here in our region that includes maryland and virginia. >>> there is a desperate search for a maryland toddler who is believed to be hundreds of miles from home. you may have seen an alert. about 14-month-old cameron beckford. more than 500 people have shared his photo from our facebook page. police say the boy's mother took the child and his sister from frederick, maryland to columbus ohio earlier this month. cameron's father reported him missing after the mother told him she could no longer care for the boy. and when investigators tracked her down she told them she abandoned the child on a stranger's porch the day after christmas. the mother is in custody and police are searching a large park area for that child. >>> right now a water main break is impacting the commute home this time it's on one of northern virginia's busiest roads. that break happened this morning on columbia pike in bailey's crossroads. crews have started repairs but several blocks are still shut down. news4 jackie bensen is live at the break with more on how it's impacting the community. >> reporter: we want to s

stanford is a big-time program and maryland will be tested. so, let's take a look at some -- we don't want to hear what maryland has to say. let's take a look at maryland- michigan state basketball. ugly. no one could score in the first half. combined 13-47. michigan state leading 25-23 in the second half. 25-23 in the second half. >>> all right. finally the nats losing another one in free agency. asdrubal cabrera signed with the rays. provided great depth to washington a year ago. he's heading onto tampa. big night for terp nation. looking forward to watching them. football action. >> stanford is tough, man. stanford is really tough, no doubt. >>> that's all for nine news at 6:00. stay with us for the wusa evening news, which is next. >> our next news is at 7:00, so we'll see you then. >> o'donnell: tonight a devastating discovery. families watch in horror as body and debris are recovered from flight 8501. allen pizzey reports from indonesia. jeff pegues on what's next in the crash investigation. a top house republican admits he addressed a w

maryland playing the foster farms bowl. no, they don't get a gift certificate for all the two- piece chicken meals they can eat. they get a watch. a watch. let's see how they stack up against a really good program. it's time to see that. see what i did there? back after a lacerated kidney. fast twitch muscles. already four catches for 43 yards. not even at halftime. led to a score by wes brown. but here's the problem. maryland's defense, they can't stop anybody. i mean, stanford is up 21-7 about to make it 28-7 in the second quarter. >>> how about some basketball? maryland-michigan state hoops, a michael jackson special, a thriller. six seconds to go. wells hit the three and we're heading to overtime. back and forth we go. trimble, a trimble triple. turks up by one. but here comes smarty. -- sparty. no, they don't. maryland wins its first game in the big 1068-66 in double overtime. great stuff. virginia best scoring defense in the country. they can score too. london, how about that? nice little dive dropper there. uva remai

in maryland, it's $2.46. in west virginia $2,.47. >>> while the redskins lost one man is celebrating a big win he got at fedex field. >> cameras were rolling as brian pitt got on one knee and asked his girlfriend to marry him. lindsay said yes. they live in los angeles. her family is from this . they said football has been an important part of their relationship. doing the proposal on the field made good accepts. >> it is huge in their relationship. they say they go to dozens of games. not just the redskins. but he actually started working on the redskins with this back in november. they made it seamless. >> we will see where the wedding is. >> yeah. >> it's going to be interesting. >> she's from damascus i local. taking a look outside, we have a bit of a great start. winter might bite you a little. >> you're exactly right, apgy.ngie. temperatures right on track after mild temperatures this weekend. definitely want to grab a warmer jacket and maybe even a scarf. we're a good 10 degrees cooler than yesterday.

maryland 95 and bw parkway all looking quite good as well.the beltway, overall, we're looking quite good here for us this morning. the beltway at central avenue no issues there. then taking a look here we do have the one accident on 50 westbound at walney road with a lane blocked. it is not slowing police or anyone else down. i'll be back in ten minutes. >>> 5:54. a fraternity at bowie university is not operating because of a new hazing lawsuit. alpha phi alpha says it strictly prohibits hazing and is investigating the school's chapter right now. kevin hayes, a sophomore, was beatsen and bruised trying to join the fraternity there last year. he spoke to our reporter darcy spencer. >> rep what did they do? >> paddling hitting with their fists, slapping with their hand body slamming. >> reporter: did they say why they were doing it? >> it makes you stronger. >> bowie state is not named in the lawsuit. hayes is asking for $3 million in damages. >>> workers in several states including maryland will get a little more in their paychecks starting on

