flames ripped through a dog kennel at middletown valley i beagle fredrick county, maryland. once people saw the kennel was on fire, neighbors and first responders were rushing to the area to save the dogs. were trapped inside. the veterinarian said when he arrived, erybody was doi their best to keep the animals alive. >> there was probably 15 dogs in the house being held by multiple members of the kids from 14 to adults that are 70 trying to car for them unt i got there. >> six dogs died in the three more had to be euthanized because their injuries were so auvere. the c of the fire remains under investigation. >>> warnings about house fires continue this morning. we told you yesterday the american red cross pro to more than 20 people displaced by flames since christmas in the d.c. region. meanwhile, a family news 4 profiled just a few days a is cleaning up their home after a fire broke out there. barbara harsonntroduced you to rob and reese sheer and their four adopted kids on friday. just two dayslater, their house caught fire. they were home enjoyi the family time there wh

who say they want more effective solutions to border security funds are now frozen for dozens of fredrick agencies trying to diffuse to sign a bipartisan stopgap bill to avert the shutdown the president posted a video statement on his twitter account and stressed the need for a war to keep up do as he believes are dangerous immigrants our great country must have border security we don't want people coming in that are supposed to be here the only thing that's going to stop that is great border security with a wall or a slot or whatever you want to call it but we need a great barrier let's get out let's work together let's be bipartisan and let's get it done the shutdown hopefully will not last long thank you very for more let's cross over to the debbie stefan simmons in washington myself and what implications will this shutdown have. well as the implications are for four hundred thousand government workers that they will not receive a paycheck thank goodness for those people. the senate yesterday before it went home for the nights without a deal on the border wall or the five billion dolla

nothing here ier loop or outerop lo 270 southbound, fredrick to the spur, 68 miles per hour going toet you there rt 27 minutes. ound, nice and clear. we had earlier roadwork that has now gone out of the way. 66 i oo town, out town, no worries. same thing 95 here in virginia. 95 in maryland, 32 to the beltway, 70 miles per hour going to get you there in ten minut . >> all right, melissa. thank you. >>> 4:54 right now. we turn to a holiday story that's sure to make you stop and be thankful for the little things. most kids meeting the big guy in red will say it's a big deal, but matthew wolf's first visit with sta was extra special. he's 6 years old, blind, the autism spectrum. his mother explained to santa he really wanted to meet him, so since he can't see santa, santa let matthew literally feel thef spirit christmas. the boy had a chance to feel santa's face with thelo , white beard and his eyes that twinkle, they say. he even had a chance to feel a reindeer. >> beautiful. >> beautiful t gestu be able to provide that same christmas experience. >> those images, tng mea and the spirit

temperatures in the 20s and mid s. 34 in inwash.gtonmonassas and fredricks. a cold start tomorrow, a chilly day overl. our average high is 49 degrees. not just throughout the weekend, but even on into next week our temperatures running below normal this weekend throu mond and tuesday, only tracking highs in the low 40s. i'm also trackin this storm system on storm team 4 radar, aiimpactingy texas and louisiana right now. continuing to push into the soutntast and mid-at. i'll have future weather back here at home hour by hour letting you know what you can expect for your wk coming up, doreen, right around 8:18. >> thank you, amelia. >>> shomari stone? >> reporter: the bridge closed two hours ago and scheduled to reopenony morning 5:00 in time for the monday morning commute. let me move out of the way andhe you can see crews are working in the cold right now. the closure is part of two years of major construction that began this fall. crews say it is needed to install additional support under the middle of the bridge. now, they will remove rust and steel. this c

northbound, southbound, no worries in virginia. 66 also looking good right now. 27 southbound from fredrick to r the sp you're on time but it's a little slow through urbana. .> melissa, thank you. >>> 5:31 right now today metro leaders are expected to debate an issueecting thousands of people, how late should the metro rail system run? >> news 4's justin finch is live at the navy yard station more on what d.c. leaders want from today's vote. >> reporter: eun, good morning. of course, it's all up to chance, but today wing see metro board vote in favor of bringing back those longer hours. we could see themth as soon as summer, just in time for a nats game. now, again, it is all up to chance, but those long-time metro ridersine could see sce closing at midnight during the week and 3:00 a.m. on weekends. metro, though, may lobby for another option, keeping these condensed hours for a bit longer so they can continue makg repairs to service as well as to the tracks and stations. ese hours, though, were set to revert back to the longerrs h by july 1st of 2019. now, back live out here, those who go

flames ripped through a dog kenn at middletown valley beagles in fredrick county, maryland.he kennel was on fire, neighbors and first responders were rushing to the area to save the dogs. ai were trapped inside the veterinarianwhen he arrived, everybody was doing their best to keep the animals alive. >> there was probably 15 dogs in the house being held by multiplf memberhe club. kids from 14 to adults that arey 70g to care for them until i got there. >> six dogs died in the fire. three more had to be euthanized because their injuries were so severe. the cause of the fire remains under investigation. g.> warnings about house fires continue this morn we told you yesterday the american red cross provided aid to more than 20 ople displaced by flames since christmas in the d.c. region.e, meanwh family news 4 profiled just a few days ago is cleaning up their home after a fire broke out there. barbara harrison introduced your and reese sheer and their four adopted kids on friday. juse two days later, their h caught fire. they were home enjoying the family time there when they noti

that will be nice. 47 the forecast high in fredrick, maryland. 50 degrees in fredericksrg, rginia. we need now is an easy commute on a thursday morning. let's go to melissa mollet to find out if that's going to happen. >> not so much. take a look in centerville, northbound 28 a braddock road. this is a multicar crash and ae la police response. just getting by on the right side of the. roadw we're talking about four to five miles of backup right now. hopefully they get this out of that left side pretty quickly and get people moving o e again. westbound 50 at west ox road, that's where chopper just was. that crashs cleared, but we still have delays hanging around. beltway looking pretty normal. still slow outer loop as you approach georgia because ofn earlier accident. through prince george's county, inbound 214 miles per hour. >>> 6:31 now. discrimination cla put the prince george's county police department at the center of a federal lawsuit. >> 13 officers are speaking u by saying the divide in the department is affecting the community theyve s news 4's megan mcgrath ith live detai