>> amee cho. we have more coverage on the nbc washington app including the response from democratic senator and a look at how republicans have responded to sex assault allegations. just search franken. >>> breaking now, flames from the biggest and most devastating california wildfire is sweeping toward coastal and mountain communities northwest of l.a.. the fire is now disrupting travel on a major highway and sparking even more at least four major southern california wildfires have destroyed structures and forced people out of their houses. thousands of homes remain threatened. nbc's jay gray is in the middle of all this and he's going to give us a live update on the situation at the bottom of the hour. stay with us for that. >> let's go now across the country to breaking news coming in from new york city. six people taken to the hospital after a town car hit some pedestrians this afternoon in southern manhattan. police say the car hit two other vehicles before jumping a sidewalk and hitting sever

. >> today news4's amee cho is live in rockville with the father's story. amee? >> reporter: wendy, leon, this is the arrest warrant charging a 25-year-old rony galicia. the father said he was happy about the arrest but it still won't bring his son back. as we talked, artem's father held a picture of his son. he wanted to make sure everyone sees the bright smile of a young man who had a bright future. >> i put a lot of hope in him for his future. i'd like say i think artem could have solved many of the problems of the world, you know, when he grew up. >> reporter: artem was an eagle scout just hours away from graduating high school. he planned to attend the university of maryland, now his parents are left with a he'll never receive. >> the lesser of our society decided to snuff his life out. >> reporter: police caught the first three suspects after the murders. it wasn't until nould there was evidence of a fourth shooter. >> there was evidence, dna attached to the shell casing. >> reporter: it led them to 25-year-old rony galicia. he said he doesn't want anyone g

amee cho has reaction from one of the victim's fathers and what led to this new arrest. >> reporter:ov pictured here, now his father is left to mourn. >> i put a lot of hope in his future. i'd like to say artem could have solved many of the ills of the future. >> reporter: he was one who led with good character. >> who knows what he could have done, right? the lesser in our society decided to snuff his life out, and we'll never know, will we? >> reporter: police caught the first three suspects shortly after the murders. it wasn't until now there was news of a fourth shooter. >> there is some new evidence, some dna that was attached to a shell casing. >> reporter: the dna along with the witness led them 25-year-old ron rony ga lesia. >> he can be gone in a breath. >> reporter: today in court ronnie ga lesia waived his right to a bond hearing. he will be san diego be stayin. amee cho, news4. >> on friday, police found 17-year-old caitlyn fra sin a safe in syracuse new york. they arrested her soccer coach of trying to run away with her. he's headed back to florida to face charges. frisi

>> amee cho, thank you, amee. we want to know what you think. do you agree with senator franken's decision to resign? so far many of you on our nbc washington facebook page say yes, you do agree. and with the senate so narrowly divided, what happens to senator franken's seat? we'll look ahead to the potential power struggle with nbc news senior political editor mark murray. that comes up in about ten minutes. >> a mother's heart break, we are learning new details tonight about the youngest victim yet of the ms13 gang violence in our area. it is a story you'll see only on news4 about those two bodies discovered last spring in fairfax bureau chief julie carey joins us with why he and the other victims were killed. >> reporter: you remember that day, it was a chilling discovery when those two bodies were found back there in the park. it came during a surge in gang-related violence. now these newly unsealed court documents reveal the detectives probably had a pretty good idea of who they were going to find even before they started digging back there

in northwest, amee cho, news4. >> so, you know where i'm going. >> going to get your ticket? >> yeah, in about an hour and 10 minutes. >> good luck to y i'll be rooting for you. >> don't wish me too much luck because if you do i won't be here when you come back. >> i'll know when you're not here. not at your desk. >>> now first at 4:00, she's one to watch at the winter games. david culver recently introduced us to the delightful teenager from northern virginia who made history by becoming the first black woman to qualify for the u.s. olympic speed skating team. she just posted this picture on instagram after a minor accident on the ice yesterday. apparently another skater's blade came off and flew straight at her chin. she's fine, though. she's been all stitched up and her dad tells david culver she's already back on the ice. her dad, by the way, signed her up for skating lessons in reston 12 years ago. now look at her, poised to go to the olympics. you can find her story and more of our olympic coverage in the nbc washington app. and you'll see the winter olympics right here

news4's amee cho now live where the case goes now, and she's got exclusive reaction from the father of one of the victims. amee? >> reporter: yeah, leon and susan, originally this case looked closed at least as far as arrests were concerned. but the parents of najjar and ziberov learned there is a fourth person accused of killing their son from germantown. was involved and his dna was found at the crime scene. his father was happy to hear about the arrest but it still won't bring his son back. artem was an eagle scout, a hard working student, a leader and just an all around wonderful person. >> put a lot of hope in for his future, right. in fact, i'd like to say i think artem could have solved many of the problems of the world when he grew up. >> reporter: and police tell me that shody and artem thoughts they were going to sell a graduation ticket to one of the shooters but it was a trap. the shooting was supposedly revenge because najja had allegedly stolen drugs from one of the shooter's girlfriends. he waived his right to a bond hearing which means he will stay in jail until his nex

