>> reporter: hi, this is jeff rossen with nbc news. i just want to know if you can tell me where our location is on your computer. >> showing 4641 west ox road. >> that's about a quarter mile away. >> reporter: and we're standing in the actual 911 center. that's it right down there. >> that's correct. >> reporter: and they still can't find us? >> that's correct. >> reporter: experts say 911 centers should be using satellite technology instead with precise gps, already standard on most smartphones today. >> things must get better. >> reporter: the fcc oversees the 911 system. now creating new rules to fix it. the new rules the fcc has adopted demand 40% accuracy within the next two years. how bad is it right now if in two years the goal is 40%, which i think we can agree is not a great number? >> we have to push to make sure that both the wireless carriers and the local 911 folks are prepared to be able to exceed that and to give the kind of expectation that you and i have a right to have when we call 911. >> reporter: the fcc says it's

but your first instinct isn't necessarily the right one, as nbc's jeff rossen is about to demonstrate frightening moments behind the wheel. fishtailing, no control. just as scary, when the wreck is coming right towards you. from sedans. to semis. this truck skidding out. missing other cars by just feet. and that's the danger too. swerving into traffic. look at this car, spinning all over the road. seconds later, an oncoming car smashes into it. this week icing roads are wreaking havoc again. >> we're driving. the car starts spinning out of control. >> reporter: what do you do if you're caught in a skid? we're in maryland, at this specially designed ice driving course. >> there you go. >> reporter: whoa. our instructor, tom pecoraro a former police officer and certified driving instructor. >> oh boy. that was 16 miles per hour. >> reporter: when we start driving again, i hit another patch of ice. and make a classic mistake. oh. >> two worst things you can do. you jammed on the brake and jerked the wheel. >> reporter: what am i supposed to do? >> get off the brake, get off the accelerat

jeff rossen, nbc news, germantown, maryland. >>> when we come back, caught on camera. what was that fire in the sky so many people reported seeing? >>> there is news tonight in the fight against breast cancer. a new cocktail of drugs is proving successful at buying patients with a hard to treat deadly form an extra 16 months of life on average. doctors now rushing to make the combination standard therapy for that breast cancer. we put much more information on our website. >>> the university of massachusetts amherst is changing a controversial decision of banning iranian nationals from entering science programs. by law they were not permitted to study here if they plan to work in iran and in nuclear related fields. amherst claims following the law on a case-by-case basis was too complicated and issued a blanket ban which drew accusations of discrimination. >>> an amazing sight in the skies over pennsylvania, new york and ohio when suddenly night turned into day at about 4:50 tuesday morning. nasa says this fireball flying at 45,000 miles an hour is a meteor, about 500 p

these cold temperatures and snow mean that there is the danger of driving on black ice. >> jeff rossenpent a day at a driving school to show you what to do and what not to do. he joins us love from glover park. jeff good morning. >> reporter: good morning. and if anyone needs that advice it's me driving on black ice. and all of you too. we found an unpaved street here in glover park. look at this, you have the snow on the street and when you see this kind of thing you know you you need to be careful. what is dangerous is what you you can't see. there is a full layer of ice here. so we went out to that special ice driving course in maryland, spend the day with one of their certified driving instructors about what to do if you're caught in a skid. we see the accidents all around the country. many of them right here in this area. and it's dangerous. you can slide off the road. you can swerve and hit other are cars. so this morning, we're about to show you what to do if you get into a skid. take a look. >> you just did the two things you should they ever do. jam on the brake and jerk the w

