maryland, virginia, and d.c., overwhelmed by more and more water main breaks. a look at the areas drivers need to avoid. and despite the cloud cover, temperatures are slowly starting to rise. we'll see how mild it will be this afternoon and the rest of the week. plus right now in california, rescuers are working to find and help stranded residents hit by mudslides to the tune of 15 people and devastating homes there. hear from people totally caught off-guard by the force of the water and the mud. news4 midday starts now. good

mollet. >> and i'm erika gonzalez. we have news from the chaotic scene. news reported kidnapping. news4 justin finch gathering details. justin, what's going on? >> reporter: hey there, good morning. this is the second location involving the story. we got a call from montgomery county police in the twin brooks metro station where they got report of attempted kidnapping there. also got details about a possible vehicle involved. a white suv, perhaps pulling a trailer, found that a mile from the scene, near bradley avenue where we are right now. as you can see, investigators from rockville still holding the scene this morning. in that vehicle, police were able to apprehend a couple

the neighbor who said she saw all of this happen and did not know what to make of it. take a listen to that. >> there were four people taken out of the suv in the front yard of my neighbor's front yard there. and they were, i have no idea, i wish i could tell you. we've been watching it for the last hour. probably ten police cars. and several unmarked cars that came up. never have had anything quite like this on bradley. and there is always coming and going in that house, but this was obviously something more, and running from the police. >> reporter: and what a shock for neighbors this morning. some coming out to sea the scene that still remains this morning. again, rockville police holding the scene. montgomery police also investigating. we alsoow

questioned by the rockville police at the first district station at this time. we are told they are trying to see what happened between the twin brook metro station and to the call we are now. news4 pat collins on the ground also gathering details. we'll have much more coming up in later newscast and nbc washington app. we are live in rockville. justin finch back to you. >> thank you. in the first time in nearly a week we did not wake up with delays because of the weather. >> no extreme weather. meteorologist sheena parveen joins us now to see if we see any rain out of those clouds. >> no rain out of these clouds. we won't see rain increases until tomorrow, late afternoon and into the evening. but for today no weather alerts. that is good news. 37 degrees currently in the district. we have cloudy skies. keep the clouds around most of the day

getting here until later tomorrow. today though we'll look at another mild afternoon in the suburbs. this is where the temperatures will be about mid to low 40s. but as we go shortly after lunchtime we should start to climb to 40 degrees. and won't be dropping off too quickly into the later evening hours. once the sunset clouds overnight. but the warm-up continues tomorrow. and timing of the rain coming up. >> thank you, sheena. the number of water main problems in our area continues to grow. this picture is out of laurel. see the water pouring out of prince george street. shut down between route 1. no long how long that will take. that water was rushing. and our cameras there this morning as crews repaired the break on north quaker lane. work started last night and lasted through the morning rush. virginia american water workers had to replace pretty large pipe

the break. they said they should run waters a little longer because it may it be discolored. frozen pipes have created a lot of wrc for water companies around the area. also made getting around town a nightmare in some spots for drivers. several crews repaired 60, 6-0 breaks on monday, and more than 300 since the start of 2018. we are working to learn if george washington middle school will open. closed today after a pipe burst last night. fire marshall said it's into the safe for kids to be in the building until that issue is resolved. now to a developing story in the district, sounds like something out of a movie. investigators tell us someone stole a d.c. police cruiser and crashed it around 1:00 a.m. this morning. they nabd it ngot it not far fr eastern

they chased the suspect and arrested there at the scene. >> it is a tragic end to the search for a missing father. prince george's police said someone found dehaven last night. he had dementia and found in a wooded area. over the weekend police told us he may have picked up a ride, may have been picked up along route one and dropped up in ardell la county. at this time they don't suspect foul play. right now police asking for help in similar case, 81-year-old demow sa has dementia and is missing last scene on 24th street northeast in the woodbridge neighborhood. wearing a black and white plaid

in the early stages of dementia and may be in need of medication. also posted these pictures on twitter page and you can get the word out on the story. today in virginia, governor terry mcauliffe will give his farewell address, but extend the i-95 express lanes in frederick burg. partnering with trans urban again, the governor calls it a great deal. meanwhile, lawmakers getting back to work. customers first transgender delegate is more than one of 10 women joining the assembly. they hold a slim majority in the house. and also an individual health care mandate at the state level since federal lawmakers got rid of it in the gop tax bill. news4 working for

