>> announcer: "news4 today" starts now. 6:00 on the dot on this sunday morning. and right now on "news4 today," freezing cold temperatures caused chaos at howard university. ruptured pipes, heating issues, and now classes delayed for days. and hitting restart on 2018. president trump heads to camp david to set his agenda but still dodged by concerns over his fitness for office. and bundle up, and then up and up and up and up, and then put another layer on and then bundle up again, because freezing-cold temperatures, winter weather plaguing our area and the rest of the country. maybe you heard about it. >> yeah. >> it's a little bit cold outside. >> just a

>> they have built-in, you know, warmth. >> they do, but you know what, it's so cold that even the dogs need to have little shoes. did you see the shoes? >> i did. >> it's cute, but they're probably freezing just like we are. >> i don't have time to put shoes on my dog. >> come on! >> get it done. anyway, good morning to you on this sunday and thank you for starting your day with us. i'm adam tuss. >> an i'm meeghagan fitzgerald. let's get to the weather with tamara because it's bone-chilling out there. >> and as we head through the morning, at 6:00 right now, the windchill advisory has expired. however, i'm keeping us under a storm team 4 weather alert, because if you're getting ready to walk the dog or do morning exercises, temperatures are downright brutal, dangerous cold. what's it feel like? right now 10 degrees in the district, but it feels like minus 3 in d.c. right now, down to a feels-like temperature of 1 degree in gaithersburg. really brutal out there.

mid-to-upper 20s. for your sunday, the winds aren't going to be as bad, so you'll notice it will take the bite out of the cold, still very cold, plenty of sunshine. we're going to talk about a warm-up on the way as well as some wintry precip we could see at the top of our week. back to you all. >> thank you, somara. developing news in the district. firefighters are at the scene of this major fire on park place in northwest, as you can see the flames shooting out of the roof there. extra units are being called in to help out with this blaze. park place between quebec place and park road northwest are closed right now. one person was taken to the hospital. another is being evacuated on the scene. we're also told that a family inside will have to find another place to live during these frigid cold temperatures. crews are also battling this two-alarm fire overnight. this was the scene on 12th and n street northwest. we're told the call came in around 12:30 this morning. the blaze affte

units. five people, including three kids, are now looking for somewhere else to live. the good news is no one was injured. well, this brutally cold weather is affecting classes at howard university. in a statement to students, the university says it's postponing undergraduate, social work, and graduate classes until monday, january 16th. the university says it needs to fix ruptured pipes and a broken heating system. we've been telling you about the ongoing issues with the heating system there because of below-freezing temperatures. and despite all that, the residence halls are still open. the university's professional schools and colleges will start as scheduled tomorrow. meanwhile, it will be a busy week for road crews working on nearly 100 water main breaks in our area. six reported in the district, 14 water main breaks in montgomery county and fairfax county working on two dozen water main breaks. prince george's county reports 52 water main breaks, including one that nearly

suv yesterday morning. also in prince george's county, word of a water main break closing a portion of us-1 at cherry hill road right now. we are working on getting more information on that developing story. we have tips on preventing frozen pipes on our nbc washington app. just search "winter weather tips." and a d.c. family continues to worry about timyra and miesha callaway. no one has heard from the two cousins since friday. on your screen, timyra is just 11 years old. her cousin, miesha callaway, is 17. they disappeared within hours of each other from madison street in northwest d.c. authorities say they believe they could be together. of course, anyone with information is asked to contact police right away. and later this morning, friends and family will continue their search for a missing maryland man. his name is daniel dehaven. about 200 people spent part of yesterday looking for the 65-year-old who also suf

he was last seen tuesday morning at a costco store on baltimore avenue in beltsville. for more information on how you can help with the search, you can head over to our nbc washington app. just search "search help." time is 6:05. this morning, twin brothers are sitting in jail after spending time as robbery suspects on the run. officers arrested taquise and tarise powell on friday in southeast. they're both 18 years old and police say they targeted construction workers in three separate incidents and taquise took part in another robbery in november and police say his brother in december took place in another robbery. one of the few men who also walked on the moon has died. astronaut john young died friday night at his home in houston. young was a co-pilot on nasa's first space shuttle mission back in 1981. he went to space six times, set a record for the fastest speed f

walked on the moon as commander of "apollo 16." young was 87 years old. >> amazing accomplishments there. >> yeah, right? i know. >> incredible! >> great history there. >> love it. all right, days after sending nuclear tweets to the leader of north korea, the president was back on twitter defending himself, now against new questions on the russia investigation. >> that's right. and more new questions from a tell-all book about a dysfunctional white house. that's what he's dealing with as well. nbc's sarah dallof has more. >> reporter: in the midst of a retreat with congressional leaders, president donald trump on the defense again about allegations his campaign colluded with russian officials. >> but everything that i've done is 100% proper. that's what i do is i do things proper. >> reporter: during a brief question-and-answer session with reporters at camp david, the president touched on the 2018 midterms. >> we need more republicans. we have to have more republicans. with that being said, i think we're going to go bipartisan.

really great bipartisan bills. >> reporter: and on his own mental health, he described himself as a very stable genius in a tweet. >> why did you feel the need to tweet about that this morning? >> only because i went to the best colleges, or college, i went to a -- i had a situation where i was an excellent student, came out and made billions and billions of dollars. >> reporter: the tweets appear to be in response to a new tell-all book that shows concerns among aides. the president describes it as fiction and he was supported by those flanking him saturday. >> the president's policies have been achieving extraordinary results. nearly 2 million new jobs created, unemployment at a 17-year low. >> reporter: and while the president is riding high on the best weekly approval ratings he's seen since the summer, some question if that upward movement will continue. sarah dallof, nbc news. all right, we want to go outside, give you a live look at what freezing looks like.

>> i know. when is spring, right? how many days until spring? >> i'm done with this. >> back to reality. it is cold, cold, cold. if you don't have to go outside, i wouldn't do it, but we'll take a look at how cold it's going to get with our expert, somara theodore. and a touchdown you have to see to believe. a quarterback throws the ball -- >> oh, wow. >> -- only to catch it himself and then carry it into the end zone, and that was a huge turning point in this game, as the nfl playoffs kick into

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and then the ball comes right back to him. the touchdown helped spark a big second-half comeback. the titans would beat the chiefs, 22-21. >> wow! >> love playoff football. love this time of year. >> yeah. also this time of year, the golden globes! the prep is under way at the iconic beverly hilton in los angeles. >> yes. we are hours away! the beverly hilton has been hosting the show for more than 40 years. the "golden globes" not only honors the year's best movies, but they also honor television shows. and nbc has a big presence in the nominations this year. "this is us" is nominated for best television series. "will & grace" is also nominated for best television series, musical or comedy. and then our very own seth meyers is hosting the "golden globes" tonight. the show airs at 7:00 p.m. right here on nbc 4. >> always fun to watch those shows. nominated for coldest start to the winter is us. >> us, right here! it is cold! >> we can't really complain because people in boston are ea

>> connecticut and those places. but still, 9 degrees is degrees! take a look at the bottom of your screen. >> it's no fun. >> no. >> it's so cold, you go outside in jeans, it cuts through your pants. it's freezing. >> yeah. when's it going to warm up? >> bone-chilling cold, somara theodore! >> when's it going to warm up? >> we are actually on a warming trend. i have a gift for you in the extended forecast, but we have to get through this morning's cold weather, 9 degrees, but what does it feel like? in the district right now it feels like minus 3, for a lot of us feeling like single digits and below zero. let's show you the graphic. as we head throughout the morning, we are expecting it to warm up a bit. and the good news is, you know what's working in our favor? the fact that the winds aren't gusting like they were yesterday. right now north out of the north at about 8 miles per hour. that's why that feels-like temperature isn't as brutal as it could be. if you are getting ready to hit the pavement this morning for a morning run, i'd just took doo it on the treadmill in the gym, to be honest with you, if i

temperatures will be around 10 degrees and feels-like temperatures will be much colder, into the negative for a lot of us, so put on the layers if you're doing outdoor exercising as well as walking the dog. very calm winds, like i said, a lot of sunshine awaiting us as we head through your sunday. so, here's a look right now. mostly sunny to start. it is dry for brunch but frigid, so make sure you're sitting indoors, of course. then by the afternoon, calm winds, temperatures in the mid-20s, mid-to-upper 20s as we head through the afternoon. we'll get some increasing cloud coverage here, but overall, a very tranquil sunday. remember that warm-up that we talked about? folks, i'll give you a preview. we're actually headed to the upper 50s, near 60 degrees by the end of this week. before that, though, we've got some wintry precip to talk about. we could be talk being a little bit of ice accumulation that could impact your monday commute, and i'll have that coming up in a moment. for now, back to you all. >> that's going to be flat-out tropical! >> hold on, it's coming. we're going to warm up. >> we'll take that.

