>> announcer: "news 4 today" begins with breaking news -- 10:00 on the dot on this sunday morning, new year's eve, 2017. good morning, thank you so much for starting your day with us. i'm adam t-uss. >> i'm david culliver. angie has the sunday off. we have breaking news, this is just coming into our news room south of denver. >> reports of multiple sheriffs deputies down in littleton, colorado. the douglas county sheriff issued a shelter in place for people in that area. they don't have an update on the conditions of deputies remains an active situation. we'll update you through the nbc washington app. >> pretty frightful scene there. i know we also have some breaking news out of houston, too, that we're following. we'll keep you updated on that. cold weather out there as we start out this sunday in the 2017 year.

>> yes, it's very cold end of 2017 and it will be colder as we bring in the new year for 2018 early in the morning. dangerous wind chills in the forecast. look at this, our wind chill here in washington is actually gotten colder by 1 degree. feels like 6 degrees actual temperature is 20 degrees. and it's only going to be as warm as about a 15 degree wind chill as we go through the day today. feels like temperature everyone around about 5 degrees right now. but tonight we have a wind chill advisory for the entire area through monday morning. wind chills 5 to 10 degrees below zero. that is some dangerous cold heading our way. coming up, i'll show you how long it will stick around. we'll take an hour by hour look at your new year's eve forecast for your plans tonight. and of course your new year's day that's straight ahead. >> thank you very much. we are working meanwhile to learn more about a d.c. offer-involved shooting that haped in northeast. >> derrick ward is following it all and has the latest on a developing story. derrick, what are you learng?

investigation. here is what we know. this happened last night around 9:30 at a home in the 800 block of h street northeast. police were responding to a call for a domestic disturbance. they confronted a man whom they say appeared to be armed with a handgun. at some point police fired their weapon wounding that man. we hear now from the chief police. >> our officers responded for a second time to a domestic situation. they were out here. they were looking for a suspect and he returned to a home. not really sure about the details of the domestic. when they get on the scene, they confront an adult male who appears to be armed with a handgun. the officers end up firing their weapons. >> now, police will tell you that these are some of the most dangerous calls they respond to. this is still under investigation. that man has not been identified but he is in critical condition. back to you. >> all right, derrick, thank you very much. meanwhile, we are learning

to investigate russia's election meddling and the ties to the trump campaign. take a look, new york times reports that former tramp campaign adviser george papadopoulos spoke with an australian diplomat in may, 2016. the times says he told the d diplomat that rush ha had dirt on hillary clinton. that conversation apparently propelled the fbi to open an investigation. a white house lawyer has declined to comment and you'll remember that papadopoulos pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi. meanwhile a wave of protests turned deadly overnight in western iran. two protesters were killed in the clashers there. iran state media is reporting that authorities have temporarily blocked instagram and messaging app telegram in order to maintain peace. hundreds of people have been chanting against the government since thursday. president trump is weighing in. he tweeted his support for the protests. this morning, a young mother, an activist

her name is erica garner. she died on saturday after suffering a heart attack last week. the 27-year-old was propelled on the public stage after the death of her father, eric garner. he was put in a choke hold by an nyc police officer. >> erica garner turned personal tragedy into a public mission. she became a national advocate following the death of her father eric garner at the hands of a new york city police officer in 2014. his last words, i can't breathe, a rallying cry for those pushing to reform policing in the u.s. >> let's get support or without your support. >> that's right. >> i'm going to be out here representing for my father. >> that's right. >> reporter: her family tweeted, she cared when most people wouldn't have. she was good. she only pursued right, no matter what.