right now we see light activity pushing through southern maryland. most of it is not reaching the ground. we had a few sprinkles earlier, the best chance again will be tomorrow morning in southern maryland, the best chance of snowflakes south of town. again not a huge deal. futurecast 7 a.m. you'll start with sun probably up toward frederick and leesburg the clouds lingering south of town through the morning hours. come back, talk about when the sun comes out and arctic air is rolling in just in time for the new year. >>> a bowie state university student has filed a $3 million lawsuit against fraternity alpha phi alpha claiming he was hazed last year while pledging. you can see the bruising where he said he was struck on the backside. he said he was punched, slapped and paddled and claimed he mom talked with advisors about the issue and they did nothing. >> it broke me down. it hurt. it's something i never felt before, but what hurt more was there were people who could have stopped it but knowingly did not. we have new laws and it shouldn't be going

maryland 50 at the beltway looking quite good. back in 10 minutes with more construction. >> thanks melissa. more than 200 people still trapped on this burning ferry off the coast of greece. how rescue crews are making progress bringing people to safety. >>> a popular party spot is closed. new questions new smucker's fruit fulls. it's a snack, made from 100% pure blended fruit and nothing but fruit. no preservatives no added sweeteners. it's like having your own personal orchard any time, anywhere. with a name like smucker's, it has to be good. >>> we want to take you to beijing this morning. a a tragedy at a high school there. a scaffolding collapse is what has happened there. it happened in a construction area we're told at this high school in beijing. sorry. that was the wrong video. scaffolding collapse bayin. ten people killed we're told four people hurt. the victims were people working on the construction project at this high school in beijing, not students or teachers. at the live desk i'm kristin wright. >>> 14 before the

some light rain falling in extreme parts of southern maryland. back near fredericksburg even light snow. this activity continues in the same areas for the rest of the morning hours. elsewhere is dry. by 10:00 a.m. the d.c. metro area and areas to the north are partly to mostly cloudy skies, a temperature of 38. chilly with a temperature only near 40 today. i'll let you know how warm it will get in your neighborhood coming up in ten minutes. for now, the latest check of the roads with melissa. good morning. >>> good morning. taking a look right now at chopper 4 over 270 at the spur you can see all the folks headed inbound. no major problems here right now. looking pretty good. a wider look at things inner loop and outer loop flowing nicely. 66 west of 29 near gainesville looking good. 95 in virginia slowest spot in town northbound through dale city and it will be the problem child of the morning here. prince george's county here no problems as you head into or out of town. branch avenue and pennsylvania avenue indian head highway, things are looki

. >> a tragedy turn many 2 search for a missing maryland toddler. police say it's a recovery position now. plus a popular restaurant won't serving a drink anytime soon. what caused the liquor board to suspend the liquor license. >> abc news 7 at 11:00 starts right now. >> and that breaking news involves a toddler from frederick, maryland, reported missing after his mother took him off to ohio. police now have charged 24-year-old fa nisha stevens in connection with her son's disappearance. they say she is partially cooperating but search crews still have to find her son. kevin lewis is live with the breaking details. >> leon, prosecutors in columbus ohio, have charged stevens with tampering with evidence and endangering the life of a child. it is alleged the 24-year-old mother took her 14-month-old son cameron beckford and his sister to a relative's house in ohio. what happened there? that is the mystery tonight. a massive search for a tiny toddler. 14-month-old cameron beck foverment police canvased a columbus, ohio park. dive teams searched the cre

otherwise looking quite good as lk at the beltway. 95 and maryland, b.w. parkway, also n pictures inen minutes. >>> melissa, you thank you. speaking of the roads, how a big development project in downtown d.c. could affect your drive on the third street tunnel. >>> then a news 4 i-team investigation, gift cards stolen in >>> welcome back at 4:46. storm team radar here. you see all the changin colors, the green is rain, purple is sleet, a little bit of purple there and, yes, snow in northern maryland. tom kierein will tell you what you can expect in your weather and traffic on the 1s at 4:51. kill four people before taking his own life? s accused of police will b shooting four people at three different locations in morgantown monday. he was found dead in had his truck last night after a day police say he knew all four victims and one had had filed domestic abuse charges against him. >>> the domestic violence policies of e country will get a close look from lawmakers. a senate committee will examine how pro sports handles violence among their players. top ex

