d.c. firefighters battled a hy fire at the marina this morning. d.c. fire posted this video of the flames when they arrived on the scene. >>> news 4's adam tus has bes h latest from the marina. >> the fire's out and it's been out for some time and luckily no one was hurt and take a look at where it started at that plank right there in the marina and one of the boats next to the fire was not an easy fight. the fire, the water, the ice all made for tricky conditions. as the flames burned at the james creek marina a d.c. fireboat battling as best it could. fire crews also responding on foot. dramatic images show just how intense this boat fire was, two boats fully engulfed and this is what the scene was as the sun rose. charred out shells of what was. even the neighboring boats damaged, the dock, blackened. >> shocked. ye of the boat next to the boat where the whole fire started. his boat which was closed up for the winter is obviously now a complete loss. >> we bought the boat in 2013, so what is that? five years now, so lots of good trips and lots of goo

we're getting a first picture of the fire down at a marina in southwest d.c. two boats caught fire in the last hour at the marina. the regular units were even knocking down the heaviest part of the fire. now a fire boat is on the other side. trying to extinguish it from the water. there is some fuel burning that is very difficult to put out. again, d.c. firefighters trying to put this out. two boats on mire at the marina on d street. our adam tuss is on the way to that scene. he mae pictures in the next few minutes. aaron, back to you. >> chris, thank you. it's 6:34. in the top stories, it's something we've been talking about nonstop since the temperatures dropped. water main breaks. melissa mentioned this one at new hampshire avenue. as you can see, crews have a lot of work to do here. so that road is likely to be closed during the remainder of the morning rush. >>> howard university postponed classes for more than a week because of problems created by this long stretch of cold weather. the cold caused steam pipes to burst, filling two classroom buildings in d

d.c. two boats burning. john southwest for you. john: good morning. we just arrived here. this is the james creek marina in southwest d.c. not terribly far from where the new soccer stadium is being built. take a look at the flames shooting up from the marina. two vessels are involved, both burning at this hour. there is a fire boat on the scene dousing the area. they still do not have this fire under control. there is a number of fire equipment apparatus, fire personnel out here on the scene. we are going to spend the camera around to show you how much activity is taking place at the marina. the cause of this fire is still unknown. it broke out about an hour ago. we rushed to the scene and we are still waiting to hear from a public information officer to try to get us some more information, but as we swing the camera back around, we can tell you that it is obviously extremely cold. a lot of times, these have heaters on board that are left on overnight to try to keep pipes and other equipment from freezing. we are not sure if that had anything to do with this, but right now, two vessels on fire. you can see the flames rig

dramatic fire at the washington marina with flames moving through the boats at the james creek marina. d.c. firefighters contained the fire but the boat didn't survive. hazmat units were called in to deal with the fuel that spilled into the waterway. no one was hurt and investigators are working to see what caused the fire. >>> our temperatures were so cold that flares were used to thaw frozen hydrants before they could put out a fire. this happened when a spring. montgomery county fire crews worked quickly to thaw out the hydrant and put out the flames. >> still ahead, how your kids are addicted to their smartphones. apple is under new pressure to do something about it. >>> a sweatshirt that is so offensive that h&m is apologizing tonight. >>> let's get to what is trending tonight. how did anybody not stop this before it became an ad? they must not have a multicultural group of people working there. >> mind blowing. retailer h&m is taking a beating, rightly so, over the advertising for a hoodie. have a look. it reads coolest monkey in the jungle and it is worn by a young black child in th

intense flames devouring two boats this morning at a marina in southwest. d.c. rs took these images as they arrived at james creek marina before sunrise. crews on the shore and on the pier work for the d.c. fireboat to get the flames out. by daylight, the shells of two charred boats remained. nobody was hurt here. investigators are looking for clues about what caused the fire. >> thieves broke in, but left the golf clubs and most valuables behind. instead, they made offh doors and airbags from a handful of vehicles parked inside a garage. the residents thought was secure. our pat collins joins us now live in old town with this head scratcher of a crime. hi, pat. >> reporter: hey, jim. imagine you're walking to your car from a distance, you suspect something's wrong. you get closer and closer, glass is here, glass is there. as you get even closer, it gets worse and worse. we begin our story now with one of the victims. >> it was surprising to say the least. definitely a little bit disturbing. to see my car broken into like that. >> reporter: this is what andrea fo