>> so we need to vote. >> reporter: during the 2016 presidential election, garner used her platform to campaign for senator bernie sanders. >> she used her grief and her pain to fight back and to say that we will have real police department reform in new york and around this country. >> reporter: sanders said she was a fighter for justice and will not be forgotten. >> love you. >> a young mother of two, inspired to fight by the death of her father. >> he raised me to be the fine young lady that i am right now. i know that my father is very proud of me. >> kate snow reporting there. meanwhile, we want to continue to follow breaking news this morning that we told you about at the top of the hour here. there are reports of multiple sheriffs deputies down in littleton, colorado. the douglas county sheriff's office issued a shelter in place warning for people in that area,

not have an update on the conditions of the deputies. as soon as we get more information, we'll relay that. meantime, this remains an active situation. one that we promise you we're going to update throughout the news hour.

well, we still have hours to wait before the clock strikes midnight here in the district, but it's already the new year in new zealand. take a look there. the country was one of the first to welcome in 2018. you can see fireworks lighting up above auckland sky tower and across the city skyline. happy new year in new zealand. soon it will be our turn. >> should ask them what the future is like. >> what is it like in 2018. >> they're already there. what's 2018 like, tell us? >> check it out. he almost gave up hope that it would e

>> talking about ringo starr, here the second beetles band member to be knighted in the queens new year's list of honor. happening 20 years after his band mate sir maul mccartney. >> been there done that. >> ringo wasn't the only one honored. barry gibb also receiving his knighthood for his services to music. >> very cool. time right now is 10:09. oh, bit of a breeze out there now. we did go up a degree, 20 degrees. that's the positive news. man, there is no getting around it. it's freezing outside. and you're going to feel it as soon as you step outside. we're back with sheena. she's got a look at your new year's eve forecast plus new ar's day. yest really? really? really? really? really?

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♪ well, good sunday morning. the last morning of 2017. and we are off to a very cold start. almost everybody feels below 10 degrees right now. it is windy and cold outside, but look at this chart here, temperatures through the afternoon for our suburbs, not even rising above the low 20s. and that wind will actually make it feel around 15 degrees or colder. that's actually going to be the warmest point of the day. coming up, we'll look at your new year's eve forecast for tonight and new year's day with brutal wind chills straight ahead. good morning. coming up on "meet the press" looking back at 2017 and ahead to 2018. we're going to look at the promises president trump made, the promises he's kept and the ones h

landscape. democrats aim to take back congress. republicans hope to hang on to power. we're going to talk about what to watch for next year. and 2020 early moves, potential candidates are already visiting the early primary and caucus states and thinking of challenging the president. finally, the ways president trump has influenced culture, from the words we used to race to the conversation about sexual harassment. it's all ahead on a packed meet the press. all right, chuck. thank you very much. we'll be watching for that. meanwhile, we want to update you on the breaking news coming out of the denver area this morning. there are reports of multiple sheriffs deputies down in littleton, colorado. douglas county sheriff's office issued a shelter in place warning for people in that area. you can see the police response here that's going on. right now they do not have an update on the conditions of those deputies.

as we continue to try to get updates we're going to follow it for you in the nbc washington app, so make sure you check that to see what the latest is. >> adam, we have more breaking news. now let's take you down to texas. houston police there arresting a man they say was found with several guns and ammunition inside his hyatt regency hotel room. officers responded to the scene around 1:30 a.m. they responded for what our affiliate reports as a belligerent and intoxicated man. they ended up finding that ammunition stash and the weapons as well. they're searching his vehicle right now. what's interesting about this is that this is a hotel overlooking an area where a planned new year's celebration is set to take place. all of this, of course, incredibly frightening given what happened in las vegas earlier this year. we're going to continue to update this as well as we get more details. >> you tipped your cap to the houston police for that one for sure. let's look at erie, pennsylvania, different kind of story here. it's all about the snow as you can see here, residents still