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jeff rossen in boston. let's bring in dylan dreyer also part of our team in boston. dylan, what's the latest on this forecast. >> reporter: lester boston's never seen two blizzards in one season already we're gearing up for another one this weekend. so we have blizzard warnings in effect from the east coast of maine stretching all the way down into cape cod. and 4.5 million people are under this blizzard warning. it doesn't look like much right now. the storm is going to move through like a regular clipper, but it is going to develop into a stronger storm especially as we go into saturday night and into sunday morning. that's the height of the storm. and we could see those whiteout conditions also the possibility of blizzard conditions in boston where one to two feet of snow is possible. up into maine we could also see one to two feet of snow. then we go after this storm, lester we are looking for temperatures to really drop. right now windchills are at 4 below. we should be about 30 below by the time we get to monday morning. it is just brutally cold lester. >> dyla

nbc's jeff rossen has a report on how to save your life if you are behind the wheel on icy roads. >>r: frightening moments behind the wheel. fish tailing, no control. just as scary when the wreck is coming right toward you. from sedans to semis. this truck skidding out. missing other cars by just feet, and that's the danger, too. swerving into traffic. look at this car, spinning all over the road. seconds later, an oncoming car smashes into it. this week, icy roads are wreaking havoc. >> we were driving, the car started spinning out of control. >> reporter: so what do you do if you're caught in a skid? we're in maryland at the especially designed ice driving course. >> there you go. >> reporter: our instructor, a former police officer and certified driving instructor. >> oh, boy. >> that was 16 miles per hour. >> reporter: when we start driving again, i hit another patch of ice and make a classic mistake. >> the two worst things you can do, you jammed on the brake and jerked the wheel. you're supposed to get off the brake, straighten the wheel and ride the skid out. >> reporter: it g

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later, nbc news jeff rossen will learn from an expert and share importance information with you how to handle that. >>> new this morning, a manhole exploded in d.c. no one hurt. take a look. smoke billowing into the air. firefighters quick to get there and put out the fire that started. we don't know what caused the explosion but they're looking do r into it. >>> facing charges in the abduction and murder offen student hannah graham. expected to appear by video link for arraignment. graham disappeared last september and her body found a few weeks later. this morning officers picked matthews up from a fairfax county jail and drove him to the area where he'll face a separate case in fairfax, county. >>> two parents charged with leaving their children in a cold car wrapped up a hearing. they left their toddlers in their car seats locked in their parked car while they went to a wine tasting at a restaurant in the foggy bottom neighborhood. the couple faces two counts of attempted second-degree cruelty to children. our mark seagraves was in the courtroom and says the mother is represented b

nbc news jeff rossen explains how tragedies like this can happen. >> reporter: right now, officials areestigating the deadly crash in upstate new york trying to figure out exactly what went wrong. >> there was a loud bam, like an explosion-type thing. once we jumped off on the side, there was another explosion. >> reporter: and it's happened before. this is just outside of orlando last may. the car stalled on a railroad crossing just before the gates came down. the driver got out with seconds to spare. just last month in houston, a mother father and six children escaped injury when this freight train struck their car and another crossing. officers say the constructer sounded the horn several times, but the two cars didn't move in time. and then in glendale california an suv stuck on the tracks caused this commuter train to derail. hitting trains on both sides of it killing 11 people. >> almost like a pretzel. >> reporter: according to the federal railroad administration more than 230 people were killed in nearly 2100 collisions nationwide last year alone. vehicles stopped on the track f

. >> nbc's jeff rossen is live at the overbrook train station here in philadelphia with a preview. good morning, jeff. >> reporter: hey good morning, guys. how are you? yeah that metro north crash had us all scared. so many people across the country, millions of people commute on these trains every single day from commuter trains to subways. and as you mentioned, six people killed in that metro north crash, and it was fiery. a fireball and an explosion when that train -- when that commuter train hit that suv. and it got us wondering, would you know how to get out alive if that were your train? so we're here in philadelphia septa, the fine folks at septa agreeing to work with us. and their safety experts about how to get out alive, especially if your train is on fire. and so you normally would be able to just walk down the stair get off or get on the platform but if you watched some of the cell phone video from the metro north crash, some of the passengers who were able to escape were standing down here and screaming at people in the windows, "break the glass! break the glass!" tryin

