erika gonzalez is live in gaithersburg with new surveillance video from the scene. erika?> reporter: wendy, a number of those burglaries happened here at this shopping center. the man was acting so erratically he was practically jumping up and down, his hands were shaking and he could barely get his words out, and he may have had an accomplice. nine businesses burglarized in one night. >> in all probability this time of year, christmastime, you know, people are low on cash. >> reporter: now police in gaithersburg, rockville, and montgomery county are a trying to figure out who is behind it. they've got a pretty good lead. around 11:30 last night the camera caught this. a man uses a tool of sorts to pry the glass of the front door loose, kicks it in and walks out with a cash register door. the dunkin' donuts next door was hit around the same time. >> why this particular area was picked, we can't speculate. >> reporter: and then there's this video from a bp gas station just feet away. same technique as the other. the suspect loosens the glass, kicks it a few times, eventuall

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outside the white house, erika gonzalez, news4. >>> d.c.'s fire chief was not hot seat today as the city council grilled him about the department's equipment issues. the chief testified the city has 100 ambulances, 89 are active, 11 are inactive, meaning they've been out of service for two months or more. when it comes to fire trucks many are uncertified, according to the chief. that means they can still be used but may not be safe to use. at times during the hearing chief ellerbee had to search for answers to the council member's questions. >> how can you come in today into this hearing and not know -- >> i didn't say i was did not know. >> that's not going to look good on tv. >> it may not look good on tv but that just may be the facts. >> chief ellerbee touted the 13 brand new ambulances that are in service right now but he was unable to tell the council members where those ambulances are in use. >>> you could be paying more for your electric bill if pepco gets its new rate hike. the utility is asking the maryland public service commissio

erika gonzalez joins us live with these details. erika? >> reporter: wendy, tonight, there are four suspects on the loose and they are armed and dangerous. carjacked at gun point. >> he was accosted by three individuals. again, who all were armed with weapons. >> a man and woman literally brought to their knees in fear. four suspects, one in this get-away car. last friday the male victim pulled into a shopping plaza to pick up the woman. he gets out of his green cadillac el dorado and it quickly becomes three against one. he's pummeled. the incident hand along the 4600 block in this area, a number of small commercial businesses with plenty of cameras, enough to catch everything on film. when the woman comes outside she's chased down. this suspect takes a gun with an extended magazine. look closely. police say there's at least 30 rounds there and he holds that gun to her head until she's on employee says he's not at all surprised. he's work in the shop for six years and been robbed at gun point twice. >> so many gun, took the money. didn't

erika gonzalez continues our team coverage from arlington where she spoke to a woman who was diabetic and tells us how neighbors stepped in to help as to crews are working to get that power on. erika? >> wendy, when you rely on insul insulin, keeping it cool in the fridge, losing power is not an option. >> wandering around in the dark. everything is -- touch. >> it's been a rough couple of days for valerie but you would never know it by her demeaner. >> take it as it comes. >> reporter: she's diabetic and needs her insulin and she's been without power since yesterday. so the tree limb came down sunday night? >> yeah. and broke the wires down and i still had electric. >> until yesterday. >> the truck went through the cones, got caught up in the wire and everything was gone. >> reporter: dominion power has had 1300 employees working on outages like valerie's around the clock. >> putting the main feeder on makes a lot of people happy. it makes us happy to do that but inevitably in a storm like this, it gets down to the ones and twos. >> reporter: they were at it for more than an hour whe

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i'm richard jordan. >> i'm erika gonzalez. want to start with weather. you may not need the big coat today. >> amelia's filling in for chuck. >> good morning. by the afternoon, you're not going to need the g, warm jacket. this morning you need it. it is a cold start. temperatures in the suburbs around 20 degrees right now. very cold outside, clear skies across the area. washington coming in at 31 degrees. that is the warm spot. 19 in manassas. 21 in gaithersburg. our i hi temperatures today, warm warmer than yesterday. not only are our temperatures warmer, but we're going to have more sunshine as well. mostly to partly sunny skies. high temperature in the district 47 degrees. in 15 minutes back with your travel forecast. >>> today movie fans are in shock after the star of the 'fast and furious" film franchise is killed in a fiery car crash. paul walker was a self-proclaimed adren lyself-pr ed a drdr adrenaline junkie. the car slammed into a tree and burst into flames. walker was the passenger. the driver also died instantly. t

erika gonzalez takes a look at this. >> okay, you successfully synced. >> kids are drawn to the gloght of electronic devices. even parents reluctant to embrace the technology have given in to repeated requests to hand their phones over, even if it's just for a few moments. >> the devices are here to stay. >> reporter: this is ceo of common sense media. his group recently found a giant leap in the number of young children with access to mobile devices. within the past two years, the percentage of kids under 9 who used smartphones and tablets soared from 38% to more than 70%. this includes more than a third of kids under 2. >> you have all sorts of toddlers and young kids from 0 to 5 walking up to tv screens trying to swipe them thinking they are a tablet or smartphone. >> reporter: some are designed for tiny hands. there's an infant bouncy seat outfitted for the ipad. the key is setting a good example. >> if you are glued to your phone, computer or ipad or not paying attention to your kids, they will do the same thing. they will watch your behavior. >> reporter: maybe they won't watch