coverage on it julie carey will be in richmond while chris in annapolis. and while lawmakers head back, one is going after clogged roadways. and delegate will force vdot to build more roads. our transportation reporter adam tuss joins us along i-95 in springfield. good morning t adam. >> good morning erika, melissa. you know what a joy it can be. it seems like the ride against to get worse. but is adding more lanes really the answer? well, one state delegate says absolutely. what to do about the miserable ride that can be i-95? >> i try to avoid it at all costs. >> no avoiding it. once you locked up into that grade you are in it. >> reporter: take a look, a section of

fredericksburg area slapped with the tag of toughest in the country. now say it's time to build our way out of the mess. >> what really needs to be done is to add additional lanes to the travel lanes. >> reporter: republican state delegate mark coal who represents pennsylvania working on wfta radio directing v dot to do more rains. unusual move from the general assembly. >> i'm frustrated. and even if it doesn't pass, i hope it will elevate the priority of i-95 at the vdot level and also in washington, too. >> reporter: drivers though aren't sure more lanes will help. >> you build more lanes, you get more people. that's what's going to happen. >> reporter: lisa tud or lived in the area and consistently seen the traffic get worse and worse. she prefers

i-95. >> i take advantage of the hov, whole family in the car, and to me i think it's a safer journey. >> reporter: but for now more want more road to drive onto try to unlock all the mess. now, one thing is for sure, vdot is going to do a cost analysis to see what a project like this would entail. it is expected to be well over a billion dollars. and we'll see have to see if that bill passes. back to you. >> all right. adam tuss, thank you. the white house is calling it outrageous. in a statement released just this morning, president trump's press secretary is reacting to a new court ruling on daca. and we have new reaction from olympic hopeful ashley wagner who made headlines this weekend after criticizing jdging at the u.s.

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breaking overnight on immigration, federal judge temporarily halted president trump's plan to end protections for d.r.e.a.m.ers. >> and this morning the who's is responding to that decision about the daca program. white house press secretary sarah sanders released a statement saying in part, we find this decision to be outrageous, especially

president meeting on the same day. sanders goes on to say that president trump will work with members of both parties to reach a solution that corrects the unconstitutional actions taken by the last administration. let's go to nbc tracie potts for a look at what happened. >> reporter: a victory overnight for immigrants brought to the u.s. illegally as children. a federal judge said the trump administration must renew protections allowing them to stay here legally. while courts consider if president trump can end the daca program in march. california's attorney general who launched that challenge calls the ruling a step in the right direction. >>. it came hours after president trump in a rare televised negotiation said he's willing to fix daca first and work with other issues later. >> i'll take the heat. >> reporter: his issues, chain

lottery, interesting not the border wall. just requested $18 billion to build. >> we don't need ha 2,000 mile wall. we don't need a wall where you have rivers and mountains and everything else protected. >> reporter: president's spokeswoman insists he's not abandoning the wall. >> we certainly believe the wall is part of border security. >> reporter: conservatives accused the president ongoing soft on immigration. >> he has a mandate to end daca and mandate to fwild a wall. >> reporter: lawmakers disagree whether extending daca should be part of the budget. >> it will be not be part of any spending agreement. >> we expect it to be in the bill. >> reporter: that's due in nine days and cannot pass without some democrats voting yes. the cost of that support, fixing da karks protecting dreamers, but now that the judge has done that twt ruling overnight, we'll watch to see if democrats continue to insist on the fix as part of budget negotiations.

washington. there will be a silent protest at this year state of the union address. nbc news has democratic women in congress plan to wear all black with solidarity with me too movement. same act women took part in golden globes stars dressed in black to protest sexual harassment in hollywood. president will do the state of the union january 30th. moving to our area while riding the transit system. advocacy system had advice for women what to do in those situations. >> for your own feelings and safety, you can always sit in the first car of the metro car. you can also always sit near the driver on a bus. >> reporter: and metro spokesperson released a statement saying metro is regarded by the advocates as industry leader in this area.