egbert maryland version of the dr. of death, but the title doesn't really seem to fit in you meet him. we met him in baltimore here today where he lives and works. he is an unassuming, friendly man who works out of his second-floor apartment. he recently lost the medical license he has held in maryland for more than 50 years but says he has absolutely no regrets. dr. lawrence egbert demonstrating how to end a life. this maryland physician has seen this scenario play out as many as 100 times since 2006. helium gas, often the last breath people took. >> is it a humane way? >> is painless, if that's what you mean. >> he gives -- he says it gives them the option to end their lives with dignity. >> whenever help them. we didn't buy the equipment -- we never help them. we didn't turn the equipment on or connected. >> he says he provided a hand to hold and advice. the maryland board of physicians revoked his license after learning he participated in six assisted suicides here. >> how you feel as the facilitator of helping peo

in maryland, 270 slow out of frederick. no reports of any accidents.vy delay but no accidents. >> alexis, thank you. 6:24. if you're heading out of town for the holidays, book your tickets now. kayak found the first week of december is the firste book ft if you wait to book beyond this week you could end up paying 36% more >> 6:24 now. birth rates in the u.s. are down. a new government report reveals there were nearly 4 million births in the u.s. last year, down 1% from 2012 and 9% from the 2007 high. birth rates for women under 30 dropped for record lows. 30 and over rose. >>> you have to wash your hands frequently. you want to prevent illnesses like the flu. one school in louisiana is going the extra mile to teach kids about healthy habits. the school installed two hand washing stations. the first things kid do is wash their hands. same thing walking in and ou of the cafeteria. student absences are already down 12%. >> whether it's bacterial or viral, you start talking about the flu and stomach viruss and things like that, they're going to get the cr

colin says maryland protective services helped stevens through a bad situation in maryland earlier thisving her a bus pass and food stamps. she then came here to columbus and was staying with a friend she knew from her childhood. that friend as well as stevens, they were in negotiations earlier today with the franklin county prosecutor's office. that is how search crews were able to get information that led them to this area to find cameron's body today. for now, gósqnbc4. >> we're told cameron's father traveled from maryland to ohio to be with the couple's 6-year-old da who has been with child protective services since stevens arrest. there was a domestic dispute between the couple before stevens left town but didn't provide any other details. a popular bar will not be having a new year's eve party. mcfadden's bar lost its daÑ liquor license after five people were stabbed. if you bought a ticket, you should check their facebook page for instructions. >>> how's 2015 looking? >> it's starting off cold for sure. all in all, not too bad. if you want to go out tonight and know you will beóz

we do that with the chesapeake bay in maryland. i think that rider could have some very negative impact. we have heard a lot of talk about the sage grass, which is a species that could become endangered. the environmental protection agency should be able to do what is right in establishing the right conservation efforts, but instead there are restrictions placed on the e.p.a., and i regret that. i hope we can work around that. the definition of fill and mining regulations that could open up to more mountaintop removal for coal mining as the most obscene way to obtain coal. you blow up mountains, pollute streams. there are better ways. we shouldn't put these arbitrary restrictions on the environmental protection agency. there is a provision here that we've heard a lot of comment on the floor dealing on financial consumer protection which would repeal the dodd-frank provision where banks had to push out some of their derivative trading into separate accounts so they weren't subject to the fdic, the government insurance program. if th

was retired from the maryland department of environment services. he was the father of ten children. johnny law is one of his sons. >> it took the holidays completely away from us. the new year is coming it took that away. at least we did get to spend christmas with my dad, so that's a plus. now i don't have a dad or >> reporter: in the last week we're averaging about a murder a day. coming up at 6:00 mayor-elect will talk about the increase in violence in our city. live in northeast, pat collins, news 4. >> well, this double shooting now brings the total number of home cites in the district to 105 this year. those numbers are close to last year but last year there was an inflated total because of the mass shooting at the navy yard. the others do not include two people shot and killed by police officers this week. a frederick county maryland woman accused of killing her grandmother will be examined by a psychiatrist. the judge wants to determine in 19-year-old is competent to stand trial. harris denies killing her grandmother. harris told police she

