fire chief kenneth ellerbee responded to charges that similar incidents have occurred before. >> there have been similar without severe consequences, or incidence to remind them we have these rules and regulations for a reason. that may have contributed to a deplorable action on the employees' failure to respond. >> mills died of a heart attack earlier this month am just up subway from the d.c. fire department. byls family was joined others who claimed loved ones died because of problems within the district fire and ems system. the president of the d.c. firefighters union says the problems stem from inept leadership. >> turning to the weather, after a brief break, the winter is back. do not be surprised if you see some snowfall in the next 24 to 36 hours. doug hill has a first look at what we can expect. >> the skies partly cloudy now, but overnight the clouds move in. there is the opportunity in the morning of light snow. 34 outside of the belfort furniture weather center. this will pass close to the area midmorning, and could bring light snow, no significant accumulation expected. ma

chief kenneth ellerbee is praising that decision. >> a good idea.nd it was a good decision for the patient. >> now ellerbee says he's looking at increasing the number of ambulances on the street every day from 39 to 45. >>> new this morning, we learn one man died in a double shooting near a metro station in the district. the shooting happened around 10:00 last night near alabama avenue and 13th street in southeast. that's near the congress heights metro station. the second victim is expected to be okay. investigators are trying to determine what led to shooting. >>> alexandria police are also trying to determine who shot a man in old town. the shooting happened around 6:30 last night near north pain and wythe street. the man had a gunshot wound to the chest. he was rushed to the hospital in stable condition. the shooting comes just a funk following the shooting death of a popular music teacher in alexandria. police say ruthanne lodato was shot when she answered a knock at her door. police do not believe the shootings are connected. >>> today a forme

fire chief kenneth ellerbee told our mark seagraves lieutenant killeen davis would be held accountable for her actions. we since learned she has applied for retirement after being given desk duty. the family is calling for the firing of all those involved. >> we asked mr. gray, mr. gray, mayor gray, let this not go, let this not go unpunished. >> reporter: chief ellerbe says there is nothing in protocol that would stop an employee from rendering aid when needed, adding firefighters take an oath. they put on that uniform. they are required to respond when needed. live in northeast, erika gonzalez, news4. >>> now to our weather. power companies are telling customers it could be saturday or even sunday until the lights and heat are back on. pennsylvania seems to be the hardest hit area with more than 350,000 customers still in the dark after this week's ice storm. one company called this the second worst storm for them just behind hurricane sandy. here in our area, potomac edison has about 10,000 customers without power across frederick county. >>> out to our west, slick roads caused hund

lieutenant in charge of that fire department has now submitted retirement papers, but fire chief kenneth ellerbee said there could still be disciplinary actions against that lieutenant, as well as some of the other firefighters that may have been involved here. the family getting ready to speak now. again, we likely expect that they will say that they are ready to pursue some legal action here. so we're expecting that announcement here shortly, and as soon as it comes down, we will turn it around and bring that to you. so expect an update here within the hour. reporting live in northeast washington, richard jordan, news4. >> richard, thank you. >>> we have breaking news. we'll go back to the live desk. eun yang, what's happening? >> we have chopper4 over the scene right now of a deadly accident in prince william county. virginia state police say two people are dead. here's a live look right now. this happened on 95 near exit 150 in triangle, virginia. police say that all northbound lanes are shut down right now as police investigate this accident. again, two people are dead. this accident involve

chief kenneth ellerbee says an investigation into what happened should be finished in a few days. >> poem who are responsible and -- who should have taken action will be part of a process that's fair, equiticquitable and will e there. >> he's not decided whether he will attend the funeral. >>> this morning d.c. police the hunt for masked bandits. >> they say that they carrying out burglaries are detailed precision and planning all over the district. the newest video shows the group of heavily armed, masked many storm into a liquor store in northeast. one stands guard while the others terrorize customers and steal money from the register. police believe the same fur to six men robbed a restaurant on 12th street northeast and a domino's in georgetown. they also say they hit a metro access facility in northeast washington. the robberies took place in the last two weeks. >>> if you're taking the marc train on the brunswick line, your commutes should be much easier this morning. the train has returned to full service. yesterday's storm caused a tree to fall interest the train, breaking gl

chief kenneth ellerbee says it was the right decision. >> good idea. it was a very -- it was the right decision to make, and it was a good decision for the patient. >> ellerbee says he is looking at increasing the number of ambulances on the street every day from 39 to 45. >>> the fire department will have more questions to answer this afternoon when a hearing is held on some high-profile mishaps. >> we'll be there as council members try to get to the botto of communication problems among first responders that have been connected to several deaths. news4's melissa mollet live outside the wilson building with more on what we expect from the hearing today. melissa? >> reporter: a lot of questions, a lot of concerns. that hearing starts at 2:00 this afternoon. we know, though, that the hearing will mostly be focused around the recent death of 77-year-old medrick mills. you remember he might -- you might remember, i should say, highway died across the street from a firehouse after five firefighters failed to help him as he was having a heart attack. counci