meagan fitzgerald, news4. >>> i'm erika gonzalez at the live desk.t's give you an update on the situation happening in maryland where a person has been pulled from their car in boyds after it went into an icy creek. this is in boyds, maryland, as chopper 4 zooms in i know it's dark but as you look through those trees, you see the suv in that ten-mile creek. the ice is thick. we know one person was rescued and it doesn't appear that they have any injuries a nd it startd with a crash and then the suv ended up in the creek. this is the same area, same spot where a car wound up in the creek yesterday. so again, please be very careful out on the roads as our weather situation only continues to intensify over the next couple of days. stay safe out there. over to you. >> thank you so much. we're working for you as this cold continues and the snow arrives. wake up with news4 today at 4:00 a.m. we have team coverage with meteorologist sheena parveen and we'll have up to the minute school delays and cancellations. we already have some delays in. get weather up

. >> meagan fitzgerald is working for you to make sure your dripping faucet is not the only way you arerotecting your home. >> reporter: the problem in this home is right here underneath the kitchen sink. >> the cold air got in and it froze the pipes. >> reporter: christopher roads is a plumber. he says he and his colleagues have been keeping busy. >> water bursting, pipes bursting all over the place. sometimes you just have frozen pipes. >> reporter: to make sure this doesn't happen to you, keep the temperature in your home at 68 degrees or higher. keep cabinet doors open to allow the warm air to reach the p night, rose says let all faucets in your home run at a drizzle and then turn them off when you wake up. if your warmer and drier are in the garage or exposed to the cold air, there's some work to do there, too, to make sure the water is drained from the pipes so they don't freeze. >> unscrew them, both of them, and from the machine and from the hose and make sure that the water is run out of it. >> reporter: if you know you're going to be away from your home for longer than two or

. >> this morning news4 megan fitzgerald is working for you to make sure your dripping faucets isn't the only way you are protecting your home. >> reporter: the problem in this home is right here underneath the kitchen sink. >> the customer hasn't been using the kitchen sink, and the cold air got in, it actually froze the pipe because it was standing water. >> reporter: christopher rose is a plumber with row toe rooter plumbing. he says he and his colleagues have been keeping busy. >> water bursting. pipes bursting all over the place. sometimes you have pipes. >> reporter: so to make sure this doesn't happen to you, he says keep the temperature in your home at 68 degrees or higher. keep cabinet doors open to allow the warm air to reach the pipes. and before you go to bed at night, rose says let all faucet ns your home run at a drizzle then turn them off when you wake up. if your washer or dryer are in the error exposed to the cold air, some work to do there too to make sure the water is drain frd the pipes so they don't fwre freeze. >> unscrew them, both of them, from the hose and ma

biggest hit was ninety nine just a lot a love a tribute to american just sing the ella fitzgerald bargirls husband michel version the world wide hit was perhaps franz goals most memorable moment in a pop korea spawning five decades. and a reminder of the top story we're following for you in germany a first day of talks between chancellor angela merkel and the social democrats on forming a new coalition government has ended on a positive note the country has been without a new government since the election more than three months ago. more news coming up at the top of the hour in the meantime visit our website d.w. dot com i'm still here in berlin and for watching. freedom of expression. a value that always has to be defended and new. all over.

fitzgerald was never appointed despite republicans calling for it.enator grassley who released the recovered text messages says the timing is disconcerting and not the first time the lawmakers have been critical of the doj, prompting the attorney general to defend his department. >> we expect, no, we demand the highest level of integrity, ethics and professionalism from every person in the department of justice. everyone is expected to advance the mission of the department honorably in service to the american people. >> and attorney general sessions is asking his employees to hear the concerns of congress and act on them, saying their first priority should be to serve with integrity and fairness. >> all right, lauren blanchard, thank you. well, president trump's first state of the union address will set the tone for the white house agenda in 2018. let's bring in associated press white house reporter for more insight on what we can expect from the president's remarks. nice to see you, thanks for being here. last year when the president spoke he only h

meagan fitzgerald returned to [000:04:58;00] drive, to find out why the property is up for sale again meagan? >> reporter: yes. the property listing it says the owner who demolished the mansion decided not to rebuild so the lot is back on the market for $4.5 million. we spoke with the family's long-time housekeeper and a friend of theirs who say the sale of this property is the furthest thing from their mind. the corner of 32nd and woodlawn drive in northwest is now an empty lot surrounded by trees and fences secured with rusted locks and signs. it might not mean much for unfamiliar drivers passing by, but for those who knew the family who lived here, the memories of what happened still remain. >> it's still hard for me and my friends. >> she worked for the more than 20 years as their housekeeper. her best friend vera also worked for the family. in may of 2015, savopo lmt ous, his wife and kids were held captive overnight, tortured and then brutally murdered before the house went up in flames. darren went is the only suspect charged in their death. in november of 2015, the house went