jeff rossen nbc news germantown, maryland. >>> clearly tips we need to pay attention to. an nbc meteorologist bill karins has more on this historic deep freeze. good morning to you, bill. when is this going to stop? >> just one after another. this is very impressive. some areas seeing their coldest temperatures they have seen in their lifetimes. record breaking stuff. hundreds of record lows daily lows broken. not too many all-time records, i don't believe. 120 million people have windchill advisory windchill warnings, especially areas around lexington and louisville. the worst of the windchill this morning in the chicago area. all public schools are canceled there and for good reason. imagine the kids outside in negative 28 windchill. now we're down to 23 windchill as far south as jacksonville, florida. this is the last couple that didn't make it into the deep south. some of the cold air spread a little into the rockies. windchills aren't obviously anything compared to the west -- the east excuse me. in the intermountain west we're cool. everywhere california and cold ai

the "today" show's jeff rossen went to a test track to get tips on how to drive on slick ice. >> rightyou just did the two things you should never do. jam on the brake and jerk the wheel. >> what am i supposed to do? >> get off the accelerator, get off of the brakes straighten the wheel and ride out the skid. >> another tip, if you're driving up a hill they say accelerate slowly. if you happen to start sliding back they suggest that you don't hit the brake because that's going to turn you sideways. instead, you're advised to steer to a safe place on the side of the road. you can see more tips for driving in the snow on the "today" show at 7:00 right after news 4 today. >> that test track looks kind of fun, doesn't it? >> doing some doughnuts. >> be careful out there because those roads really are icy. >> that's the thing. exactly. it's the secondary roads that are an issue. that's why so many school closings are out there, so many delays. and tune in tomorrow at 4:30 we'll have the latest for you then. as far as tonight goes it's on the cold side. it feels like january. 22 degrees. her

jeff rossen takes a look at that for us. >> good morning. happy saturday.course. before you head to the stores you need to see this. most of the time i'm standing here i'm talking about companies advertising products as real but selling fakes. some of the country's biggest stores selling y faux fur, but it is actually real from real animals. that is a big deal because millions of americans are against animal cruelty, but like the look of fur. they buy faux on purpose. so many walking around thinking they are kind to our furry friends, but they are in for a surprise. you could wear a rabbit or worse, something called a raccoon dog. we're braving the cold and the crowds. on our list designer boots and sweaters and trendy jackets. all of them trimmed with faux fur. faux or fake fur is popular. >> we are all for the fake fur. we love it. >> reporter: a study showing near 100 million americans think buying and wearing real fur is morally wrong. >> i don't see the point killing animals for that money. when you can get fake one that looks as good and it is warm. >

. >> jeff rossen looks at the number of accidents that occurred recently across our country. >> reporter: right now, officials are investigating the deadly crash in upstate new york trying to figure out exactly what went wrong. >> there was a loud bam like an explosion type thing. once we jumped off on the side there was another explosion. >> reporter: it's happened before. check out this video from inside a train crash just outside of orlando last may that demolished a new sports coupe. it stalled on a railroad crossing. the driver got out with seconds to spare. just last month in houston, a mother father and six children escaped injury when this freight train struck their car and another at a crossing. officers say the conductor sounded the horn several times but the two cars didn't move in time. and in glendale california, an suv stuck on the tracks caused this commuter train to derail hitting trains on both sides of it killing 11 people. >> i was like a pretzel. i was totally in the way. >> reporter: according to the federal railroad administration more than 230 people were killed in

jeff rossen tells us about his special sledding report coming up on the "today" show. >>> good morning coming up this morning on "today" all new report. sledding alert. we're on the sledding hill. startling new numbers out. 20,000 kids are hurt every year cities and towns are going to be extreme banning sledding all together. whoa! we have the safety tips you need to stay safe. here is a hint. i made one key mistake there. it's coming up this morning on "today." >>> 6:56. four things to know this morning. tmz reporting that police found drugs in the home of bobby chris type -- bobbi kristina brown. >>> a hearing on capitol hill will discuss the recent measles outbreak. many are asking the question should vaccinations for the disease be mandatory. this will be the first time lawmakers have discussed the outbreak publicly. the montgomery county school board is just hours from a vote on whether to renew the contract for superintendent joshua star. he's faced with criticism in recent months over communication and his record. >>> the the latest winter storm killed 15 people and is creating