coming up next. good sunday morning and welcome to "reporter's notebook." i'm aaron gilchrist. our conversation with i-team's scott macfarlane with a couple issues people will be thinking about going into the new year. you can't help but notice there is a new tax plan that people are going to be impacted by. the republican tax plan was passed into law at the end of last year. regardless of where you fall on some of the controversial points of this plan, people are being impacted by this. >> that's right. >> and particularly people who live here in our area. >> so, anybody hoped the news would quiet down over the holidays and new year's, the tax plan stopped that from happening. things are churning at municipal government offices and state government offices. a lot of people chose to prepay their taxes hoping to get the benefit before the year's end. in maryland, didn't turn out that way. you have hundreds of people who have prepaid in prince george's county and montgomery county. we're not sure what happens

are they going to ask for that money to be returned? do they want to be reimbursed or refunded their tax payment? that will take processing and they have a finite amount of workers to do that. some will keep the money and have a cheaper tax bill next time around. there is a political debate and financial debate about who will benefit the most. one thing is for certain, though, the tax deal is clearly already benefiting k. street. and thousands in our area work in lobbying shop, work as advocates for tax plans and tax plan changes. this wasn't as much a reform as a tax cut. there are so many changes and things to be debated about, the future taxes in america never more so than on the heels of a major tax cut. there is a lot of lobbying ahead in 2018, a lot of money to be made for people who work on k. street and those whose tax is part of their portfolio. looking at the last half of

for example, spent millions on lobbyists just on tax plans. so as the future of tax plans are debated, be clear, in the washington, d.c., area, this tax deal will in some ways still make us money. >> right. so, there was the confusion with people who were going to pay their property taxes ahead of time, and suddenly, the irs comes back and says, well, hang on, these are the rules that are going to apply here. you know, maybe for some folks it might benefit them to pay early. others, unless certain documents or bills were put out by the localities, it all just got really confusing before christmas got here. >> at a time when, truly, government offices are a little understaffed. so it got confusing at a time when not all of your soldiers are lined up to fight this fight. in the district of columbia, and in parts of virginia, it appears this will work. if you prepaid before december 31st, you will take a benefit financially for some of your prepayments. in maryland's where the b

is, because maryland state regular laitulations and state policies don't allow the assessments to be sent out until the summer of the taxing year, july 2018. so what to do with the prepayments, a lot of people who prepaid in maryland i suspect want that money back. if they're not getting a benefit, they'd rather put it into a savings account or other financial instrument to make money off it. >> pay it when it's done. >> and make money off your money now. but there have to be people to process that. and again, in counties like montgomery and prince george's, there are only a few people who handle this task and they're inundated in a way they have never been before. >> and talking about the tax plan, there is also the looming budget issues out there right now. we averted a government shutdown in december, but that could come back again this month. >> slowly and slightly averted a government shutdown, because it just moved the goal post from december to january. there's still another government shutdown facing the country january 19th if a budget deal isn't reached. now, i mentioned that it's going to be a busy month and a busy

it will be incredibly busy for congressional staffers and the thousands who work for the federal government in our area and are waiting to see what happens with this budget showdown. it's not just money here, though, and money is a difficult thing for congress to agree upon. there is the daca issue that is plaguing this budget debate, because daca, the deferred action for childhood arrivals, is a major issue politically, socially, and transcends every jurisdiction in america, and there is no agreement on what to do about that. should we be extending this poli policy? should we be stopping this policy? they're folding that into the budget debate, and that is complicating things that were already complicated to begin with. >> okay. i want to take a break here and then come back and talk about one of our favorite topics here in this area, traffic, some of the issues that folks have been dealing with as it relates to traffic. "reporter's notebook" continues in just a moment.

welcome back to "reporter's notebook" with scott macfarlane, our investigative reporter here at nbc 4. we've recently seen a series of accidents in this area at school crossings, and there are legislators now who are perking up, paying more attention, trying to see what can be done to save lives, essentially. >> they recognize there's a growing problem because we have a growing population in our area. we all know there's growing traffic issues, and these now come nearer and nearer to schools. schools, so many of them in our area, are right there on state highways, on major county arteries. they are so close to 45 to 55-mile-per-hour traffic, there is growing concern that we have to do something to make sure those crossings are as safe as maybe they were 15 years ago or 25 years ago when there was less traffic and less volume of people. that being said, there have been a recent series of accidents, including some that were, sadly, fatal accidents, that captured the attention of state legislators in maryland. when the legislature reconvenience in january, i'm told there will be legislation

maryland to order an engineering review of every school crossing in a state that's on a state highway. what's more, they're going to have the county departments of transportation to require a county review of the crossings on county streets, not just in some areas of maryland, but the entirety of the state, and it would be every school. not cheap. they'd have to get funding for that, but there's clearly political muscle behind this because these accidents are happening everywhere. they're happening in places big and small, but there is a sentiment that this problem is growing in our area because the volume of cars continues to pick up. >> so, is there any talk about what a solution might be? if one of these studies comes out and says, okay, this school crossing is bad, this was not engineered well, what might a change look like? >> well, changes cost money as well, so you have to fund the changes if you request changes. but there could be things like new signals, maybe the deployment of more crossing guards, maybe where wha they call traffic mitigation, where you try to lower further the speed

but to be clear, legislators recognize that police departments throughout our area do special enforcement in school zones to try to keep the traffic under control and keep kids safe, but they believe there's a limit in how much those police patrols can accomplish. they feel actual engineering changes are effective, using as an example what happened thursday when montgomery county released an engineering review they did in germantown near seneca valley high school where a 2012 accident killed a sophomore student at seneca valley. they recognized there were a few things we can change and we need to look at the infrastructure of the roads near schools and making cars take a back seat to the people who have to walk, including in the dark. >> knowing this is going to cost money at whatever level something happens is going to cost money, has there been anyone who's stepped up and said yeah, we do need to take another look at this, outside of the legislators who are trying to make this happen in annapolis? are there any counties saying, yep, we'll pay for it, it needs to happen, here we go? >> yeah, and i believe the counties in our area will tell you they're proactive about this, and i used as an example,

own engineering studies of its own county roads already, but this state mandate, if it passed in annapolis, would take the choice away, requiring every county to do it. the counties may call that an unfunded mandate, but nobody can argue with the goal, which is to keep kids safer. and the number of accidents that have occurred in recent months made clear that kids could be safer. >> let's look at the region on a whole, then, as we think about some of the traffic signals and timing. i remember when i first moved here and i thought, maybe there isn't a traffic engineering department in the city, you know? some of the lights seem to be so poorly timed so that one car gets through or, you know, something sort of unreasonable like that. is there an effort this year to try to change some of the way traffic lights operate in this area? >> nothing frustrates a driver more than a poorly timed traffic signal that they know is poorly timed every day when they get to it. counties and jurisdictions in our area, d.c., virginia and maryland, do have personnel in war rooms that actually look at the flow of traffic on roads and can in

a reason why a road is more congested than usual, they can immediately adjust the timing of a light. and in montgomery county, for example, in gaithersburg, there is a war room we went into last week and we saw 30 people. 30 people working these devices, working these controls. but what some counties want to see, prince george's is a good example, vdot in fairfax county is a great example and in rockville, montgomery county's trying this, are what they call adaptive traffic signals. they don't need people in a war room to do it. there are sensors attached to the light that can measure the traffic in an intersection and adjust itself in realtime. so the traffic signals will see, there's one guy sitting in a car trying to go north. nobody is coming east and west, he's been there for a minute. the traffic signal can change itself, which is better, at least more immediate than a person trying to watch 200 traffic cameras in a county and make the adjustments him or herself. >> you have to wonder, if the technology's been out there, it would seem like a

just put that in at any of these busy intersections and is suddenly becomes easier. >> the supporters would say that's exactly right. once you make the initial cost, or you make the initial payment, this might pay for itself in the way it saves people time, saves people gas. prince george's county tells me they're considering it where you have crowds who can come and go in waves unpredictably where an automated signal is more effective because we don't know if 500 cars will be letting out of a show at a single moment. your high school football games, when you have 1,000 people getting out of school at once, a traffic signal can automate itself. vdot's done it on little river turnpike, montgomery county considering it for randolph and shady grove roads, already have it on montrose parkway. >> we'll see how it shakes out and if we see more of this. scott macfarlane, a font of information every time we ask. >> for better or for worse. >> we appreciate you being here and we appreciate you joining us for "reporter's notebook." "news4 today" continues in a moment.