the closest thing america has had to a king and queen in the last century was president john fitzgerald kennedy and his wife jackie. they were true american royalty. not only leading the country as president and first lady, but living a life aspired to by all. that life and the public's fascination began before the white house, when j-f-k was just a senator who married a photographer. and so began the short-lived but long-romanced period of camelot. "in september, 1953 they were married at st. mary's church in newport, rhode island. six hundred guests attended the wedding which was consecreated by archbishop cushing of boston and blessed by the pope. a crowd of 3000 fought for a glimpse of the glamorous newlyweds. more than 1200 leaders of society and politics attended the reception for the young couple at the 300 acre estate of the bride's mother and stepfather." in the fall of 1951, 22-year- old jacqueline lee bouvier was working as newspaper columnist and "inquiring c girl" for the washington times- herald. it was during this time that she met a young congressman and soon to be elect

fitzgerald" in june and "u.s.s. mccain" in august. 17 sailors were killed in those two collisions.mmander of the "fitzgerald" and other officers face charges of dereliction of duty and endangering a ship. the two collisions have already cost eight top naval commanders their jobs, including the commander of the seventh fleet. there's another way to frame tonight's story about these charges now faced by these two ships' commanders. think of it this way, these are the people that the navy trusted with the lives of men and women who served on board both of these vessels. the navy now believes instead they deserve the blame for the loss of lives, 17 of america's very best on their vessels and on their watch. and that is why these charges are so notable and so rare. the navy says this loss of life last summer while in open water and not under fire, not under hostile conditions was avoidable, plain and simple. that is our broadcast for tonight. thank you so much for being here with us. good night from nbc news headquarters here in new york.

eastern, erica armstrong dunbar, author of "never caught." .hen, brian also, frances fitzgerald, whose book is "the evangelicals: the struggle to shape america." after that, david, "killers of the flower moon: the osage murders and the birth of the fbi." senator mike lee with his book "written out of history, the forgotten founders who fought the government." books tv in primetime, tonight on c-span2, starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern. for nearly 20 years, in depth on book tv has featured the nation's best-known nonfiction writers for life conversations about their work for this year, as a special project, we are featuring best-selling fiction authors. in-depth fiction edition. join us for our first program, sunday at noon eastern with david ignatius, the author of several national security figures. his most recent, the quantum spy. our special series, in-depth: fiction edition, live from noon to 3:00 p.m. eastern on c-span two. now, recommendations for reducing federal budget deficits and stabilizing the national debt, which stands at 20.6 tr

meagan fitzgerald has more. >> reporter: that's right. i listing agent. the owner decided not to rebuild on this property for a variety of reasons. we had a chance to speak with the long-time housekeeper and a friend who says the sale of this property couldn't be further from their mind. for nearly 2 1/2 years, this lot has been an emotional reminder of a painful past. >> we don't have any answers. it is still so quiet. but at this point, i still miss them very much. >> reporter: nelly gutierrez worked for the family for more than 20 years as a housekeeper. her best friend vera also worked for the family. in may of 2015, savopoulos, his wife and child and housekeeper were kept overnight and flames. this man is the only suspect in their death. the home went up for sale for $3.5 million. it sold days later for 3 million. in april of last year, the home was democrat mol leshlished by who plans to rebuild. secured with rusted locks and signs now. this lot is back open the market but neighbors who love the family say they are not worried about the sale. they a

meagan fitzgerald? >> reporter: yeah, pat. according to the listing agent the current owner who demolished that mansion behind me here decided not to rebuild so it's gone back on the market for $4.5 million. we haven't had an opportunity to speak with a neighbor in the community and she says they are not focused on the sale of the property. they are more concerned about justice for this family. it's been nearly two years since a family was killed in their home before their house was set on fire. so dafar, darren went is the on suspect who has been arrested. in 2015, the home went up for sale. it was listed for $2.5 million. the house was torn down in april of last year and now the market is back on the market for $4.5 million. the listing at variety of reasons her client has decided not to rebuild here. as far as darren went is concerned, he's set to go to trial in september of this year. pat and leon? >> meagan fitzgerald, thank you. >>> fighting the flu just got a whole lot more difficult. why treating it this year is becomi