jeff rossen drove on a test track in rockville to show us what to do. >>> you just did the two thingsou should they ever do. jam on the brake and jerk the wheel. those are the two worst things. you're suppoe accelerator get off of the brake, straighten the wheel and ride out the skid. >> here are more things you should do. keep in mind if you're driving up a hill accelerate slowly. if you start sliding backward don't hit the brake. that will turn you sideways. instead, steer to a safe place on the side of the road. jeff will have more tips coming up at later we'll find out the winner of pat collins' snow stick challenge. we had a field day with this one. we received hundreds of entries. cat and dogs and goat and pigs. we had have a panel of judges who will decide best in show right here. we'll announce the winner tonight. always tough to judge this competition. >> i like the banana. the dog in a about a man in a peel. that's fun for me. 5:51. let's turn to tom kierein. we're dealing with the cold and we now the the snow was behind us. not so much. >> those dogs that dress in costumes

"today" show national investigative correspondent jeff rossen talked with an expert on what you shoulduation. >> the terror caught on tape. this car is stuck on the tracks when a train slams into it. thousands of train accidents every year and, of course this latest crash tuesday night in new york. six people killed. >> break the glass. break the glass! >> desperate passengers trying to escape. >> break your glass to open the door! >> if that were your train, would you know how to get out? >> in an emergency there are three ways to get out. >> scott sauer is the safety expert for septa, philadelphia's regional rail service. >> the first and the best way is to go cart a car. have a problem that you're sitting in go to the next car. >> if that doesn't work, what do you do next? >> number two, every train in the country has emergency sign and if you see the sign open the main door of the train you came on open the door? even if the conductor are two busy to open the door, you can open it yourself. >> can i try. >> lift and pull open the ring and then push this red handle down and the door

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our national correspondent jeff rossen has more. >> good morning.rs are startling from the red cross. it shows most of us don't know what to do if a fire breaks out in our home in the middle of the night while our children are sleeping and we are sleeping. the numbers are 52% of us which have never spoken to our children about fire safety. a whopping 82% of us have never practiced the fire drill with your family. i know what are you saying sitting at home. it is my house. i can feel around. i can get out. i know it well. don't are so sure. this morning, we are in the suburbs for a startling experiment. it starts small, but within seconds, an inferno. st. paul minnesota firefighters showing us how fast your home can become a deadly trap. it happened to maureen. her house caught fire in the middle of the night with her five kids inside. >> it went like match sticks. it went within minutes. >> reporter: the family struggled to escape. they did not have a fire plan. and her son jeffery did not make it. >> you relive the night. you second guess yourself.

national investigative correspondent jeff rossen has more. >> reporter: the danger is real and here isery, 20 pounds when wet. so two feet of snow across a flat roof can easily be 150,000 pounds. in this part of the roof alone, that's like three grand pianos crashing into your home. pitched roofs aren't safe either. two feet of snow up there is like nine heavy duty pickup trucks. you're an expert. you do this for a living. how many calls have you gotten. >> well over 5 hin calls. >> you can't hit those before the storm hits. if i went home can't get my local roofer climb out the window, get on the roof and do it. >> absolutely not, don't do that. >> why. >> completely unsafe. under the snow is a sheet of ice. you could fall slip right off the roof kill yourself even. >> reporter: look at the videos on youtube, homeowners sent tumbling off roofs in an avalanche of snow while doing it the wrong way. >> if you need to do it yourself and have a ladder obviously you need that it is a two person job. somebody needs to be on the bottom anchoring it. the ground is like the roof a sheet of ice.