groups, such as the collective action for safe spaces to raise awareness. winter olympics are just about a month away and now north korea says send adele gauges to the games. meanwhile vice president mike pence will lead in south korea. but don't expect the two sides to meet during the competition. state department has said there are no plans for american and north korean officials to meet during the olympics. three time national figure skating champion ashley wagner won't be competing in south korea but she says she does not regret criticizing judges after coming in fourth at this year's national championships. she talked with hoda and savannah guthrie on the "today" show this morning. >> are you sorry you spoke out the way you did? >> no. what you see is what you get with me. and i pride myself on being honest and open. and i think that at the end of the day, based on the selection criteria, they absolutely made the right call with is

the ladies are getting ready to go to the olympics and i support them entirely. >> wagner says even though she is heart broken by what happened, she plans to keep on training. she's alternate for the u.s. olympic team and said she would be ready if she got the call. >> fires. the caps have 3-1 lead. >> and the capitals have the longest home winning streak in the nhl right now. got their tenth straight win last night against ka nukes. went on to win it 3-1. next home game is tomorrow night against the hurricanes. if you ever wanted to run for president, here's your chance. no, really, the washington nationals are looking for candidates to suit up for the new season as racing presidents. today is the deadline to apply online. but you have to be at least 5'7"

to need a high school diploma and attend at least 40% of the home games and be able to run from center field to first base, so make sure you get in there. wheeling you to the application. you'll find that in our nbc washington app. i'm sure there is a lengthy list of people that would be willing to do that. >> that head is super big. there is a new work out class that let's you ride the new fitness. >> our molette green spent it at surf fit. >> reporter: this surf set work out works on your koran balance. marshal is the manager here who can talk about the incredible popularity since you have started this at crunch in tie sons here. >> it's beere

different classes that are really fun. make it easy for someone starting off their new jer aour in fitness from beginning to expert. >> reporter: i love it. we do have beginners to advance. and let's watch rachel who can do the coolest moves on her surf board. she's one of the more advanced. instructor doing this. really exciting. >> definitely. and we like to extend a week pass to all our viewers to make it even that much fun for everybody. we have four locations in our metro, chefcy chase and ruston area. >> thank you. we are here at surf set to help people stay on their fitness goal for 2018. that is the latest from tie sons. i'm molette green news4. let's get back on our boards and not have a wipe out here. it is hard but it is fun. >> that looks real

me off this thing. please. well, much warmer weather is headed our way, speaking of surfing. sheena is back with. >> we'll talk about the latest on the devastating mudslides in california. oprah winfrey's home, just one an the my, damaged in all

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president juan hernandez following an earthquake 7.6 hit the coast of kay men islands. puerto rico and caribbean islands under threat overnight of the tsunami. mudslides in california claimed the lives of at least 15 people while destroying roads and businesses and homes. oprah winfrey home was one of the many homes hit. posted these videos showing the damage. nbc has the latest from mon montecito. >> reporter: clearing the mud and debris as the search for survivors continues. along the coast of santa barbara county coast guard called in to help with evacuation. and while that major part of the search and rescue continued in the air, it was an

ground. neighbors helped neighbors. and a 14-year-old was pulled to safety from her home. today santa barbara authorities continued their recovery efforts. . last month's flames scored more than 200,000 acres. these storms is what authorities warned us about after mudslides destroyed what firefighters were able to protect during the bigge biggest wildfire in state history. they said it could be thursday at the earliest until they are able to reopen the stretch of the 101 freeway. in santa barbara county for nbc news, i'm kirk hawkins. now back to you. >> all right. we turn to the weather story in our area. one of the first days we haven't woken up in single digits and the teens. >> it feels a little balmy when you compare it to what we have seen. it's all relative though. so 30s might feel nice but

until friday we'll be in the sib 60s. however that will come with rain. i'll take it. later this weekend colder. so if you like the cold it will come back. but this week we'll get a break. no weather alert for today in first time in quite a few days. milder air this week. each afternoon a little warmer. >> then by friday that will be the warmest day with the rain around. then by sunday colder air moves back in. right now temperatures struggling to warm up into the 40s. but we do expect the 40s this afternoon only because we have quite a bit of cloud cover around. 38 i washington, though ine is look at radar.lou couldn't see thein thursday. for the rest of tyde exercising good. ooof areas close to 40 degrees. 4:00 p.m. topping out around mid to low 40s. by 7:00 p.m. still dry despite the clouds a