tom fitzgerald, "fox5 lcal news". >>> you numbers on crime are coming out in prince george county. paul wagner is working this story. yeah, the officials out here in prince george county say the numbers do not lie. overall violent crime has fallen significantly. i'll have those numbers straight ahead. >> and new details out in the the death of walt whitman high school student found dead after under age drink iting sfwlaert and plus a nationwide search for reporter missing in houston now came to an end. her disappearance are coming up. >> 7 year in a row prince george county seeing drop and significant drop in violent crime. and police and community itself paul wagner live in prince jornlt county for those headquarters tonight. paul. >> jen this is information we wanted to shout from the rooftops. county executive here sheriff was here and police chief was here and so was state attorney and they wanted to say that in the last 7 years overall violent climb in pristine jorn kournltsy has fallen 50. 5-0, 50%. let's show you other numbers they were outing today. last year overall violen

. >> tom fitzgerald tells us they range from the curious to the deadly serious. >> reporter: here's the holidays, it is very easy to lose track of everything. what new laws are being kicked into gear when 2018 arrives. to break all of this down, help you to remember what you need to know, we're going to start in maryland with a very important change about how you protect your home, we're talking about smoke detectors. on january 1st, maryland residents are now required to replace those old nine volt. they have to be swapped out. this is not only a new law but a good idea. s smoke detectors last about a decade, you're not going to have to remember to swap out batteries twice a year. also in maryland, you know, 2017, pretty big year in cyber attacks, personal information being stolen. starting january 1st, all maryland businesses now required by this new law to protect the personal information of customers, employers and former employees. any maryland business that does get hacked they will be required to notify individuals in a more timely manner. over in virginia, there are slew of new

tom fitzgerald fox 5 local news. >>> speaking of the president, he lashed out at the federal judge inoth sides battle it out in court. president trump said how broken and unfair the court system is. he ended the obama era program and gave congress until march to come up with a solution. they agreed yesterday to save daca while tackling other aspects of immigration reform. >> you know, the government to make a profit off of immigrants >> starting to feel like a pawn in this political. >>> under the ruling, quack daca re daca recipients will be allowed to renew. at a but they will not law the dreamers to return if they leave >>> michael's wolf's fire and fury told more than 29,000 hard cover copies in its first week, the number of e books sales touched 250,000, audio above 100,000, due to high demand, retailers struggled to keep it in stock, amazon warning people it could take up to two to four weeks for a delivery. >>> sears x m, cut ties with steve bannon over remarks he made about the family in that book, fire and fury. yesterday was announced bannon would leave his post as executive

whoseances fitzgerald book is "the evangelicals, the struggle of america." then the author of "killers of the flower moon." and senator mike lee with his book. book tv and prime time tonight on c-span2, starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> for nearly 20 years, and depth on book tv has featured the nation's best-known nonfiction writers for live conversations about their works. as a special project, we're featuring best selling fiction writers for our monthly program. programfor our first sunday at noon eastern with david ignatius, author of several national security thrillers, including "agents of " and "the quantum spike." our special series on sunday, live from noon to 3:00 p.m. eastern on book tv on c-span2. >> steve bannon and michael wolff's "fire and fury" once again dominated the white house briefing with press secretary sarah sanders. this is about 20 minutes. ms. sanders: good afternoon m.s. we are pleased -- good afternoon it we are pleased to see that the dow jones industrial average broke through 25,000 for the first time ever today. the president's

brenda fitzgerald had been on the job since july.tement from the department of health and human services has fitzgerald's complex financial interests had caused complex that made it difficult to do her job. we've been talking about the state of the union address. last night we took you to a michigan county that's normally very accurate in its presidential picks. we asked folks what they are expecting from the state of union last night. tonight she and tobin is back in van buren county, michigan, to get reaction. >> if there was a common desire from the right and left in van buren county, michigan, they wanted a message from the president that would bridge the bitter political divide in the u.s. >> i thought it was upbeat and he touched on all the things he had done and he laid out a plan for the future. >> there were some points in there that i think are points for unity. >> a woman who promise there was nothing this president could say to win her over. >> there were a couple things i agreed with. one thing i hadn't heard before is t

i'm meagan fitzgerald. we want to get right to meteorologist somara theodore. somara, tell us it's going to warm up! give us some good news. >> it is going to warm up, but first we've got to get through this chill. now, the windchill advisory that was issued this morning expired at 6:00 a.m., but that doesn't mean it's not cold out there. take a look at your headlines right now. still battling some dangerously cold temps this morning. and we've got to get to your forecast for monday into early tuesday morning where we are going to be tracking some wintry precip, possibly some freezing rain that could impact your commute. and then as we head into the ten-day, we're going to talk about that warmer end to the week. right now, though, stepping outside feeling like 4 degrees in the district, feeling like minus 2 in gaithersburg right now. i'll let you know how warm we're going to get today and how warm we're going to get by friday as thank you, somara. >>> well, we are not even in the peak of the winter season yet. we just have gotten started, but we are already see

