at the live news desk, i'm scott macfarlane. >>> and d.c. have arrested one of their own for stealing on the job. police arrested rodney williams yesterday, and he is charged with stealing evidence out of the control branch where he woswork ed. police say that a tip from an m.p.d. employee led to the arrest. he has been on the force since 1990, and he is accused of stealing jewelry, and under investigation by internal affairs. >>> and right now, police are searching for a suspect in the murder of a couple that were found dead inside of a apartment on d.c. street. police do not believe it is a random crime. and now two children who were in that home are now with child protective services, and kristin wright has made contact with the victim's family, and our live report will come up in the second half hour. this crime is the latest in what appear s appears to be a resurgence of homicides in the city. as january comes to tend, the district is seeing a major spike in those cases. news4's pat lawson muse gives us a closer look at the numbers, pat

scott macfarlane at the live desk. >>> and beware of scammers comm suicide last week. >>> and is the queen reportly down to her last million? >>> now, to a warning about a phone scam today as the caller is pretending to be from the d.c. police department, and they have a 202 area code, and in some cases they say they are an irs agent and the caller tries to collect money from what they traffic fines and they threaten arrest. and d.c. police say that you should be suspicious if you are getting a call claiming to be from the police or the irs and never wire money to someone that you don't know. >> and we now know the name of the pedestrian killed in forestville. prince george's county say that ahmad henderson was hit by a ca parkland drive and he died at the hospital later. shutdown the busy roadway for several hours. investigators say that the victim was not in the crosswalk when he was hit, and the driver did remain on the scene and was treated for minor injuries. >>> and we are learning now more about the final message that jesse loscar left behind. he was a arrested for possessing

scott macfarlane with that part of the story from the live desk. >> more than 7,000 customers in thek. there is good news tonight. we checked and pepco reporting 1600 homes with no power. it's down from this morning. dominion, down to 346 customers. b.e.g. six out of power. it's such a cold evening, not a good night to be without hower of heat. back to you. >> thank you. you can get the latest alerts, live radar and your forecast anytime of the day in the palm of your hand. download the weather app from the app store for your iphone or google play. we'll keep you up to date but you can always log on to www.nbcwashington.com wherever you are for the latest headlines and pictures, too, as the metro area digs out tonight. >> this winter storm, a sobering part of the storm, 11 deaths across the country. winds expected to kick up blizzard conditions tonight. >>> spin outs and stranded drivers. icy roads making conditions dangerous out there right now. >>> we are going to talk to professional drivers about maked tips on how to drive in these slick conditions. >>> i want to make snow angels

scott macfarlane, news4. >>> and we are learning more about tyler will withson and brianna bensolo. we spoke with tyler's aunt. >> we have lost a son who helped to reach out to others in need, and he made a difference. this is so unbelievable. our prayers are with him, and the other victims and all of the people who have been touched by this senseless violence. >> reporter: with a heavy heart, sidney reads a statement the prepa prepared by the parents of 25-year-old tyler johnson who was shot to death with brianna benlolo at the mall saturday in columbia, and she said that as the news was breaking, johnson's parent parents were holding out hope that he was safe. >> they knew that he was working there at the mall, and they were trying to e reach him, and they could not reach him, and so they thought that he was hiding in a concrete barrier-type place where there was no cell phone. that was their hope for many hours. and then they found out eventually that, you know -- >> reporter: as far as the motive in the shooting, she said that the family had no idea who the shooter darius marcus

. >> the news 4 i-team scott macfarlane revealed the problem last year.us now with more on what he has uncovered. >> state records found more than 1,000 drivers illegally passed a school bus in montgomery county of the the course of one day last year. today, the county installed new equipment with the hopes of cracking down. you are about to see a recent violation in bethesda, nearly ten seconds after the bus stops, a driver zooms by. if it happened today, the driver could get a ticket from police. illegal pass a bus and a camera will notify the police who issue a ticket. they will deploy 20 more. erica says she's long been worried about her young children boarding buses. >> you can't take your eye off the road. you never know when someone is going to dart out. i have seen it happen before. >> reporter: a news 4 record found 7,000 school buses illegally passed by drivers in one day in 2013. >> we hear it from our drivers all the time. it's scary to drive the bus, koch kids get off and see a car coming. >> reporter: the drivers caught on the camera before