it's erie, after all. they're ready for that. >> it looks eerie. >> it does look eerie in erie. >> i get it. >> this is what they call the lake-effect snow, right? >> uh-huh. >> you don't need a meteorology degree to know that's lake-effect snow. >> she said that 30 minutes ago. >> yes, i did. >> when a heavy snow band sets up on the lake effect and the wind comes in, then you get this. 34 inches on christmas day alone. 100 inches in the month of december, sheena, crazy. >> we call it the snow machine because when the wind does not change direction, it sits there and brings off the air from the great lakes causing the snow, it's a snow machine. >> it's unbelievable. >> that's pretty good. >> i thought i did a good description. >> let's turn to him. >> you want to clicker? here you go. >> never even attempt it. i think you have a tough job. it's cold. >> it is cold. >> you have a lot to predict. >> he noted we went up 1 degree which we were celebrating. >> no, we went down. >> it was 19 on the bug now it's up to 20. >> we don't care

chill. >> here we're all excited but it's going down. >> the actual temperature is going up but the wind chill is going down. the wind is getting stronger throughout. >> we're learning so much. >> this is why we need sheena not you. >> technically he did watch a digit rise one digit higher. you weren't wrong about that, but the wind chill is what you will feel when you walk outside. did you know that? >> yes. >> now you do. all right, the brutal cold does continue. the wind chill is really going to smack a lot of people right in the face. wait until tomorrow morning. if you think it's frigid this morning, tomorrow morning much of the area could be sitting below zero. so we have a wind chill advisory until 9:00 a.m. because of the frigid start to 2018. colder than what we're seeing this morning. look at the wind chills, it's now down to 6 degrees for the feels like temperature in washington. clinton feels like 2 degrees. frederick 9. dulles, 4. again overnight tonight, it will feel colder th

wind chill advisory for everybody through tomorrow morning 9:00 a.m., 5 to 10 degrees below zero. this is dangerous cold with exposed skin in this kind of weather you could get frostbite in about 30 minutes. so remember that as we go through the morning hours. make sure you dress very warm today, tonight and tomorrow. here is a look at satellite radar, nice and dry. good for any new year's festivities going on. little clipper moving through ohio. we could have a couple snow flurries passing by today but the brutal cold with the wind is the main concern. here is the future wind chill forecast by this afternoon, i don't really see us feeling warmer than about 15 degrees. then we go through tonight, midnight tonight, feeling close to 0 in some areas as we bring in the new year. then early tomorrow morning look at this, we have wind chills below zero, but again we could have wind chills close to 5 to 10 degrees below zero. your new year's eve forecast, 5:00 p.m. when a lot may be heading out. blustery, it's going to be very cold especially

again, i told you it will feel close to 0. 12 degrees for a low tomorrow morning. but that dangerous wind chill will be in the forecast and through the afternoon tomorrow. not getting any warmer than the mid 20s. morning low of 12 degrees will be the coldest new year morning since 1968. it's been quite a while. it will be a pretty chilly through most of the area. you really want to bundle up. all exposed skin like i mentioned. we're really not going to warm up much especially close to normal. normal high is 44 degrees this time of the year. the warmest day this week is 37 on wednesday. but look what happens after that, 27 on thursday, we'll be watching one storm that looks to remain offshore. we have to watch the track of that closely. friday we could only be near 20 degrees for a high but it will be windy with that, too. more details coming up. >> great. pleasant forecast. thanks, sheena. imagine how cold it is up here -- we. new york city. >> unbelievable. >> getting ready for the ball to drop on 2017 going out, 2018

coming in. >> looking like -- >> they will be out there for hours. >> for some people this is fun. i can't understand how this is fun. listen, what is it 10:18, they have a long way to go, over 12 hours. >> i'm convinced this is like the running of the bulls. it's mostly tourists out there, right? >> yeah. >> it's a badge of honor. >> we'll check in with new york city and see h they're sowe