we're live in arlington county, tom fitzgerald fox 5 local news. >>> from young to old now. aren't many 93-year-olds showing up, but vito, perilo isn't living an other life. he was sworn in tinton falls new jersey. he admits to having some nerves, last november he upset the incumbent mayor by 300 votes, his first election for public office >> vice president mike pence tweeting out this photo of mrs. pence and joe biden and walter monday dale. the three cross paths today as mon dale escorted new minnesota senator tina smith and biden escorted senator doug jones of alabama. >>> many leads concepts on a wild chase. >> drives through several residential neighborhoods to get away from cops. coming up we'll explain what sparked the pursuit and how it came to an end >> the sleet causing big problems where drivers aren't used to this sort of thing. i'll tell you where this happened. gary? >> reporter: if that's you buffer, i'm not sure anybody gets used to driving on this garbage out here, we'll have a little bit of snow and be super we pulled one of our fox 5 news fleet cars out. t

remember this past june the uss fitzgerald slammed into a ship off the coast of japan. that crash killed several sailors. and two months later the uss john mccain collided with an oil tange tanker. >>> for allentown's mayor the wait for a chance to defend himself against corruption charges is just about over. yesterday the court whittled down a group of 70 jurors to just 12 and scheduled the trial to start on monday. lawyers selected seven men and five women plus six alternates in a philadelphia courtroom. prosecutors say ed pulousky benefitted from a play to pay scheme involving allentown city contracts. the democrat took the oath of office yesterday. the former goldman sachs executive is new jersey's 56th new governor. murphy promised a stronger and more fair new jersey, and he laid out an ambitious agenda. >> we will have a budget that is balanced fiscally and morally. raise the minimum wage to $15. and give every worker the peace of mind that earned sick leave and strengthen our gun laws. >> former assembly speaker was also sworn in yesterday as murphy'slue lieutena

at one point, saying, don't forget that comey was a deputy attorney general and appointed fitzgerald special counsel and that he was therefore comey's investigating. strzok texted back... so these are new messages for march 2016. remember we have been told they were more messages from decembe7 that were gonna somehow. government officials told fox today the justice department now got back all of those texts by taking possession of them at least four phones belonging to mueller and page, a development they jumped on today. meanwhile, charles grassley said it appears that strzok and page transported confidential files on their nongovernment phones. they appear to have done the same thing as hillary clinton, in part because of one text exchange, where strzok says to paige, "gmailed two drafts about the development." a response about getting it on the home computer. grassley is saying there may be a whole lot more where congress has to dig in and find out if there were other devices beyond those four phones that might give us a little bit more insight into what was happening inside the f

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any other mishaps like the naval vessels like mccain or fitzgerald are from sailors spread thin, budgets spread not enough training or preparation so people die. the wall street journal reports only five out of eight teams are prepared to fight out of 58 are prepared to fight i don't think our adversaries should take any comfort from that because i know americans well enough to know if there were an imminent threat we would likell to to make sure all 58 are prepared but right now, five out of 50 hours provides the airpower. the military dominance across the globe is never guaranteed me know there are many signs that our military dominance has eroded. when your power when we retreat for policy with this there are other more than happy to fill void. and that happens the road becomes the more dangerous place. and conflict breaks out. secretary mattis said for all of the heartache caused by the loss of troops over for wars, no enemy in the field has done more to farm, that readiness and sequestration. he may have said congress. because congress was responsible for sequestration. unfortunatel

. >> 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 flam

fitzgerald still owns a number of stocks in beer, soda, and tobacco companies.he said she has sold some of them but that financial restrictions prevent her from selling others. >>> president trump tried to reach across the aisle in last night's state of the union speech, but the address was met with a variety of reactions, even some groans. nbc 10 national correspondent edward lawrence has more from washington. >> reporter: mixed reaction to president trump's state of the union address. some republicans picking up on its theme of unity. >> it was neither a liberal speech or a conservative speech, it really was all over the place. >> reporter: some democrats saw it as devicive. >> i think it was a more positive tone at the beginning. i think it turned pretty dark sords the end. >> reporter: some of the strongest reaction to his comments on immigration and the end to so-called family or chain migration. >> a single immigrant can bring in virtually unlimited numbers of distant relatives. under our plan, we focus on the immediate family. >> reporter: there was a str