scott macfarlane at the desk. >> look at the pictures from chopper 4. a car reportedly lost control and slammed into that subway restaurant, georgia and university avenues near wheaton. we're told the building inspector has been called the damage is so severe. look at the front door. a mess inside the building. no word on the condition of the driver. cold weather led to dangerous driving conditions throughout the region. make sure you use caution on these icy roads. >>> security concerns are threatening to overshadow the olympic games in sochi next month. russian president vladimir putin had ruled out accepting any outside help but after aave of suicide bombs and renewed threats he seems to have had a change of heart. brian mooar reports. >> reporter: although often famously at odds president obama and russian president putin talked about working something to secure the sochi olympics. still, the white house is playing down the terror threats that made it necessary. >> as you might expect in the run-up to an event like this there has been an uptick in t

news4 scott macfarlane at the live desk with more details. scott? >> yes, it happened in purdue university in indiana, and officials confirm one person was killed in the shooting. the university officials say that the shooting happened inside of the electrical engineering building on campus. it is not clear if the person is a student. details have not been released. right now, the police do believe however that the victim had been targeted. for a large part most of the classes have been cancelled tonig tonight, and a vigil is scheduled. >> there is a special challenge for this winter storm for people in loudoun and fairfax county, because they are voting in a special election. >> yes, and it could determine a number of important issues before virginia lawmakers. >> and julie is live in loudoun county, and julie, is the weather impacting the voter turnout? >> how could it not? >> well, interesting story there, because northern virginians have rarely seen an election day like this one, and that is because most elections are not held in january, and th

scott macfarlane will have a unique look at the case in the next half hour. >>> and the man who admitted shooting the former redskins' star sean taylor is going to spend more than 57 years in priz sovnlt a judge announced that sentence today to eric rivera. rivera is 23 years old now, and he was convicted of burglary and second-degree murder back in november. he confessed to firing the shot that killed taylor after he and four other guys broke into taylor's house more than six years ago. today, rivera apologized to taylor's family. taylor's father spoke ability the pain of his family and for the fans of his son. >> i deal with the death everyday and i'm going to have to live with the consequences and i'm truly sorry. >> this has to be one of the most difficult things that a father or redskins' fan can go through. >> both taylor's mother and father accept the sentence, and the three other men charged in the case are waiting for trial. >> and today, they are calling for an end to the nsha's collection of bulk phone records. today, they recommended far more sweeping changes than those annou

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. >> scott macfarlane brought us the story and he joins us with the update. >> 30 d.c.mployees made a trip to houston in october. it cost taxpayers $54,000. the mayor and kocouncil members hammered the agency saying it was too much to spend. october 11th. one day after they returned home to d.c. from that seminar. the mayor's office said workers would reimburse the city hundreds of dollars for doing so. the trip to receive a national park certification was an important one. local taxpayer groups say managers should have never approved so many expenses. >> we're in the touch position here financially. senning a bunch of people to a conference in houston and spending tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars shows a lack of leadership. there's also one government official in d.c. that could impact his new post within d.c. government. that party of our story tonight at 6:00. >> scott, thank you, a st. mary's county sheriff deputy was injureded after his cruiser hit a deer. sergeant robert russell was on oakley road avenue in maryland. the cruiser hit the deer in the program, o

scott macfarlane brought attention to the story and is here now with more on this.s thefoundhe mistake, the city asked for the money back. they want to attend the recreation annual conference in october. which in addition to seminars and lectures included evening entertainment, buffets and music. documents obtained under the freedom of information act revealed the price tag at $54,000. >> there's just no way we should have sent that number of people at that level of expense. >> reporter: but we also spotted problems with the expense reports. food per diems on the 11th. flight record showed the employees returned home to washington october 10th. since then they've been ordered to pay back the money. these type of paperwork mistakes are another reason cities should never send that many people on travel. >> you don't need to send 30, 40, 50 people to a conference. send one or two or maybe none. do a teleconference. we can teleconference and get the same information a lot cheaper. >> meanwhile, a lot of headaches for city officials. he was part of the houston trip with

