of maryland. we'll take a look at the temperatures as we go across the weekend and into the new year. chris? >> thank you, sheena. it nearly cost a trooper his life. he's not the only one. the disturbing trend thews

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back on the job after a brush with death. news 4 reveals state records that show a recent string of crashes in which suspected drunk drivers collided with maryland state police. one of those troopers was seriously injured in june. but now he's back on the job. >> in his second year as a maryland state police trooper, he has learned how to navigate routes and the beltway in prince george's county. >> just hope that people stay vigilant. >> on route 4 in june, the other driver was not vigilant, he

rear. and it sent my vehicle, i guess, in the opposite direction of where everything was. >> the other driver was drunk, police say, and crashed into him. >> i was disoriented. i really don't remember too much of what happened. i don't even remember how i got out of the car. i'm glad everyone walked away from the incident. >> there is a deeper problem. the trooper isn't the only one. news 4 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 hid will. he would eventually pull over 60 other suspected drunk drivers and win a trooper of the year award. administrator hope a new law will reduce the risk to

each year. >> a lot of times it's a repeat offender arrested for dui or causes some sort of crash. >> mainly -- >> solomon flash has resumed his patrols for duis. >> has your mentality changed? >> i thought it would. but it hasn't really changed. i've always had the same drive to go out and -- or try to stop people who were drinking and driving before and after the accident. >> an accident that nearly cost him his career and his life. scott macfarlane, news 4. >> that driver who injured the trooper is from upper marlboro and is expected in court in a couple weeks to face a series of traffic charges. it is now 4:26. "news4 today" continues right now. that breaking news, at least a dozen people are dead after what's being called the worst fire tragedy in new york city in a quarter century. what we're learni a

victims, some as young as one-year-old. >> we're working to keep you safe on the streets. what you need to know before driving this holiday weekend. and show me the money. how someone could end up hundreds of millions of dollars richer by the time this weekend is over. good morning everybody. 4:27 now. i'm aaron gilchrist. i'm susan hogan in for eun yang today. >> wouldn't it be nice? you start counting money going into the new year. >> isn't it funny how we only buy it when it's in the $300 million. >> because 10 million is not enough. we'll talk about the big lotto coming up. let's kick things off with a look at your weather and traffic. dave dildine is in for melissa. let's start with sheena. another bitterly cold start to this weekend here. >> oh, yeah. wait until you see the temperatures coming as we go into 2018, guys. it is cold outside this morning. many areas are in the teens right now. it an

we will be in the 30s, which is a little bit warmer than yesterday. again, i would not call it warm. the temperatures are just a little higher. 20 degrees washington. 60 in gaithersburg. manassas. 17 in clinton. leesburg at 19 degrees. as you wake up and walk outside, same coat you had on yesterday, the gloves, the scarves, everything as we go through the morning hours at least. by 9:00 a.m., 22. i think a lot of suburbs will still be in the teens at that time. we have the clouds around right now. mostly cloudy skies in the forecast today. could see passing flurries. but tomorrow morning we'll be seeing snow falling across part of the area. coming up, i'll tell you timing on that and what you can expect locally. let's look at the roads now. hey, dave. >> sheena, good morning. as cold as it is outside, traffic is uneventful this morning. in maryland and virginia. out at bay bridge, they're

zone, they're clearing the westbound span. about to reopen it. traffic should begin flowing west on annapolis any minute now. two-way should end. at the woodrow wilson bridge, sn not bad at all. clear sailing on both loops of the beltway. that's the latest. aaron and susan, back to you. >> dave, thank you. that breaking news now out of new york city. a dozen people are dead after what's called a historic fire. it happened in a five-story brick apartment building in the bronx. within the last two minutes we learned that four children are among the 12 people dead here. four others are in the hospital now. the blaze broke out around 7:00 last night. not far from the bronx zoo. some 170 firefighters were on the scene to battle the four-alarm fire. the mayor of the city is calling it an unspeakable tragedy. >> this is the worstir

city in at least a quarter century. >> at this point we know the fire started on the first floor of that apartment building. officials say the death toll could rise. four people in the hospital are said to be in critical condition. chopper 4 over the scene of an apartment fire in our area. the two-alarm fire forced dozens of people to evacuate the building off georgia avenue and hewitt avenue. that's in the aspen hill area of montgomery county. more than 100 firefighters responded last night. they rescued at least one person and brought in medical buses to keep people warm. several children stood outside in the cold and other residents in the heavy coats and hats. no word on what caused the fire. red cross is there to help at the scene, to help those and keep them warm. >> from the live desk. >> chris lawrence is tracking breaking news in our district. >>