at 6:27 on this sunday morning, here's what we're following for you. howard university says cold weather is to blame for ruptured pipe and heating issues. classes are now being canceled until january 16th. they were supposed to start tomorrow. the school is telling students to stay home, if they haven't returned to campus yet. president trump hosts top republicans at camp david. he's hoping to hit the reset button on 2018 following a week of very public feuds and defending himself against accusations that he's unfit for office. speaker of the house paul ryan and senate majority leader mitch mcconnell were among those who joined him. and golden globes ready. we are just hours away from one of hollywood's biggest nights. tonight on nbc, find out who's going to take home top prizes for film and television.

>> announcer: "news4 today" starts now. >> i always love the golden globes. >> i do too. >> because it's a little bit more laid back. >> yep. >> they have fun. you know, we don't know what someone's going to say. >> it will be interesting if meryl streep, you know, if they come forward with the me too movement, too. might be dressed in black. >> absolutely. >> we'll see what happens! >> a lot to look forward to. keep it locked here on channel 4 all day. thank you for starting your day with us. i'm adam tuss. >> good morning. i'm meagan fitzgerald. you know the deal, it is colder than cold outside, bone-chilling cold! but a little optimism to sprinkle on this. storm team 4 meteorologist somara theodore says it's going to warm up, right? >> yeah, we are going to warm up, but not today. we've still got to spend another day in the 20s, waking up to single-digit temperatures. you know, reagan back in 1884 set a record with 5 degrees as a low. we came awfully close. it's not all said and done yet, but we're around 9 degrees in the district. let's look

so, right now -- oh, i've got the feels-like temperatures up. this is what really matters, right? minus 3 is what if feels like in the district, down to 1 degree is what it feels like in montgomery county, feels about 9 degrees in leesburg, much colder the further west you move along the i-81 corridor. so, it is a very cold and frigid start. this afternoon, though, we are climbing to the mid-to-upper 20s. that wind really pulls back today. calm winds out of the south. that's going to help us as well. a little bit warmer there. so, it shouldn't feel as cold as it has within been in the past days. increasing clouds as we get ready for the next system moving in on monday, which could impact one of your commutes with wintry precip. i'll talk about which one coming up. adam, back to you. >> somara, thank you very much. this weekend has been nothing but chaos at john f. kennedy airport following thursday's blizzard. the airport had shut everything down, canceled more than 400 flights. whoa. is that one of your bags? take a look. cell phone video shows walls of people

things weren't much better on the tarmac. dozens of planes forced to circle or sit for more than hours, one for more than four hours. and to make matters worse, two airplanes actually collided yesterday. no one was hurt, but what a nightmare at jfk. and it's been tough all over the country, really. hospitals across the united states are overwhelmed also with this flu emergency that is now sweeping the country. >> this right here. sanitize! >> yes. >> sanitize, sanitize, sanitize! the cdc says the number of flu cases this year is far worse than this time last year. so, tens of thousands have been affected in every state, including some who even got the flu shot. so, health experts say they're continuing to worry with the peak of the season still weeks away. nbc's national correspondent miguel almaguer has more. >> i'm going to take a look in your throat here, okay? >> reporter: the new numbers from the cdc are no surprise to dr. kate

a new patient with flulike symptoms ending up in her er. so far this season, a staggering 41,719 cases have been reported, nearly three times more than this time last season. >> christian got it on the 21st, then jacob got it the 23rd, then i got it the 26th. >> reporter: outside portland, oregon, the frasier family fell like dominos. four children crippled by the flu. mom jamie is still sick today. >> christmas consisted of the ones who were sick wearing surgical masks to open their presents, and then pretty much going back and laying in all of our beds again. >> reporter: it turns out, the frasier family was hit with two strains of the flu, even though the kids had their flu shots. last year at this time, the outbreak was widespread in 12 states. this year, 46.

rise because everyone's been home with their families and now schools are reopened, children are together again, people are packing the workplace. >> reporter: tonight it's unclear why this flu season is so bad. some hospitals are inundated, asking those who aren't severely ill to stay home. others are restricting visitors. in san diego, a tent is set up to triage flu patients. hospitals and families everywhere overwhelmed as the epidemic spreads. >> that was miguel almaguer reporting. here's a question for you, what would you collect from your home if you only had seconds to do it? well, unfortunately, that was the reality for residents in these town homes you see here on saturday. about 20 adults and children had to look for a warm place to sleep last night when this fire took hold of their home. one firefighter was injured while battling the blaze. fire officials say the fire started after som

using flammable liquid to restart the fire in their fireplace. news4 spoke with a resident who describes the emotional scene. >> i went upstairs and everybody was just kind of freaking out. so i really only had a couple seconds to grab my things and run outside. >> the red cross is helping some of those residents. firefighters are using this as the opportunity to talk to neighbors about fire safety. >> that's a tough one. a former d.c. charter school teacher, meanwhile, has been charged with sexually abusing a child. d.c. police say robert leach fled the country but was detained in england and brought back to the united states. the alleged abuse happened between 2011 and 2013 while leach worked at the school on 13th street in northwest. the victim, a student, told police about it in 2014. now, police have not released the name of that

school lunch aide has been hit with child pornography charges. maryland state police arrested sean kelley of silver spring. he's been working at cloverly elementary school and kids after hours, a daycare at cannon road elementary school. kelley is now on administrative leave at the school and no longer works at kids after hours. police believe that the photos discovered on his computer are not of students in montgomery county public schools. and it may be the dead of winter, but many local students are already thinking about their summer jobs. it happened in prince george's county. they kicked off their summer job program on saturday. the program gives hundreds of teenagers paid jobs in fields like government, business, and i.t. they'll also learn how to manage the money they earn. >> we get so much giveback, because it's for the community, it's for the children. and when you see what comes out of it, we get great feedback. >> applications open on february 1st, a

washington app. just search "summer jobs." passengers at an airport in toronto, they were freaking out friday night. two planes collided, one of them catching fire right there on the tarmac. take a look. [ screaming ] >> yeah, that's scary. you can hear passengers screaming as they felt the impact of that, and as they saw the plane's wing catch fire. the passengers were on a west jet flight that had just arrived from cancun. there was no one on the other plane. it was backing up when it hit the west jet flight. passengers were able to see the entire incident play out. >> all of a sudden, it started venting fuel all over the wing, and then in about a second or two later, not even a second, it just kind of all ignited and there was like a big fireball. then everyone started yelling and panicking. >> everyone was able to evacuate through the emergency

no one was injured. >> scary situation there, for sure. >> yeah. check this out. some thieves in italy stole millions of dollars worth of royal jewelry from a show at a popular tourist spot. >> it may sound like a hollywood heist movie, but the actual footage is far from glamorous. nbc's matt bradley has the story. >> reporter: it had all the makings of a hollywood heist film. >> we've got four minutes. let's go! >> reporter: without any of the adrenaline or sophistication, but with this week's real-life version of "the italian job" lacked in style, it made up for in audacity. in a daytime robbery on wednesday at the popular tourist attraction, the doje palace museum in venice, on the last day of a worldwide exhibition tour, two thieves made off with an estimated millions of dollars in indian jewels, diamond earrings and a diamond pendant owned by the royal family of qatar. they made it look easy. no car chases or cracked af

one burglar on lookout tries to appear inconspicuous as another pilfers the jewels from a jewel case. "they escaped by mixing in with visito visitors," said italian police. when the alarm went off, they launched a manhunt to track down those responsible. investigators believe they had help. they were somehow able to delay the alarm which didn't go off until they were making their escape. a brazen burglary giving hollywood a run for its money. matt bradley, nbc news. >> how did they not get caught? >> i know! >> that's unbelievable. >> that is very shocking. >> but interesting. taking a live look outside, yeah, the breeze, not a warm breeze. not like a warm summer breeze. it's a biting, cold, frigid day again on tap for us. we are still tracking those temperatures. 9 degrees right now, and it feels much worse than that on this weather alert day. and virginia gno