maryland is facing a budget deficit of more than $1 billion. the post says even though cutting taxes was a huge part of hogans campaign he says he plans on reducing that deficit fia pop air show is returning to maryland. "the balti" reports the free show will happen next year on saturday september 19th. you can see the u.s. air force thunderbir vintage airplanes and hear the u.s. air force band play. th base had to stop the air shows because of budget cuts in the past. >>> and speaking of budget cuts federal workers may notg very soon. the government accountable office has decided federal agencies cannot supply things like disposable cups plates and cutlery for employees. the agency says the bar is very high for allowing taxpayer dollars to be used for anything viewed as a personal expense so if you pack your lunch, don't forget the fork. >>> preside ending the year on a high note. we're joined by carrie dann political writer for nbc news to explain. thanks for joining us. >> good morning, happy new year. >> same to you. we understand the presi

big ten over there for maryland. my teeth are right here. >> doing the news isn't quite that >>> on the broadcast tonight -- wreckage recovered. the worst fears now confirmed about that passenger plane that disappeared three days ago. now investigators try to close in on what caused it to drop out of the sky. >>> line of duty. a dramatic increase in the number of cops killed on the job this year. and police advocates worry it's part of growing animosity towards the government. >>> the big plunge. just before the ball drops so are temperatures drastically throughout the nation. but would you believe this is the warmest year on record? >>> and peace and quiet. grades are up, suspensions are down, and this school district credits a technique that goes back thousands of years. "nightly news" begins now.

northern virginia, maryland, light sprinkles. enough to make all our area roads wet, damp this morning. haven't had a lot of rain but enough to make everything wet. and the side streets and sidewalks covered with leaves, watch out. they are slippery. temperatures above freezing. we dover any icing to deal with. no wintry mix like yesterday morning. upper 40s to near 50 degrees. there's the sky over the capitol. a chaps of sprinkles 8:00 or 9:00. hovering near 40. by noon, cloudy, near 50. and during the early to middle part of the afternoon between 2:00, 3:00, 4:00, making it into the upper 50s. by 5:00 p.m., after sunset, back down to the mid 50s. a mild welcomed warming is later today. a look at our next rain chances next weather and traffic on the 1s at 5:21. melissa has been dealing with the issue on gw parkway. >> we spoke to park police because we heard we had a little bit of a closure. we have the right lane at windy mill still shut down. it should be opening season. you might see a little bit of a lag there. otherwise, ho

tonight the wizards and dallas both teams have 22 the maryland terrapins play maryland --. it's a step-up for the terrapins. the big story in college football was jim harbaugh. he became the new head coach at the university of michigan. seven years, $35 million. he hit a home run saying it was his dream job that his bob coached there. he quarked there. again we close in on the winter classic, hockey and washington has never been finer. back to you. >> thanks, jim. thank you for the kind words. the feeling is mutual. world news tonight wf david muir is next. >> have a good night. as a small business owner you wouldn't deliver just half of what you have to offer to your customers. so why are you settling for half-fast internet? only verizon fios comes with speedmatch - upload speeds as fast as your download speeds so files go out in a snap. don't miss your last chance e to get $300 back when you switch to fios internet and phonee for just $99.99 a month with a 2-year agreement and get $300 back. just call 1.888.774.4418 todayay. >>> welcome to "world news tonight." breaking n

police say a missing 14-month- old boy from read rick, maryland is most -- frederick, maryland is mosthis name is cameron, beckford. his mother was visiting columbus, ohio with both her son and her daughter and they believe she abandoned cameron on a stranger's front porch friday night. >> police scoured the area, including a nearby creek but they found no sign of the boy. the mother is in police custody and facing charges. we're told the daughter is in the custody of child services. >>> some disturbing news that we've been following here. someone is filming up the skirts of women riding metro and posting the videos to a porn site. >> some of the victims may be teenagers. passengers are horrified. >> it is disgusting and despicable and a disgrace. >> not only do we have to worry about people snatching our stuff but people using our stuff to look under. that's very bad. >> metro transit police are investigating. they encourage passengers to report any suspicious behavior. >>> d.c. mayor vincent gray was among those who promised passengers would be able to ride streetcars in the city by