there was a piece on nightly news last night where jeff rossen pointed out you have to be careful on roads and first instinct is often the wrong instinct. if you slam on the breaks and turn that's the worst thing you can possibly do so just a reminder to everybody if you get in a situation where you get stuck on ice, what you should do is take your foot off the brake and the gas and try to slowly guide your way out of things. >> did you see the people in boston diving off -- >> that's here too. >> crazy people jumping off the roofs into snow banks. >> are you sure there's nothing -- >> that's the thing. make sure there's not a fire hydrant underneath. >> the major has been telling people to not do this. >> social media spawning event right now. >> what about a spiked fence? remember that guy. >> everybody is doing this and taking videos. >> don't. >> the mayor is telling people not to. >> what if it's all frozen? can you imagine if it's ice inside. what are these? >> are they still doing those videos? are they still making those movies? >> i don't know. these are the guys that someon

later on jeff rossen will talk about the danger of the snow on the roofs. this will cripple the city. it's on the weekend and hopefully folks can hunker down a little bit. >> february is not 23508ing around. >> thank you so much. breaking overnight, a major offensive launched by isis. carrying out raids and attacks in iraq near a u.s. base. the u.s.-led coalition is striking back. andrea mitchell has all the developments. good morning. >> the u.s. is hitting isis with more air strikes as the terror group advances towards the base used by u.s. 34i8military advisers. they said the u.s. is not doing enough to find their children including paying random if needed. the last known american hostage in syria, austin ties. a law student and former marine kidnapped 2 1/2 years ago. they believe not being held by isis. his parents want the administration to do more to find him. >> what we want our government to do is engage in a dialogue with the syrian government. how can we have this fantastic state department and global diplomacy if we are not speaking? >> there ne

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jeff rossen has more on that angle. good morning to you. >> reporter: hey, guys. good morning.ain car, you can imagine the terror when it slammed into the suv about a football field away and pushed it down the tracks and the suv exploded and that's why you have the burned out train car. maybe you have seen it. a car trying to beat the gates before the trains come. something else you may see is a car getting stuck on the tracks at the exact wrong moment and stalling out or worse yet, the gate is not working properly at all. it happens more often than you think with the crashes caught on tape. right now officials are investigating the deadly crash in upstate new york trying to figure out what went wrong. >> there was a loud bam and once we jumped off on the side there was another explosion. >> it happened before. check out this dramatic video from inside a train crash just outside of orlando last may. that demolished a new sports coupe. the car stalled on a railroad crossing just before the gates came down. the driver got out with seconds to spare. just last month in houston, a m

today jeff rossen is at the scene with more on that angle of the story. rter: guys, good morning. even standing here feet away from this burned out train car you can imagine the terror these commuters felt when this train slammed into the suv, way back there about a football field away, pushed it all the way down the tracks, the suv exploded and that's why you have this burned out train car. if you have ever come to a railroad crossing maybe you have seen it, a car trying to get around and beat the gates before the trains come. something else you may see is a car getting stuck on the tracks at the exact wrong moment and stalling out. worse yet, perhaps the gate's not working properly at all. it happens more than you think. with some of the crashes caught on tape. right now, officials are investigating the deadly crash in upstate new york, trying to figure out exactly what went wrong. >> there was a loud bam like an explosion type thing. then once we jumped off on the side there was -- okay, there was another explosion. >> reporter: as happened before check

jeff rossen is here with more. >> good morning, guys. they look like real soldiers. are impressive too, but they are not soldiers at all. they make it up hoping to impress women and line their pockets. so many of us fall for it. why wouldn't we? you are about to see the soldiers in action. the man inside this car is a phony. an imposter who pretended to be a decorated soldier to impress women and make money. just don't ask him about it. >> why are you pretending to be a war hero. when we did, this happened. >> don't hit the camera. >> there plenty more like him nationwide. alleged fake soldiers parading around in uniforms even wearing medals they never earned. >> they are terrible. they go to any length to keep the lie alive. >> don is the real deal. a retired navy s.e.a.l. who exposes them online. >> there a lot of fakes. >> one after another. fake fake fake. >> is there anything more dishonorable than lie being service? >> it's terrible dishonorable. >> so fed up they are confronting them in public. >> you are not even wearing the proper uniform. >> the video is go