for more at the live desk, i'm scott macfarlane. >>> all that getting around proved to be pretty easys long as you were on the main roads. >> there was a danger of black ice forming and roadways freezing rapidly overnight. adam is in falls church on one of the side streets that has yet to be cleared. adam. >> reporter: there is a reason we're talking about freezing because it's freezing out here. this is helena drive in falls church. let me give you a look at the road here. a side street completely covered with snow and the snow is now turning to ice. i do want to say, this is the exception and not the rule in northern virginia. vdot has done a good job clearing the main roads. this road we're being told and ice that's here, it could be here a while. even though the storm is gone, damage still being done. >> what can due on secondary roads? can you bring the plows in? bring more chemicals in? what condition you do there? >> we will continue to plow until there's something to plow. it gets to a point you don't need to plow anymore and treat the roads and let the chemicals work and moth

i would hope -- and we will chat about this, miss macfarlane. we will change rules. if you not change the rules i will introduce the rules to make sure that states have the authority. >> thank you. >> thank you. you can count on my support for that. i have decommission, i think, massachusetts has one coming as well. senator sessions. >> thank you. >> we don't want to get the government out. i would assume of solar auto, ethanol. and wind powers. how about oil? not much. >> except $6 billion a year. that's disputed fact. >> okay. as to whether or not any special tax break or a normal tax situation. >> okay. well, i would like to see down in alabama. i don't know -- they sued vermont yankee -- i guess they finally just gave up and closed the plant. that's all right. they don't want to hire want to have the electricity produced using carbon fuels or whatever, so be it. i would like to see clean nuclear power be used around the country. now, i raise this concern because i'm really worried about this. if they jump in and double up. it's one more burden that make it even l

scott macfarlane with the details at the live desk. >> we are just getting the pictures from michigan indiana, and look at that. that is interstate 94 halfway between chicago and kalamazoo, michigan. and they say that 12 semi tractor-trailer trucks in this crash, and other passenger vehicles many that you can see here on the screen. first responders trying to weave through, and police do believe that the ice is si weather played a factor, but no word on the exact cause. and again, a crash involving half a dozen tractor-trailers on the michigan and indiana border and there are at least two people reported dead. >>> news4's transportation reporter is live at reagan international airport, and adam, any more delays to report tonight? >> yes. this is just coming into the newsroom, and this is a tck fire that you can see the response to this l' enfant plaza and people are tweeting out big delays because of it. out live to reagan international airport, and the problem here earlier today was a cracked rail, and yeah, that is a problem when the deep freeze sets in. >> reporter: pictures tweete

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at the live desk, i'm scott macfarlane. >> and george zimmerman is hoping to make some money are frome artwork. his latest painting is up for sale. >> and a tragic development for a pod of whales stranded in florida. the latest from the rescuers >>> dozens of people were injured when a passenger on a greyhound bus attacked the driver. the bus was traveling from los angeles to dallas today. the pas ssengers mikhail morris began screaming and attacking the bus driver. the bus drove off of the highway and stopped just before running into oncoming traffic. they were in tanopa, arizona, at the time of the crash. three passengers were injured and air lifted to area hospital s, but they are expected to be okay. the man is charged and in custody tonight. >>> and a police officer is charged with firing a fatal shot in a movie theater in florida. >> reporter: for nicole olson, a rare movie date turned tragic. >> in the blink of an eye my whole world is shattered into a million pieces, and now i'm left to pick them all up together, and it is so hard and so unbearable. >> reporter: olson and her

one of the top retweeted tweets came from seth macfarlane who wants dibs on the rodman/christie sitcom. and the retweet, conan o'brien, if he had blocked people from entering new jersey, he'd be a hero. he said it. back to you guys. >> i've got to stick up for my home state of jersey. come on, conan. >> that's what happens when you move to cable, you get bitter. >> oh. we love you, conan. carson, thank you. >>> coming up, up in smoke, the problem facing colorado's legal sales of marijuana. savannah? >>> and the former -- the cia's former top attorney on three controversial decades at the spy agency, including the close working relationship with hollywood. but first, this is "today" on nbc. [ female announcer ] shop at safeway now through january 14th for a smart return to school box tops offer! buy ten participating box tops items in a single visit and earn sixty bonus box tops! that's six dollars for your school! plus, shop at safeway to collect double box tops on specially-marked packages. learn more at twowaystoearn.com. here's what's new at safeway from general mills! start the day