here's a look at what the air masses. so i mentioned the warm-up and here it is as we go thursday into friday, mild air moving in too much of new england, and mid atlantic states. quickly moves away as we go into sunday. back in the 30s on sunday for daytime high. future weather shows clouds increasing later on today. and tomorrow noon tomorrow we should still be dry with cloudy skies. notice the rain though approaching, that should start to move in around the afternoon and evening. mostly light rain. friday that looks like rainy day starting in the morning through friday night. looks like periods of rain in the forecast. with temperatures though in the low 60s, rain early saturday, then clearing out, and we get colder on sunday. we'll take a look at our ten-day for chance maybe some snow, guys. >> all right. thank you, sheena. will is growing concern this morning, during an already rough flu season but a look at why some hospitals around country having a difficult timekeeping up with new cases. >> me

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>> this is a video you've probably been seeing all over social media. a teacher in indiana arrested school board meeting for questioning the superintendent new contract. de-shay hargrave brought up the contract. nbc news says the meeting was voted on whether to approve the new superintendent. >> and when hargrave spoke up she was told she was out of order and told to leave. once in the haul she was handcuffed and arrested they said for refusing to leave and resisting arrest. she has been released on bond. says hargrave is now working through an attorney on next steps. worry and fear continue to grow as the flu epidemic hits the country and the numbers

increase. cdc says over 40,000 flu cases nationwide. says d.c. has not been immune to the crisis. and that cases are still widespread across maryland and virginia. nbc gabe gutierrez has more. >> reporter: this morning a deadly string of the flu is sweeping the country. hospitals seeing a surge of six patients. >> today was terrible. >> getting worse. >> very bad. >> reporter: the cdc says 46 states are now reporting widespread flu and more than 41,000 flu cases has been reported. more than three times more than last season. california has been hit especially hard. at least 27 deaths there people under 65 since october. this in san diego opening a triage. emergency services stretched thin from omaha. >> about 12,000 positi

week. >> reporter: to dallas. >> we are now seeing 12 to 15 cases per day of people calling 911 of flu conditions. that is 611% increase. >> reporter: the strain is known as h 3 n 2 particularly deadly variety of influenza. making it worse, hospitals are facing shortage of airbags, because manufacturer is in puerto rico. >> any time you see patients with flu like systems you need more iv fluid. because the iv fluids are limited that means they are not able to give as many out. >> reporter: at medical center in brooklyn, feeling the strain, but managing so far. >> there has been a shortage of these kinds of medications of iv fluid bags. however, this has not adversely affected patient care. >> reporter: the doctors say the best preventive medicine is the

>> have you received the flu shot this year? >> no. >> reporter: t >> the cdc if you get the vaccine and still get the flu it's not as bad to get the vaccine. >> reporter: so sunny day we'll never forget. today the congressman at the gop baseball shooting will take another step in his recovery. >> a gunman shot congressman steve scalise last june during the practice in alexander. police killed the gunman. scalise will undergo surgery. he returned last september to applause in the house. he says he will return but won't say when he'll return to capitol hill. new video showing a suspected sexual predator. a home security camera caught the suspect running along

deputies say the man quickly changed course and sprinted after a middle school girl walking alone. she told authorities he touched her and she screamed and he ran off. police say timing of the attack is alarming since it was middle of the day. and other people on that same path. this is a new sketch of the suspect that came in from the loudoun county sheriff's office just sent to us. breaking into chip ol tee who discovered someone eating in the restaurant. at the bizarre break in. >> police releasing this sketch of this man charged with taking shedded beef

the. >> capital one arena news year's day, make that new years morning, 3:00 a.m. new year's morning. police say a man breaks into chipolte here, disarms the alarm, and where is the beef? >> downtown you never know what goes on down here. >> reporter: he gets a full tray of meat, sits down at the counter and starts eating. >> lucky day this year already. >> reporter: more shedded beef. >> i wouldn't go to that extent to get that but maybe he was really hungry. >> reporter: 5:00 a.m. still chowing down. 6:00 a.m. the manager comes to open the store, he sees the guy in there heating and says, hey, buddy a

mcdonald's next door, then disappears before you can say two all beef patties special sauce, cheese, on asse sesame s bun. >> it's so good you break in if they are not open. >> reporter: in chinatown, pat collins, news4. >> well, i've not heard that one before. it's so good you break in for it. >> oh, it was worth it. >> all right. digging out of debt in 2018, working for you with simple tips on improving your credit score. >> and take a look at this, dozens of bags piled underneath a terminal ramp at an airport. how the chaos of last week's winter storm is still causing