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explosive revelations about life inside the white house have been revealed, everything from what the president's staff thinks about him to questions about the president's mental capability. >> it's been an interesting week, for sure, but how much of that is fact and how much is fiction? joining us to break it all down, moderator of "meet the press," chuck todd. chuck. >> good morning. >> this morning you get to speak to the author of this book, michael wolff, "fire and fury," released this week. a lot of people, including the president, questioning how much is true. what do you think about this? >> when you read the book, what was shocking were not the contents of the book but that he got the quotes on the record. that was the most shocking part of it all. because from, when you read the larger portrait that he

house and the chaotic nature of it, frankly, if you've been paying attention over the last year, it reads very familiar. where he leaves himself vulnerable to these attacks about accuracy, there's a lot of sloppiness. there's a lot of little errors. so, obviously, the white house wants to take those little errors, pile them up, and make the case that, hey, this proves that if you can't believe that stuff, maybe you can't believe the other bigger stuff. but look, steve bannon hasn't retracted a single quote. >> right. >> the major stuff hasn't been disputed. it's been the stuff, the little things. >> right. >> so, this week, switching gears, we saw two influential senate republicans ask the justice department to investigate the creator of the trump dossier. so what does this all mean for the russia investigation? >> well, i mean, look, the president now has quite a few allies on capitol hill on the republican side of the aisle

think, create confusion about the investigation. and there's now probably as many people calling for an investigation into the investigators as they are about the investigation itself. it is amazing that this british spy a year ago, many people thought he was a hero trying to alert. he was alarmed by what he found and he was trying to alert the americans and his counterparts over there. and now he's being called a criminal. so, it will be interesting. one of those two senators will be on the show today, lindsey graham. i'll ask him why he now considers christopher steele potentially a criminal. >> got you. who else do you have coming up? >> lindsey graham is one and michael wolff is the other. should be a fascinating show. >> i'll save my questions for next time. we're running out of time. >> thank you. >> thank you, chuck. >> a reminder, you can see "meet the press" every sunday right here at 10:30 right after "news4 today." well, the countdown is on to the inauguration of vini

his commanding victory in november means he's pursuing a bold agenda, which includes talk of gun control and decriminalizing marijuana. >> this week in a story here on news4, he sat down with bureau chief julie carey to talk about what's ahead and how he'll keep warm on inauguration day. >> reporter: virginia's capitol grounds being transformed for the inauguration of ralph northam. his transition team has set up shop in this temporary office. >> we're excited and ready for january 13th to be here and then we can get to work. >> reporter: an eastern shore native with the accent to match, northam's low-key style is a sharp contrast to his energetic predecessor, terry mcauliffe. >> i think the advantage i have coming in as the 73rd governor will be that i've been here for ten years. i have relationships with people on both sides of the aisle. they know how i like to do things. >> reporter: and northam insists his landslide victory fueled by anger towards president trump is a mandate for his top legislative

expansion. >> no family in virginia should be one medical illness away from financial demise, so medicaid expansion is very important, and i'll do everything i can to make that happen. >> reporter: dedicated funding for metro another priority. so is preventing gun violence. and a key part of his criminal justice reform plan, decriminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana. >> right now in virginia, we're paying close to $47 million a year to enforce marijuana laws, and again, to ruin someone's life, to put them in jail for that i don't think is the way to go. >> reporter: and even though it now appears that republicans will hang on to their slim majority in the house of delegates, northam says the flood of democratic newcomers will encourage more bipartisan cooperation. >> we're in such a -- have a unique opportunity, you know, with the makeup of the legislature this year to i think really bring people from both sides of the aisle and get some good things done. >> reporter: these days before the inauguration also filled with a lot of housekeeping changes for the northams.

for security reasons, they're selling all their cars. and because the mansion will be their home for the next four years, they're also putting their house in norfolk on the market. in richmond, virginia, julie carey, news4. okay, what's on everybody's minds? oh, never mind. >> yeah, do you know what this is? >> yeah. >> you know it's cold out, right? despite the near record-breaking cold weather here, organizers promise the annual no-pants metro ride is on! and pants will come off, and it happens today. d.c. comedy group capitol improv organizes this have year. it kicks off this afternoon and runs from 3:00 to 5:00. while the sun is expected to come out, temperatures will still be a bit below freezing, so if you're going without pants, you might want to wear thermal undies. and watch out for frostbite. >> you couldn't pay me. you couldn't pay me! there is no way! >> we'll have to check recent history, but i'm not sure that the no pants ride has happened in this cold a weather. >> no! then you tal

into the water, you know, annually? >> i do not recommend what they're doing today. i'll tell you that now. it's going to be cold. now, maybe if it's the end of the week where we're getting a little bit of a warm-up, that would be good, but -- >> right now, no. >> no. >> still fun to watch everyone doing that nonsense. >> yeah, i guess so. these temperatures today are going to be feeling more like minus 1 out there this morning for some of us. we are going to warm up to the 20s, and it's actually good that the winds aren't blowing as hard. that way, we get a little bit of a break from the windchill, but it's still cold. 20s this afternoon. let's get to your headlines right now. as i said, dangerously cold start. definitely dangerous for those getting ready to take off their pants and do the d.c. metro ride. keep the clothes on! rain and wintry mix on the way for your monday into tuesday. we are warmer by the end of the week, believe it or not. let's take a look where we're at right now. 9 degrees is the current actual temperature in the district.

to 1 in montgomery county, folks. so you add even the slightest bit of wind, and that will bring us down to 3 below zero in the district. right now 6 below zero out towards leesburg. as we head through the morning, waking up, that sun greets us. mostly sunny to start us off. temperatures, though, only rising to the teens. they do get there pretty quickly, but again, that windchill in the 7:00 hour is going to be brutal. this afternoon i'm going for a high of about 27 degrees, mostly sunny. we get some increasing clouds in here, but that's really the thing. the calm winds is what's helping us take away the bite, the sting from that cold air. so, planning out your sunday. headed to church? layer up. brunch has to be indoors. running the errands, you do have the calm winds, so it's easier getting in and out of the car. then if you're going to the car wash, today's a good day to get the salt off of your car. but we are going to be seeing some wintry weather head in as we head towards your monday. so, here's a look right now. i'm pushing ahead i'd say from noon to 3:00 p.m.

the wet weather. you see, the temperatures, volume right near the freezing point, so the farther west and north you go in the district, that's the greater chance at seeing some of this freezing rain, this wintry mix, and this could cause some ice accumulation. so monday evening, that commute is going to be a little on the slick side. i want you to take your time for that. by 7:00, 8:00, by monday night we'll start to see this pulling out, though. rain at that point farther south through the area. by tuesday, we are dry and we are clear, mostly sunny. skies await us on your tuesday. your storm team 4 ten-day outlook, take a look. the weather alert this morning. i'll take that down by afternoon. tomorrow, midday into the afternoon is when we'll see the rain as well as wintry precip. temperatures tomorrow in the mid-to-upper 30s. then we begin the warming trend. tuesday, wednesday, mid-40s, mid-to-upper 40s, and then thursday and friday, see there's always a caveat, isn't there? it is going to be a little bit of a soaker, but temperatures will be in the upper 50s,

absolutely lovely weather to come, so just hang in there. that's a look at your forecast. more news and weather on the other side of the break.