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as we have discussed at length, this is not for us. not something we would want to partake in, but as folks are getting ready to count down 2018, they're braving those frigid temperatures. a million folks expected to pack into times square to celebrate tonight. >> that's right. nbc's chris palone tells us how those spectators will be greeted with the cold and also unprecedented security. >> four, three, two, one, happy new year! >> the world's most famous crystal ball tested and ready to go. thousands of balloons inflated. the countdown to 2018 is in its final stages. >> come on in. make a cowboy sandwich. >> reporter: tourists have descended on midtown manhattan. >> it's the magic. it's the big city. it's the lights, the excitement, the crowds that we love. >> reporter: undeterred by bone-chilling cold. >> i have on layers. i learned -- i did a lot of research aboif

and two pairs of leggings on. >> reporter: police say recent terror attacks in new york and around the world helped guide their latest security plan. >> this is going to be one of the most well-policed, best protected events and one of the safest venues in the entire world. >> reporter: thousands of officers will be on the streets, uniform, plain clothes and heavily armed anti-terrorism units using vapor sniffing dogs. officers have new instructions on how to spot and stop potential suicide bombers and because of the las vegas sniper attack, detectives will be stationed in every hotel surrounding times square. >> you'll see increase in heavy weapons, bomb squad personnel, rad owelogic detection teams, and our technology to include over 1,000 cameras in and around the area of times square for the event. >> reporter: but still, police say there's no credible specific threat to new york's new year's eve celebration. visiting from australia, this gentlen

>> if you live like that you will never live at all. you might as well get out and live. get on with you life, i think. >> reporter: do you feel safe? >> yeah, absolutely. >>reporter: the celebration is on. >> happy new year. >> reporter: turning the page on 2017 in just a few hours. the coldest ever ball drop here 1 degree in 1917. the second coldest, 1962 when it was 11 degrees. forecasters say we will be close to that when wind chill is near 0 when we ring in 2018. in times square, chris palone, nbc news. 10:24, continue to follow breaking news just south of denver this morning, reports of multiple sheriffs deputies down in littleton, colorado. the douglas county sheriff's office issued a shelter in place warning for people in that area. right now they don't have update on the condition of the deputies that remain active situation. we're going to give you updates to the nbc washington app. >> we're following this breaking news story right now coming from houston. police there

guns and ammunition inside his hyatt regency hotel room. right now they're serging his vehicle, too. officers responded to the scene around 1:30 this morning. this is a hotel that is overlooking an area where a planned new year's celebration is set to take place. most frightening given what we saw in las vegas. a story we will continue to follow. >> a total shutdown of the beltway starting to clear this morning. that is good news. a major tractor trailer fire caused this scene between new hampshire avenue and the split with 95 and college park. at one point, the inner loop and all lanes to exit 25 u.s. 1 were closed. right now, though, that fire is out. some lanes remain blocked. you can see on the left side of the inner loop about the center of your screen some cars are getting by on the left side and the shoulder. others are taking the exit ramp near the idea. time right now is 10:25. four things you need to know on this new year's eve. we're working to learn more about a

shooting in northeast. they encountered an armed suspect on eighth street. at last check the suspect is in critical condition. today the washington redskins going to take on the new york giants for the second time this season. kickoff is at 1:00 p.m. this afternoon at metlife staid dwds >> the power ball jackpot jumping up to 440 million bucks after there were no jackpot winning lottery numbers last night. the next drawing is set for wednesday. live look outside right now over our area this morning, kind of a gray start. >> lot of clouds. >> tough to see. >> we're still counting down 2018. we'll see you into that. there you go. there will be a lot of celebrations tonight. of course we want you to enjoy it but be safe out there. >> absolutely. also want to bundle up because it will be brutally cold for the rest of the day. >> yes. it will be blustery temperatures in the 20s today but it's not going to feel warmer than about 15 degrees this afternoon.

morning, look at that 12 degrees. that would be the coldest new year's morning, new year's low temperatures since 1968. it will feel anywhere from 5 to 10 degrees below zero. that's dangerous cold. bundle up. we have a weather alert out because of it. look at the cold, it just stickinsticks around. >> some of the folks out in times square, they could actually get frostbite. >> frostbite with the type of weather we're having, exposed skin about 30 minutes. >> yeah, everyone should be bundled up there. that will do it for "news 4 today." thanks so much for joining us. e we'll seyou next year.

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