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this story now is one that's almost hard to believe. thousands of travelers still trying to track down baggage. look at that. that they couldn't claim during the weekend weather related melt down at jfk airport. these pictures show hundreds of bags that have left behind. some travelers have been told they might have to wait up to two weeks to get those bags back. >> can you imagine? >> anxiety. >> i feel bad for every customer service representative that has to listen to, i have a black bag, it's a black suitcase, you know. >> get in line, honey. >> and imagine if you don't have your imagination on your bag. that's my number one thing, put your information on your bag. >> sheena joining us now with a bit of a break from the frosty temperatures we've had and bit of roller coaster ride. talking mild weather and rain. >> a little bit of a

have seen lately. so sem tours warming up. today 40s. tomorrow 50s. so we'll take a look at that in a minute. but right now 37 degrees. so temperatures are still struggling to get up there near 40 but that's because of the cloud cover in place. and just in case wondering, no, we do not expect rain today. cloudy might look like it's going to rain but no rain until tomorrow afternoon and evening. that's going to be our next chance. satellite radar showing the clouds but no rain with these clouds. if you are out and about today, you'll notice it will stay dry. walking the dog, it will stay dry for you. by the way, if you need one to adopt and walk, this is bossco at the humane alliance to give a home. clouds hang around tonight. so 7:00 p.m. 41 degrees if you out at that time. mentioned 43. toow

62 on friday. and that does come with rain. saturday 54 for high. but that should be early in the day. and then we'll start to see temperatures dropping off as we go throughout the day. so here's future weather. stay dry today. stay dry most of tomorrow. there is 1:00 p.m. tomorrow cloudy skies. then notice rain trying to move in mainly in the afternoon mostly light side. could see evening commute. expect ride tomorrow commute. and pockets of rain friday afternoon and evening. so watching that closely. some of that rain lasts into saturday morning. then we clear out through the day saturday. that's when the temperatures drop off 30s for high sunday. this ten next week we could see a chance of rain snow as we go into wednesday. so colder again. >> all right. thank you, sheena. well, moo i grains in kids are more than bad headaches and can often be tough to treat. after the break, the wrinkle eraser or easier i should say, showing promise in relieving the pain. >> andbc

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spend less this year than last. i go into the next year always saying. i'm going to pull it back. and you get the credit card statement. >> all right. if saving money is your resolution for this new year, we are giving you tips to help you dig yourself out of debt. >> consumer reporter susan hogan is working for you to improve your credit score she says by 20 points. okay. so the average credit score is around 679 according to wallet hub. so most people have some room for improvement. and you could actually save a lot of money as a result. so, first, what is your credit score? you can get it for a small fee from the credit bureaus or you can ask your bank, sometimes they will offer it to you for free. knowing what your score is really gives you an accurate sense of your starting point and enables you to track your progress over time. the best way to improve your credit is to maintain

credit card account that is in good standing. that means the card will report positive information to the make tear credit bureaus each month. if you don't have the credit standing to qualify for a normal credit card a ply for what's called a secured credit card. this is really a great tool for rebuilding damaged credit. and don't get close to your credit limit. credit scoring models look at how close you are to being maxed out. to keep your balances low. one other thing that will improve your credit score, only apply for the credit you need. if you apply for a lot of credit cards, over a short period of time, it may appear to lenders that you are in financial circumstances have changed for the negative. back to you. >> all right. thank you, susan. well, botox is generally thought of as a way to remove wrinkles but good for other medical uses to. migraines in children and teens a condition that effects about 3% of kids. researchers studied children