cameron's father lives in frederick, maryland. he reported the boy and 6-year-old sister missing after their mother took them earlier this month. the girl is now in the care of child protective services. the mother faces childen dangering and tampering with evidence. well it is new year's eve. a whole lot going on in our area to ring in the new year. alexandria you can attend first night. shops and buildings in old town will turn into performance venues. you're looking at video from last year's last night sell operation. the main stage to watch the ball drop at broad and washington streets. no matter what you decide to do tonight, make stay safe. the washington regional program is offering free rides home as part of soberride to discourage drunk driving. call 1-800-200-taxi. the free rides end at 6:00 a.m. >>> metro will be running trains tonight until 2015. most will run into 2:00 a.m. two hours later than normal. if you miss the last train, you'll have to wait longer than normal to get the next one. trains won't start running un

so down in southern maryland you do want to grab the umbrella this morning. i'm sure you don't need it but you will need the sunglasses by the afternoon hours. and maybe a jacket and scarf with temperatures 5 degrees cooler than yesterday. overall, the weather is cooperating. travel weather is looking good. outdoor exercise looking good. just chilly out and about to run errands. temperatures now in the 30s and 40s. 35 in rockville. 37 in bowie and camp springs coming in at 40 degrees in washington. and 36 for those of you in manassas. temperatures tomorrow are cooler with a high temperature of 39 degrees, mostly sunny skies. if you're out and about around midnight you need to bundle up. mainly clear, temperatures around 30 in washington. 20s for those of you in the suburbs. and a little breezy at times throughout tomorrow and thursday as well. so there'sa windchill factor at times. thursday sunny skies for new year's day with a high temperature of 32 degrees. we have the winter classic on thursday with the puck dropping at 1:00 p.m. the weather for the most p

in southern maryland, charles, st.s and al vert counties, all -- calvert counties, all of this is moving to the east. some of these spots have had more than an inch of rain since last night. our day planner has the early showers. they're going to taper off some over the next few hours. some lulls midday. the temperatures pretty steady, only around 40 degrees. then late this afternoon, a few more showers will return. here the futurecast showing the morning stuff trying to exit out of here after the noon hour. but more showers by 5:00 moving in from the blue ridge to the evening. it gets a lot better tomorrow. we'll be back in the 50s. so yellow alert day with the rain, a little sleet north this morning, 40. tonight 40. temperatures slowly rising. 59 tomorrow. mostly cloudy, a stray shower. by thursday colder air returns, around 50. but sunnier. friday looks okay, stray shower, a few more clouds 50 and cool this weekend. chance of showers highs in the low 50s. it's 6:49. good morning, bev. >> reporter: good morning, howa

we have seen a few clouds in western maryland this morning. that is the remnants of this energy is the cold air moves over in the great lakes. we have got to stay and out -- us than out -- standout -- span out. that is the system that will ultimately come here in the weekend. a wintry mix this saturday but mostly cold rain. this really spells out the story of how much of this country is impacted by this. the core of it here across the rockies and stretching down. a little more modified compared to that. this morning 80% of the lower 48 was at 32 degrees or below. everyone is getting in on the cold. the forecasts today temperatures will be in the upper 30's to near 40 degrees. the overnight hours for tonight it will be chilly. look at all the 20's. the winter classic is tomorrow. you will need to bundle up for that. temperatures will be in the low 40's. that and plenty of sunshine and we will warm up more as we head into 2016. the rain for the weekend, 50 degrees as we head into sunday. today is the worst of the cold and tomorrow morning as wel