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a geopolitical showdown, big banks report, and hollywood stars align, all in the week ahead. north korea reportedly accepting an offer from south korea to engage in bilateral talks starting on tuesday. the south korean government said the talks would focus on this year's winter olympics and other issues of mutual interest. did the retail sector have a happy holidays or suffer a winter chill? we're going to find out when retail sales for december are released on friday. builders and banks in the spotlight as lennar and kb home report earnings on wednesday. jpmorgan chase and wells fargo report earnings on friday. and two hollywood legends appear on film together for the first time ever. meryl streep and tom hanks star in

the decision by the "washington post" to publish the confidential pentagon papers in 1971. their star power behind the camera as well. steven spielberg is the director. the film opens across the u.s. on friday. i'm dominic chu. get all your business news on cnbc. well, hey, we are less than a month away from super bowl lii, and this year's game going to be a bit colder. >> hopefully not like today, though. >> no. >> good! the game played at the u.s. bank stadium in minnesota, and the cold preparation work is already under way to make sure the frigid weather won't be the only unique part of this year's game. >> it is an indoor stadium. >> yeah. >> we should say that. ke ken erredal is in minnesota with the story. >> reporter: if you're wondering what it feels like to harvest ice -- >> i'm not cold by no means. >> reporter: -- don't ask the guy with ice in his beard. >> i don't have ice in

>> reporter: for gideon doty, cutting ice is in his blood. >> all the tools that i've got are well over 100 years old. >> reporter: that conveyor was built by his grandfather and uncles for their locker business. >> they cut for the railroad and box cars keep them refrigerated. not too cold. >> reporter: and family is still pitching in. >> this is my younger brother, jim. >> i usually sit in arizona this time of the year. >> reporter: but this isn't a usual year. >> this is one of those ones that you get the help with every so often and enjoy it every time. >> reporter: enjoy the fact that these blocks are headed to st. paul. >> this is where our line starts. we start pelatizing the block on the pellet and take them with trucks. >> reporter: it will take 60 trucks to build the super bowl ice castle planned by the winter carnival, and they're in good hands. >> we did the one 25 years ago, too. same thing. >> reporter: yes, bill and his brothers helped build

super bowl castle in 1992, which was the largest in the world at 22,000 blocks of ice. >> and we cut for six weeks straight. straight through. >> reporter: this version will require just a few days and a mere 4,000 blocks. >> it's still going to be 70 feet tall with four towers. >> reporter: pretty impressive, considering a funding shortfall threatened to put the whole thing on ice until a few weeks ago. >> all of a sudden, the last-minute deal here, we're going to go for it again. so, kind of cool. >> reporter: in fact, only one thing would make it cooler. >> obviously, the vikings are going to play, aren't they? [ laughter ] >> reporter: these blocks will form the foundation of the ice palace, and that work will begin on friday. it will take about two weeks for the entire project to finish. and by the way, they still have about two more days of work out here to get all of the blocks they need. >> wow! >> kent erdahl reporting there. just when you think there's a

>> who knew. >> guys who cut blocks of ice. >> you could harvest ice. >> and make a super bowl structure. >> there you go. >> the vikings do have a chance to be the first home playoff team to play in the super bowl. >> we'll see how that goes. we've got much more ahead on "news4 today." >> including an hour-by-hour look at your forecast as storm team 4 meteorologist somara theodore. the time is 6:57. we will be right back.

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>> announcer: "news4 today" starts now. 7:00 on the dot on this sunday morning. and right now on "news4 today," freezing-cold temperatures causing chaos at howard university. we are talking ruptured pipes and heating issues, and now classes are delayed for days. and hitting restart on 2018. president trump heads to camp david to set his agenda, but still dogged by concerns over his fitness for office. and bundle up and up and up again, and then put another layer on, put your scarf on, your hat and your gloves, because the freezing-cold temperatures of the winter weather continue to plague our area and the rest of the country. ooh! >> yeah, you pretty much nailed it. if you think you're warm to go outside, put one more layer on, and then maybe another hat. >> yeah. >> maybe some more gloves. >> keep going. >> it's so cold out there. >> it is january, after all. anyhow. >> i know. b

level of cold. 10 degrees. we're up a degree, so that's good. >> yeah. >> anyway, happy sunday to you. thanks for joining us. i'm adam tuss. >> good morning to you. i'm meagan fitzgerald. but there is some good news. we know it's going to warm up, just not right now, but for more on what things look like, we'll head to storm team 4 meteorologist somara theodore. good morning, somara! >> good morning, folks. yeah, we've got a warm-up coming up, but we have to get through the cold today. we have some wintry precip to start off your week. a lot to talk about. let's get you a beautiful live look, the sun is coming up to watch us freeze. that's about it. current temperatures right now, 10 degrees out there. this windchill, only miles per hour out of the northwest, but even that will make it feel like below zero mere in the district. minus 3 for a lot of us feeling below zero this morning. so, if you are going on that morning run, temperatures around 10, feeling colder. calm winds, so you're not going to feel that sting we felt yesterday. mostly sunny. but again, it is brutally cold out there. we do have this warm-u

going to get coming up. for now, back to you. >> we will be watching that closely. somara, thank you. developing news in the district. firefighters are at the scene of a major fire on park place in northwest. you can see flames shooting out of the roof there. extra units are being called in to help out with this blaze. park place between quebec place and park road northwest are closed right now. one person was taken to the hospital. another is being evaluated at the scene. we are also told that the family inside will have to find somewhere else to live. firefighters also battling this two-alarm fire overnight. this is the scene on 12th and n street in northwest. we're told the call came in around 12:30 this morning. the blaze affected both the business and residential units. five people, including three kids, are now looking for somewhere else to live. the good news is no one was injured. and the brutal cold

university. in a statement to students, they say they are postponing classes until tuesday, january 16th. the university says it needs to fix ruptured pipes and broken heating system there. we've been telling you about the ongoing issues with the heating system with the freezing temperatures. despite that, the residential halls are open and the university's professional schools and colleges will start as scheduled tomorrow. meanwhile, it's going to be a busy week for road crews working on nearly 100 water main breaks in our area. six reported in the district, 14 water main breaks in montgomery county, and fairfax county working on two dozen water main breaks. prince george's county reports 52 breaks, including the one that nearly swallowed an suv yesterday morning. that was in edmonton. also in prince george's county, word of a water main break right now closing a portion of us-1 at cherry hill road. we're working to get more information on that one. meanwhile, we have tips on how to prevent frozen pipes on our nbc washington app. you just want to search winter a

one d.c. family continues to worry about timyra and miesha callaway. no one has heard from the cousins since saturday. on the left of your screen, timyra callaway is just 11 years old. her cousin, miesha callaway, is 17. they disappeared within hours of each other from madison street in northwest d.c., and authorities believe that they could be together anyone with information on where these two girls are are asked to call police. later this morning, friends and family will continue their search for a missing maryland man, daniel dehaven. you're looking at him right there your screen. about 200 people spent part of yesterday looking for the 65-year-old who also suffers from dementia. he was last seen tuesday morning at a costco in beltsville. for more information on helping on the search, go to our app and search "search help." 7:04.

robbery suspects on the run. officers arrested taquise powell and tyrese powell on friday in southeast. they're both 18, and police say they targeted construction workers in three separate incidents, that taquise took part in two robberies last november, then just days before christmas, police say his brother, tyrese, helped in another robbery. one of the few men who have walked on the moon has died. astronaut john young died friday night at his home in houston. young was a co-pilot on nasa's first space shuttle mission back in 1981. he went to space six times, set the record in space and walked on the moon as commander of "apollo 16." young was 87 years old. wow. >> quite a few accomplishments there. and talk about the bravery those guys had to have before anybody was going to space with regularity. >> i know. it's unfortunate, but they're getting older. we're losing these guys. but wow, amazing ce

all right, days after sending nuclear tweets to the leader of north korea, the president was back on twitter, this time defending himself against new questions on the russia investigation. >> yeah, and now more questions from a tell-all book about a dysfunctional white house. nbc's sarah dallof has the story. in the midst of a retreat with congressional leaders, president trump on the defense again about allegations his campaign colluded with russian officials. >> everything i've done is 100% proper. that's what i do is i do things proper. >> reporter: during a brief question-and-answer session at camp david, the president touched on the 2018 midterms. >> we need more republicans. we have to have more republicans. with that being said, i think we're going to go bipartisan. i think we're going to have some really great bipartisan bills. >> reporter: and on his own mental health, he described himself as a very stable genius in a tweet. >> why did you feel the need to tweet about that this morning? >> well, only because i went to

went to a -- i had a situation where i was an excellent student, came out, made billions and billions of dollars. >> reporter: the tweets appeared to be in response to a new tell-all book that alleges concerns among some white house aid aides. trump has described it as a work of fiction and his efforts as president were shown by those flanking him saturday. >> the president's policies have been achieving extraordinary results. nearly 2 million new jobs created, unemployment at a 17-year low. >> reporter: and while the president is riding high on the best weekly approval ratings since summer, some question if that upward movement will continue. sarah dallof, nbc news. all right, we want to show you a live look as the sun comes up of what the cold looks like. >> ooh. >> better to look than feel in this one. >> yes. >> it is cold out there! we are taking a look at what the rest of the day looks like. >> yeah, it's cold. how about that? and a touchdown that you have t