chronic migraines over the course of five years. those botox injections had relief. those in 30 days in ha month reported them just 2 to 10 days a month. and headaches weren't as severe. i can say somebody that suffers from migraines i wouldn't want that on my worst enemy. there is a tourist in florida gaining popularity. russian women coming to the united states to give birth so their children will be american citizens. but you may be surprised to see where some of those well off women are staying. nbc cynthia mcfad enhas more. >> reporter: these russian women all came to miami to give birth. as a result, their babies are american citizens. that's right. russian mothers. american babies. >> i am a typ

to give her child the best i can do. >> reporter: and the best is an american passport. to give birth in miami, a status symbol back in russia. while the practice is controversial, it's perfectly legal. the 14th amendment to the constitution makes anyone born on american soil an american citizen. >> if american citizen, american passport is big plus for the baby, why not? >> reporter: among the pluses, these kids will have the right to live and work here, receive social services, and when they turn 21, they'll have the right to sponsor their parents for an american green card. >> we are the only place just about that is stupid enough to do it. >> reporter: as a candidate, donald trump called for an end to birth right citizenship, declaring it the biggest magnet for illegal immigration. >> you want to get rid of birth right citizenship? >> you have to, yes. what they are doing is have a

you have no choice. >> reporter: but ironically, condo building from trump is the most popular. >> very popular place. >> reporter: and housing in buildings with the trump name are advertised by birth tour rhythm agencies catering to russian clients. some pak agos including medical care cost over $100,000 for ha several month stay. in moscow, we found an agency openly advertising american citizenship. it's called miami mamma. the company estimates they bring about 100 russians here every year. >> do you advise your clients to be completely transparent with u.s. officials when they are applying for a visa to come? >> absolutely. >> to say i'm pregnant? >> yes. >> we tell every client you have the documents, you have to tell the truth. this is america. they like the

>> reporter: there are some americans who think that it's not right for russians to come to america, have their babies, and have the babies become americans. >> i understand them. but i'm not going to take something from america. if i can spend my money, why not? interesting. all right. switching gears. we are talking about rain coming up in the forecast. >> sheena is back with your out the door forecast in just a minute. hi, i'm steve greenberg in las vegas, nevada, 2018and i have,

well, from talking cars, to talks mirrors, consumer electronic show in las vegas is showing mirrors that will do more than reflect your image. steve greenberg is reflect your image can show you what it can do to make your life ease year. >> reporter: i'm here thousands of aisles. i'll give you a little sample. this is colar booth and they have the first connected bathroom mirror. that's what we have over here. this mirror actually connects to amazon alexa, so you can talk to the mirror and turn the lights on with your voice control. also get news, weather, sports, get your spotify, all through talking to it. it's got a nightg

pretty amazing. also opens and closes called the ver der a voice lit light the mirror and lighted feature. and you can actually control aspects of your home through alexa elsewhere in the home through the bathroom mirror. i think it's pretty amazing. other cool products, right over here, staying with the idea of kebted, folks of filtrate, and now added a bluetooth sensor right to the disposal filter, so you can find out if a filter needs to be changed. contact your smart phone and say change me. it's really amazing. and whole thing is disposable again at the folks from fill straight. over here, look at this, this is a mini speedometer, look at poultry or fish or beef and tell you if it's fresh or not fresh. it can tell the difference analysis between chavez and jack daniels.

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one more look at the weather. sheena, good morning. >> hey, good morning, guys. a lot of clouds around right now. but not rain producing clouds, just in case wondering. you don't need the um brabrella today but tomorrow you do. rain chances increase. but back into the 50s. by friday low 60s. that starts with rain, starting early in the morning for morning commute and evening commute and poe ten shalgly ear potentially saturday and sunday. but getting colder next week. >> thank you. that's it for midday. thanks for joining us. >> you can get news and weather updates any time with the nbc washington app. have a great day. we'll see you right back here tomorrow morning.

. we're live in five, four, three, two, one. >> one thing that you and i have that is special, just you and me, not all of us, not me and randall, not -- >> kevin, can you stop? i'm flustered and -- >> admit you love randall more. >> no, he was just easier. he was easier. he didn't recoil when i touched him and he wasn't some teenager who was angry and he didn't abandon me and move away after his father died. >> oh, my gosh. it was so powerful last night. "this is us" returns after a six-week hiatus. we wer s