as news4's amee cho explains, everything inside was destroyed. >> reporter: seeing what's left in the storage is truly heart breaking. so many one of a kind antiques now just piles of rubble in there. outside, all this devastation, you can still see a single christmas wreath out front, perfectly untouched. through a cold christmas night flames destroying this antique store. now covered by bows of tape. through all the damage you can see remnants of what once was. >> i'm speechless, i really am. it was a beautiful place. there was a lot of artifacts in there. >> the aftermath is a hard thing to deal with. >> reporter: all morning long, people dropping by to see the loss for themselves. place where they once came to find treasures. >> i know the things of value in there. i'm certain a lot of the dealers lost their livelihood which is one of the worst parts. >> my love is the antiques. they had rare things nobody else had, a typewriter flat like this. >> reporter: a store that once preserved memories. is now a memory itself. >> it's a shame after christmas, you know. no one needs this. i

in bethesda, amee cho. >> let's see what's coming up at 5:00. >> hi, wendy. >> we're going to hear from a local state trooper. he was just doing his job when he was hit by a suspected drunk driver. now he's sitting down with us as he marks a big achievement in his road to recovery and he has a message for everyone on this -- as we approach the new year's weekend. also new at 5:00, it's a light week for people on vacation. but statistically speaking, this is one of the most weekends of the year to be on the road. we're working for you to tell you why that is and what you need to know to keep you and your family safe as we get in this year and get into the new year. i'll be joining paton news4 at 5:00 in a few minutes. >> you got it. >> all right. see you in a few, wendy. >>> new year, new tax law. in a few days the new gop tax plan will take effect and is already causing a lot of confusion. with many people rushing out to make those last-minute payments, hoping to save some money before the end of the year. now the irs is out with guidance about the new law. nbc's blayne alexander joins

news4's amee cho was there. >> reporter: the excitement in this gym, you could say it was out of thise from a real-life astronaut. the when the space station was directly above the school, just a ten minute window. when the time came these kids were ready. >> and i want to -- contact. >> my name is mark. what is your favorite park being in space? over. >> what it is like when you are first in space and get back to earth, over? >> my name is patricia. what inspired you to go into space? >> i was nervous, but it was cool that you could talk to an actual astronaut. >> it felt really good because it was the moment in like a person's life where you get to speak in front of a crowd and a lot of people are watching. >> students work hard on a 14-page application to be selected for this day. they were only one of 24 in the world. >> it is exciting to see their faces and see. this is a real world application they haven't seen before. >> he was nice. and i'd say courageous. i wouldn't do that in it were me. >> a little hard to address you back to earth. over. >> reporter: just ten minutes of ta

. >> amee cho is gathering local reaction to senator franken's resignation. but let's start with blayne alexander. overview of what happened today. blayne? >> reporter: well, doreen, you know in the end all of this real really unravelled quickly so far senator franken. he said he's not stepping down, not leaving his seat. now he said the past 24 hours made it clear he cannot stay on capitol hill. >>> with almost no support left in the united states senate, senator al franken announcing he will be resigning his seat. >> there is some irony in the fact that i am leaving while a man who has bragged on tape about his history of sexual assault sits in the oval office. and a man who has repeatedly preyed on young girls campaigns for the senate with the full support of his party. >> reporter: franken taking a swipe at president trump and alabama senate candidate roy moore. but not any of his alleged behavior. >> some of the allegations against me are simply not true. others i remember very differently. >> reporter: one of his accusers calling that appalling. >> he j

in rockville, amee cho, news4. >> quite a backdrop there, amee. thank you. tonight people nationwide are sharing a report from our scott macfarlane. it's gone viral coast to coast. it showed 275 pages worth of work orders for or repairs and upgrades, even pest control inside the white house. scott joins us with some new details from the records he's obtained. scott? >> reporter: yeah, jim, the u.s. general services administration is the federal government's landlord. it over sees hundreds of u.s. government facilities including 31 in d.c., the white house is one of those 31, and the records we obtained indicate the agency oversees thousands of maintenance requests just in d.c. each year. our report yesterday revealed the wide range of tasks at the white house. some big, some small, including several infiltrations in the white house in 2016, including one, and the other part of the white house, the west wing and the white house situation room. the records also show a flurry of activity during inauguration day including a request for a new toilet seat in the o

. >> we talked to our own amee cho who reported on this.hey are trying to put a wreath on every grave. they have hit the goal so nearly a quarter million men buried at arlington national cemetery will receive that wreath. maybe you've seen them as you're driving down the gw parkway this time of year. people often think it is a government program but it's not. it is privately funded, donor, you know, accepted campaign that happens. >> almost a quarter of a million grave stones they're going to be putting these wreaths on, how many people are needed to do that and can you be one of those people? >> yes, somewhere in the 10,000 plus people will show up on saturday and they can be a we can be a you can be us. last few years on 94.7 fresh fm, my day job, we have put together a group to come out and volunteer. we had about 200 volunteers join us last year. if anyone on the news4 family or anybody watching wants to be part of this, we have it all figured out logistically because it is a lot of humans. we gather at the mall in pentagon city and we