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tonight, and the prep is under way at the iconic beverly hilton in los angeles. >> the beverly hilton has been hosting the show for 40 years. the golden globes not only honors this year's best movies but also television shows, and nbc has a big presence in the nominations this year. "this is us" is nominated for best television series. you've got "will & grace," also nominated for best television series, musical, or comedy. and then, of course, our very own seth meyers is taking on the golden globes stage tonight as host. the show airs tonight at 7:00 p.m. right here on nbc 4. >> don't change the channel. >> don't change the channel. that should be good. all right, guys, we've been talking about this all morning long. you know the drill. yeah, it's cold again. another morning of freezing temperatures. we continue to track those temperatures so you can plan your day ahead. yep. and if you're still looking for something to do today, how about winterizing your car? a lot of people don't do this. we're going to tell you the things that

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>> announcer: and now, your storm team 4 forecast. good morning, everyone. all right, planning your day? let's plan that sunday out. this morning some of us waking up to single-degree temperatures. right now in the district we're at 10 degrees, but as we head throughout the day, we're going to the mid-to-upper 20s. i want to see layers on out

very cold. mostly sunny for your sunday. now, we do have a warm-up on the way and i'm going to detail that in your full forecast. stick around. >> all right, somara, thank you, thank you, thank you! hey, during the first week of the year, we make resolutions. >> yeah, we do! >> they don't always stick. come the end of january, many of them are long forgotten. >> i know. and that's always kind of top of the list, trying to keep and hold on to things. but usually people say i want to get fit, right? >> sure. >> so, the gyms, well, they're packed with people with good intentions, but sometimes it takes them off course and it wipes out their goals. >> well, you know, i like to eat, so i think i have to as a balance. >> all right, so, what can make you more committed? one of our reporters went in search of that answer and ended up on a surfboard. >> we're working for you, finding out some of the new workouts ng

area. surf set. >> that actually sounds fun. tune in all this week on "news4 today" as molette checks out the workouts designed to help you keep your resolution. that can be fun. something new. >> just glad she wasn't on a surfboard in the ocean, because right now that would be brutal. >> she'd be like the guy with the ice all on his beard. >> the iceman, absolutely. >> no good. well, the holidays have come and gone, unfortunately. you may have been busy, but now's the time to think about the things that may have slipped your mind, things like winterizing your car. >> exactly. news4's consumer reporter, susan hogan, is here with some advice on keeping you safe on the roadways. >> reporter: every year, more than 200,000 car crashes happen due to these wintry conditions, but there are some things that you can do right now to your car to prevent some dangerous situations. "consumer reports" says one of the best ways to stay safe on slick roads is to prep these things on your car.

affect batteries' performance, so it's a good idea to check the contacts are nice and solid and free of corrosion. it's also a smart idea to check your battery every four years to see if it needs to be replaced. >> reporter: and while your hood is popped, top off your washer fluid. you'll need it to keep dirt, salt and ice, from blocking your view. make sure you're using winter formula so the tank and nozzle won't freeze. now check the air pressure on your tires. cold weather can decrease air pressure, which can affect your car's handling and traction. "consumer reports said if you can check the treads on all of your tires using a quarter. if you can see the top of george washington's head when you put it into a groove in the tread, it's time to consider buying a new set. and winter tires might be a good investment. >> our tire tests show that winter tires provide an added margin of grip to stop, start and corner better than typical all-season tires. >> reporter: "consumer reports" top picks for winter tires are the michelin x ice

r2. and "consumer reports" warns you not to get lulled into a false sense of security if your car happens to have all-wheel drive. back to you. >> this is good advice. winterizing your car, winterizing your home, because in these temperatures, i feel like anything is possible. >> i'm just trying to get to the car wash. >> oh, i know! >> my car's covered in salt. >> i saw some people taking their car to the car wash yesterday. in this cold? i can't believe people are even out there working in it. it's ridiculous. >> wait a couple days, right? >> today's a good day to get the car washed, but maybe wait because i'm sure they're going to be salting the roads because we have wintry provide crip coming in. >> what? >> all right, as we head through the morning, we're still battling this dangerously cold weather. we're headed to the mid-to-upper 20s. and like i've been saying all morning, with that windchill down it should take a little bit of the edge off this afternoon but still really cold. so, here's four things you need to know. this morning, windchills are

us, below zero for some. calm winds today. that will make all the difference. and like i said, we've got some rain/wintry mix coming in monday, monday afternoon, and a major warm-up moves in by the end of the week. current temperatures right now 10 degrees in the district. we're at 1 in gaithersburg, minus 1 is the actual temperature down in culpeper. really brutal cold start. feels like temperatures in the district below zero at this point. so, getting up, going to walk the dog, that morning run, please, bundle up. speaking of which, here's your fitness forecast. you want to put on the layers this morning, if you can. just go ahead and work out indoors. temperatures around 11 to start and then heading into the afternoon, mid-to-upper 20s, mostly sunny through your sunday, if you're going to be outdoors, but we will start to see some clouds building in on the back end of the day. highs today will be around 27 degrees. winds coming out of the south, so that's also helping nudge us up just a bit. here's a look at the temperature trend. and what i like to call hope. temperes

to the mid-50s by thursday! the norm for this time of year should be around 43 degrees. so we're well below that. here's a look at your monday futurecast. what i want to talk about is a cold front pushing through. on the periphery, we have some precip. however, temperatures are varying very close to that freezing mark. that means just north and west of the district, we could be talking some freezing rain making for a little bit of ice accumulation, so your evening commute home, take your time. we clear out, dry out behind that, and then we are headed to some better conditions throughout the week. your storm team 4 ten-day outlook does show temperatures -- oh, please come back, yes. okay, because i really want to show you this. temperatures are going to peak in the upper 50s by thursday, near 60 on friday, folks! >> okay. so there's some hope there. keep hope alive. i like that. >> yeah, there you go. >> excellent stuff. thanks, somara. hey, when the winter gets cold, nothing warms you up like thinking of summer. >> and some teens took it further, thinking about summer jobs. hne

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welcome back. it might be the dead of winter. >> mm-hmm. >> it certainly is. 10 degrees outside. but many local students are already thinking about summer jobs. >> yeah, they are. prince george's county kicked off its summer job program on saturday, and here's a look at the turnout. >> okay. >> not too bad. the program gives hundreds of teenagers paid jobs in fields like governme,

i.t. they'll also learn how to manage the money they earn. >> with this, you get so much giveback, because it's to the community, it's for the children. and when you see what comes out of it, we get great feedback. >> applications open on february 1st. we've got more information in our nbc washington app. just search "summer jobs." all right, we've been talking about the nfl playoffs, right? >> yeah. >> cleveland browns fans walked in a sarcastic parade to celebrate their team's terrible season. you see, the browns became just the second team in nfl history to lose every game of the season. they didn't win one! 0-16. nearly 3,000 fans showed up at the stadium to let management know that they are not happy. >> oh, my gosh. >> the team released a statement saying that they understand the fans' frustration. yeah, but they got lebron james and other things going on in cleveland, so. >> that's true. touche. >> butth

pretty bad. they've had a long history of a bad string of games. >> no one likes to lose. >> look at that. it's a cold-looking morning right now. outside as the sun comes up over the nation's capitol, record-breaking cold temperatures and we are tracking another weather alert day coming right up. >> and you know what that cold can do, give you the flu. that's right, we're talking the flu. coming up next, how you can keep yourself healthy. kick off the new year with a deal that will save you money for the next 2 years guaranteed. fios is here with a great offer on the 100% fiber-optic network. it starts with the fastest internet available. plus up to 200 channels. plus phone, plus showtime for 2 years. plus multi-room dvr service for 2 years. plus a 2 year price guarantee. all for just $79.99 per month online with a 2 year agreement.