. >>> as the flames burned at the james creek marina, a d.c. fireboat battling as best it could.fire crews also responding on foot. dramatic images showed just how two boats fully engulfed, and this, this was the scene as the sun rose. charred out shells of what was. even the neighboring boats damaged. the dock blackened. >> shocked, yes. >> reporter: trevor johnson is the owner of the boat next to the boat where the whole fire started. his boat, which was closed up for the winter, is obviously now a complete loss. >> we bought the boat in 2013, and so what is that, i guess '18, five years now. lots of good trips, lots of good memories, used to take it down to the bay. >> reporter: vi to with fire an ems said it could have been worse. yesterday their fireboat broke through ice on the water to make sure they could get out quickly. >> because they did that, they were able to get to this incident within 20 minutes. it normally would have taken them 10 if there was no ice. if they hadn't broken the ice yesterday, it would have probably taken them 45 minutes and they played a key role

d.c. fire and ems say two boats are on fire in the james creek marina. we have a crew heading there right now. we'll bring you updates as soon as they come in. >>> and president trump striking back at claims made in the new book "fire and fury." plus the message steve bannon has for trump in response to the book. >> if you're just waking up this morning a beautiful sunrise as we take a live look outsie on this monday morning. it is january 8th 2018. let's get right over to tucker barnes for a quick look at that forecast. doesn't that look pretty. >> gorgeous sunrise. >> yeah, absolutely beautiful out there. it's not warm, it's cold. were21 in washington. possibility of a wintry mix this afternoon with temperatures which we're hoping get above freezing. problem is ground temperatures are going to be nowhere close. here's your here. look for a wintry mix early this afternoon and then perhaps changing to rain but again the rain, the wintry mix everything will get a chance to stick on roads and sidewalks as ground temperatures right now are in the teens. we

d.c. firefighters at the james creek marina in cruz not only had to fight flames, but also icy conditions. john gonzalez is there as investigators try to pinpoint what sparked this fire. that this couple tells us were here new year's day and everything was fine. now they are sick to see this. it was a second home to them. >> we just got a phone call about an hour and a half ago. john: trevor johnson's boat was also destroyed. anti-freeze was in the system. the batteries were off. john: it was a violent fire, massive flames shooting out of the river into the sky. on a very frigid morning, it posed several challenges for firefighters. >> we initiated a foam operation to extinguish the flames. john: you can really see how devastating this fire was. take a look at the vessels. no longer do they look like boats. they are partially some urged, covered in the foam, and as you can see, the >> firefighters had to stretch long lines of the hose down the pier, a very icy pier. john: the fire was first reported shortly before 6:00 morning. other boats also sustained damage, but fortunately, no injurie

d.c. fire and ems say two boats are on fire at the james creek marina.west. most of the major fire is out but crews had to use a fire boat to attack the blaze. no injuries reported but again two boats at least two boats burning down at the james street marina this morning. >> 6:38 is the time. much more coming up. >> remembering a music legend. a new documentary airing tonight highlights david bowie's iconic career. details ahead in this morning's top trending stories. >> ♪ >> ♪♪ ♪♪ at the d.c. lottery, we not only love this place as much as you do, we heard you loud and clear when you voted for six new neighborhood scratchers. the second-chance drawing. you could win $500,000 that may be used towards buying a home in your favorite neighborhood. ♪♪ >> ♪ >> we're back now at 6:41 with what's trending on the web on this monday morning and first up a wild encounter in northeast ohio. aggressive wild turkeys making it hard for post office workers to delivery mail in rock

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