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these are the top stories that we're following for you on this sunday morning. howard university says cold weather is to blame for ruptured pipes and heating issues. classes now being canceled until january 16th. they were supposed to start tomorrow. the school is telling students to stay home if they haven't returned to campus yet. and president trump hosted top republicans at camp david, hoping to hit the reset button on 2018 following a week of very public feuds and defending himself against accusations that he's unfit for office. speaker of the house paul ryan and senate majority leader mitch mcconnell were among those who joined him. and golden globes getting ready! we are just hours away from one of hollywood's biggest nights. lots of good movies, lots of good tv shows. tonight on nbc, find out who will take home top prizes for film and television. >> you can practically see it from here. >>

>> announcer: "news4 today" starts now. >> a lot of good stuff to watch right now. >> yeah. >> we were just talking about "i, tonya." >> very good. >> about tonya harding. >> very good. >> we get to see those a little bit beforehand. >> yeah, we do. >> but tonight will be a good night to catch the golden globes because seth meyers is hosting. but you're here with us this morning we appreciate that. good morning. i'm adam tuss. >> good morning to you. i'm meagan fitzgerald on this very, very cold sunday morning. >> 10 degrees? that's cold? >> i mean, just a little bit. >> just a little bit? >> if we could do 11. >> somara, can we get up to 11? can we get an 11? can we get a 12? >> i know, right? >> we are going to see 11 degrees. in fact, we'll see mid-to-upper 20s by this afternoon, and we could even be talking 60 degrees by the end of the week, but we've got to get through this cold. if cold could look like something, i think it would look like this image. just this looks cold out there. beautiful sunrise, though, on the way. absolutely gorgeous this morning from inside. temperatures right now 10

walking out your door. bundle up if you're walking the dog, going for a run. wear multiple layers. winds out of the northwest at 9 miles per hour. that fitness forecast is feeling even colder. the farther north and west you go, we are feeling well below zero out there. so i'm going to talk to you about the warm-up on the way as well as some wintry precip that could impact that monday evening commute coming up in just a moment. adam, back to you. >> somara, thank you very much. this weekend has been nothing but chaos at jfk airport following thursday's blizzard. the airport had shut down everything and canceled more than 400 flights. take a look here. cell phone video showing walls of people, their luggage stacked up. things weren't much better on the tarmac, either. dozens of planes were forced to circle or sit. one had to sit for more than four hours. and to make matters worse, two airplanes actually collided on saturday. no one was hurt, but what a nightmare at jfk. and that is one of the busiest airports in the country. meanwhile, hospitals across the united states are overwhelmed w

emergency that's now sweeping the country. >> yeah, the cdc says that the number of flu cases this year so far is far worse than what we saw last year at this time, so it's not good news there. but tens of thousands have been affected in every state, including some who got the flu shot. health experts continue to worry with the peak of the season still just weeks away. nbc's national correspondent miguel almaguer has the details. >> look in your throat here, okay? >> reporter: the new numbers from the cdc are no surprise to dr. kate katsong, another patient with flulike symptoms ending up in her er. >> good. >> reporter: so far this flu season, 41,719 cases have been reported, nearly three times more than last year at this time. >> christian got it the 21st, then jacob got it the 23rd, then i got it the 26th. >> reporter: outside portland, oregon, the frasier family

like dominos, four children crippled by the flu. mom jamie is still sick today. >> christmas consisted of the ones who were sick wearing surgical masks to open their presents, and then pretty much going back and laying in all of our beds again. >> reporter: it turns out, the frasier family was hit with two strains of the flu, even though the kids had their flu shot. last year at this time, the outbreak was widespread in 12 states. this year, 46. >> we expect it to continue to rise because everyone's been home with their families and now schools are reopened, children are together again, people are packing the workplace. >> reporter: tonight it's unclear why this flu season is so bad. some hospitals are inundated, asking those who aren't severely ill to stay home. others are restricting visitors. in san diego, a tent is set up to triage flu patients. hospitals and families

epidemic spreads. all right, what would you collect from your home if you only had seconds to do it? that was the reality for residents in these town homes here on softwood terrace in olney on saturday. about 20 adults and children had to look for a warm place to sleep last night. one firefighter was injured while battling that blaze. fire officials say the fire started after someone tried using flammable liquids to restart the fire in their fireplace. news4 spoke with a resident who described the emotional scene. >> i smelled smoke and i heard some screaming outside, and i went upstairs and everybody was just kind of freaking out. so i really only had a couple of seconds to grab my things and run outside. >> the red cross is helping some of those residents. the firefighters are making rounds in the neighborhood, using this opportunity to talk to neighbors abt

school teacher has been charged with sexually abusing a child. d.c. police say robert leach fled the country but was eventually detained in england, and he's been brought back to the united states. the alleged abuse happened between 2011 and 2013 while leach worked at the school on 13th street in northwest. the victim, a student, told police about it in 2014. now, police have not released the name of that charter school. meantime, an elementary school lunch aide has been hit with child pornography charges. maryland state police arrested sean kelley of silver spring on friday. he's been working at cloverly elementary school and kids afterhours, which is a daycare at cannon road elementary school. kelley is now on administrative leave at the school and no longer works at kids afterhours. police believe the photos discovered on his computer are not of students in montgomery county public schools. passengers at an airport in toronto were freaking out friday night after two planes collide, one of them catching fire.

[ screaming ] >> ooh! scary. you can hear passengers screaming as they felt the impact. they actually felt the impact of the other plane's wing catching on fire. the passengers were on a west jet flight that had just arrived in from cancun. there was no one on the other plane. it was backing wh ining up when the west jet flight. passengers saw the entire incident play out. >> all of a sudden it started venting fuel all over the wing. and then in about a second or two later, not even a second, it just kind of all ignited and there with a big fireball. and then everyone started yelling and panicking. >> everyone was able to evacuate using those emergency slides. and thankfully, no one was injured. that's scary, for sure. >> scary situation, absolutely. check this one out. some thieves in italy, they stole millions of dollars worth of royal jewelry from a show at

could this even happen? it may sound like a hollywood heist movie, but the actual footage is far less glamorous. so, nbc's matt bradley takes us through it. >> reporter: it had all the makings of a hollywood heist film. >> we've got four minutes to load and leave. let's go! >> reporter: without any of the adrenaline or sophistication, but with this week's real-life version of "the italian job" lacked in style, it made up for in audacity. in a daytime robbery on wednesday at the popular tourist attraction, the doje palace museum in venice, on the last day of a worldwide exhibition tour, two thieves made off with an estimated millions of dollars in indian jewels, diamond earrings and a diamond pendant owned by the royal family of qatar. they made it look easy. no car chases or cracked safe. one burglar on lookout tries to appear inconspicuous as another pilfers the jewels fra

display case. "they escaped by mixing in with the visitors," said italian police. when the alarm went off, police launched a wide-ranging investigation and manhunt to track down those responsible. investigators suspect the burglars had help. they were somehow able to delay the alarm, which didn't go off until th weyere already making their escape. a brazen burglary giving hollywood a run for its money. matt bradley, nbc news. >> i still don't know how they got away. >> i don't either. >> how do they just walk out with all the jewels? >> how did that happen? anyway, hopefully, they'll learn from that incident. moving on, it was the mystery that sparked an international incident. several diplomats at the u.s. embassy in cuba fall ill. and it was believed that they were targeted in some kind of attack. now an investigation has been launched. coming up, we'll look at the

member says there was no sonic weapon attack on american diplomats in cuba. an interesting story here. senator jeff flake says he believes the cuban government's account of the alleged sonic attack that made u.s. diplomats sick holds up. he says the fbi found no evidence of diplomats being attacked with an unknown weapon. some people reported hearing a noise before the sickness hit them all, along with balance problems and a hearing loss. >> i'm not suggesting that nothing's happened, but evidence of an attack by the cuban government, i have not seen evidence of that. >> now, the state department started pulling staff members from the embassy after people started getting sick back in 2016. yesterday marked a very special day in new orleans. some would even say it's the king of the holiday season. take a look. ♪

>> always a good time there. >> always a good time. january 6th is known as three kings day. according to the christian faith, it celebrates the day when the three wise men followed a star to bethlehem to see baby jesus. but in new orleans, it also marks the start of the carnivale season. you can see everybody here dressed up in elaborate costumes, dancing down the streets, marching, doing a little second line. the celebration will continue until fat tuesday, which is, of course, mardi gras! always a good time. >> you been there for mardi gras? >> oh, yeah, a couple of times. >> awesome. so good. >> new orleans is great place. >> put it your bucket list if you haven't been there. awesome stuff. let's come back to our area, live look outside. flag's flapping in the wind a little bit outside our station here in northwest d.c. it's a balmy 10 degrees. >> balmy 10 degrees. >> beautiful! >> but it's going to rise. >> but that's up one degree, so we're going in the right direction. how long before we see some serious relief? we'll check in with somara in just a minute. >>

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ooh, it is a cold start out there this morning. i will say, the windchill advisory expired around 6:00 a.m., but still dangerously cold with feel-like temperatures at the moment negative 3 in the

running errands today, highs make it to the mid-to-upper 20s. what you need to know is the wind is not as bad as yesterday. still cold, though, so stay warm and dress in layers. mostly sunny. and stick around, because i have to detail the wintry weather that's on the way for your monday and a warm-up by the end of the week. >> did she say something about wintry weather? >> i think so. >> wintry weather? >> sounds like it's going to get a little worse before it gets better. >> okay. the american citizenship test requires a 20-page application and knowledge of 100 questions. with that in mind, some are taking advantage of a truly unique program. as nbc's rehema ellis explains, this program is helping people prepare for the test by stepping back in time. >> reporter: this may look like a typical museum tour, but it's so much more than that. >> so, that's when the movement starts. >> reporter: the guide is also a teacher, and the visitors are immigrants and students learning american history through art, preparing for the citizenship exam. >> this is the first president

>> reporter: students like japanese-born hiroku have been in america for years, but with growing restrictions, she's worried. >> it's a little uncertain for the green card holder like myself. >> reporter: and she says the museum is helping her beyond the test. >> i want to know more about history, not just the bits and pieces of what they consider important to know. >> reporter: that's exactly what samantha rikers was hoping for when she designed the course for the new york historical society. >> you need an odd number so someone can make a decision. >> reporter: combining classwork with gallery tours, this free six-week course is the first of its kind at a museum, bringing the nation's history alive, including the founding of the country, women's suffrage, civil rights. >> one of the questions on the test is why did people move to america? why did people first immigrate to this country? and they can see that

it's freedom of religion. >> reporter: mario barrientos came to the united states from mexico looking for the american dream. married and with a child on the way, barrientos says he took the course to make sure immigration concerns won't affect his growing family. >> i'm an american right now. >> reporter: with the museum's help, he passed the exam and now is an american citizen. >> it's just one goal. when i started to take the class, i say that this is my goal. >> reporter: using the art of history to understand america and become a part of it. rehema ellis, nbc news, new york. >> you know, it gets you thinking, would you be able to pass that test? >> yes. >> yes, of course! of course you did, adam tuss. >> i'll bet you i'd be able to pass it. would i get every question right? probably not. you know. >>wel, it's good to consider those questions in our history. >> maybe we'll put it to the test during a break. >> we'll see. hey,

folks are not letting it hamper their plans. >> they are not. news4's darcy spencer spent some time in georgetown this weekend on what's normally a busy saturday night. take a look. >> reporter: the potomac river frozen over in georgetown overlooking the kennedy center. along the waterfront, the fountain is flowing, but this doesn't look like a typical saturday date night. the extreme cold has driven many indoors. some ventured out to the bars and restaurants, but the outdoor fire pit deserted. vanessa hodov one of the brave ones. she went to dinner with her sorority sisters. >> reporter: what's it like being out in this cold? is it horrible? is it okay? >> it's definitely not horrible. it's okay. i mean, it's only cold when i'm outside, when i'm commuting. so i'm layered up right now. it's warm in the inside. it's not too bad. >> reporter: bitter cold didn't stop some from lacing up their skates and hitting the ice receiving. they're bundled up, and the exercise helps keep them warm. you knew what you were getting into, righ

>> yeah. i mean, i wasn't expecting it to be this cold, but it's pretty solid out here. >> reporter: so you think you're going to cut the night short a little bit? >> yeah, just a little bit. it's a little chilly out here. i'm starting to try and warm up my fingers. they're a little numb right now. >> reporter: this art display is part of georgetown glow, a curated light art exhibit. the glow art drew folks who needed a break from the warm indoors. >> we were inside all day, so i thought we needed a change of pace. and what better way than to see some art out in georgetown? >> you put on some more layers and you get back out there and try to find some stuff to do in the town. so, that was just our plan. >> reporter: darcy spencer, news4. >> we spend a lot of time outside as reporters. i just found, like as long as you layer up, then you're okay, you know? the initial layer, a second player, a third layer, you're okay. >> and walk quickly, wherever you're going. >> right. >> maybe that will keep you somewhat warm. >> you're saying no go. >> as long as i'm

my flat sheet, my duve, that's where i want to be. >> a nice pillow. >> that works, too. >> you definitely want to take it easy this morning, relax, maybe wait in bed a little longer and wait for the temperatures to nudge up a bit, because it is a cold start out there this morning! take a look at the current temperatures. right now in the district, 10 degrees. can i get a 1 in manassas? zero in culpeper. how are you guys doing in frederick, whoo! 1 degree up at frederick, maryland. how does it feel? i keep showing this because i feel like this is really the most important thing to see this morning, the most riveting. minus 3 in the district, feeling like 1 degree in gaithersburg, zero in culpeper. so you know, the wind isn't there as much as it has been in the past couple of days, but with temperatures already this low, any bit of wind is really going to kick up this windchill. waking up this morning, stepping outside, temperatures expected to climb into the teens this morning. very bright start. beautiful sunrise, in fact. hopefully, you can view that from indoors. here's a .

though. we are going to be seeing calm winds, and that's what's playing that role in helping take off the edge today in the cold weather. mostly sunny and dry for the remainder of your sunday. your sunday outlook. i want you to layer up if you're headed to church. brunch is indoors. errands, calm winds, so it won't feel as bad as yesterday walking to and from your car. your car wash. earlier i had it's a good day to get the salt off, but maybe wait until tuesday because we have wintry weather coming in tomorrow afternoon and they're probably going to be laying a lot more salt on the ground tomorrow. so, right now it's looking like a rain mix here, but i think that the farther north and west you go, by midday and afternoon, that's when we're going to see that chance for some freezing rain, which means ice accumulations, which means you need to give yourself time so you can take time when you're headed home tomorrow evening. monday night, though, that moves out of here, turning over to just rain as it hits southern maryland. dry conditions and then clearing by tuesday. we are in for a rather interesting week ahead, folks. we've got a warm-up on the wa

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tonight's show, where "late night" host seth meier will be taking the stage as host. >> five of the most tainted men -- >> talented. >> reporter: the unpredictability the show is known for -- >> i was in the bathroom, mom! >> reporter: -- this year extends to the top films. >> i don't recall a best drama race where four of the five nominees could have an equal shot of winning. >> reporter: the fantasy romance "the shape of water" leads best drama contenders with seven nominations. rivals include "the post," the world war ii epic "dunkirk," the romance "call me by your name" and a crime film, three billboards outside ebbing, missouri." >> it's really rare that a movie has taken me on the kind of emotional journey that "three billboards" goes on. >> reporter: star frances mcdormand is favored by many to win best actress for her role as a grieving mom. >> it's just such a moment for her. she is incredible in that role.

>> reporter: gary oldman's performance as winston churchill in "darkest hour" has him favored for best actor against rivals including denzel washington and tom hanks. >> that performance is just on a different level, i think, from anything else that we've seen this year in that category. >> reporter: "the greatest showman" is among the nominees for best musical or comedy, along with a box office horror hit "get out." >> you are so infuriating. >> reporter: but the coming of age comedy "lady bird" could score the win, along as one for soairse ronan as best actress. >> she portrayed this quirky teenage character in such a grand yid way. it's an effortless performance. >> reporter: the performance of seth meyers as the globes host will be closely watched, as recent hollywood scandals provide a fine line for comedy. >> you want to address it, but you also want to remind people that despite all that awful stuff that happens, this is a great year for film and television. >> reporter: the best of that work will be honored tonight. mark barger, nbc news. time right now 7:56.

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