. >>> maryland is kicking off a campaign to shop local. the comptroller will tour five stores and restaurants throughout the day. his first at the big bad wolf starting at 1:30. it's always a great idea to support local businesses. >> 20 minutes before the top of the hour. a live look over the district. cloudy skies and a little drizzle. >> check in with storm kierein weather and traffic on the 1s. >> good morning. have an umbrella before you head out the door. lingering sprinkles on the storm team 4 radar. the good news is, because of the southwesterly flow, we will eventually see chilly air exiting our region as the day progresses. right now chilly light showers. patches of green. all liquid. no wintry mix. montgomery county, from north of lleytonsville, gaithersburg. bethesda getting light sprinkles. light rain in prince george's county from fort washington and clinton over to boe and laurel. light rain there. east in anne arundel. a few scattered sprinkles in 95. all the roads are wet. 95, the beltway, 66, 57, 270, 95 and 29 in marylan

apparently a jet crashed a mile north in gaithersburg, maryland.ane was on approach to the airport when the crash occurred. it looks to be a residential building in gate thers berg in a neighborhood. a fire did break out. there were damages to several buildings. the montgomery county rescue service did respond. they got the fire out but they are involved right now in what they are calling search and rescue efforts. it's almost impossible, from this vantage point, to determine where the aircraft wreckage is in comparison to the residential complex damage. at this point, we do not have any reports of injuries or deaths, but i can tell you this, our affiliate says that three people were onboard that aircraft. i think you can see the fire and rescue off to the right of your screen as well. that is the word, that they are apparently involved in a search and rescue in gaithersburg, maryland. unbelievable destruction of what that aircraft was. we're told it was a twin engine jet that crashed at 11:00. we'll continue to update you. just before the break, y

southern parts of maryland. we'll see the highs today in to the lower 40s. temperatures tonight, they will take a dip thanks to the clear skies. we'll get you to tonight's forecast and a look ahead to the new year straight ahead. >>> seeing a little bit allison, thank you. when we come back, why the new york congressman has decided to resign from his seat in the house of representatives. >>> but first the man who is suing the fraternity at bowie state over hazing >>> a bowie state university student has filed a $3 million lawsuit against the fraternity alpha pi alpha claiming he was the bruises that kevin hayes says he has from being struck on from september to november of 2013 hayes claimed he was punched, slapped, and paddled. he says his mother talks with advisors about the issues, but that they did nothing. >> the school spokesperson does not tolerate that type of behavior, but they would not comment on the lawsuit. all chapter activities at bowie state have been suspended, which is a standard protocol when

hds is a time lapse from our camera in laurel, maryland, and , clouds, and drizzle, and rain.ow,is where it is right and some fog developing. no metro area advisories, but some advisories continue to the west for a winter weather advisory. overpasses, maybe some sleet and freezing rain to contend with. most of what we will deal with is more rain in the area. 10:00, but 9:00 or now the batch may get into the 7:00 or 8:00 hour, due to the way it is moving. and there is more south and west. and all of that, but icy areas are nowhere close to the metro area, and temperatures will be holding steady for the next couple of hours. 27 degrees colder at 5:00 today degrees, yesterday, 30 31, and you can read the map and see the story. we will turn it around tomorrow and show you temperatures will be warmer tomorrow than they were today, up and down, so tonight, the wind and rain will come to an end, 36 to 42, the temperatures, and we are watching the maps and watching the moisture from the southwest. this will be some sunshine tomorrow with temperatures rebounding in the 50's. our future

maryland 270 southbound and the outer loop to 270, no problems there. i'm back in 10 minutes. >>> still wait to go catch a ride? the new delay to d.c. street cars and what the district is saying about a potential start date. >> plus putting a damper on the celebration. live to the las vegas strip for a look at the impact thet of snow is >>> we are getting ready for the winter classic this morning. the capitals and the blackhawks drop the puck at nats park. tomorrow afternoon you're looking at a live picture from outside the stadium right now. the game begins at 1:00 p.m. you can watch it live. live coverage at 11:00 here on nbc 4. right now particular its to the game cost about $200 or more online. however, we're told several military veterans will be there for free. not only are they getting tickets, but 15 veterans 7 from our area will be honored before the game begins. they all participant i are saves, a nonprofit that gives soldiers a chance to bond over hockey. ofe it is played outdoors. the sun could be a major factor. >>> amelia siegel is here wi

. >>> the search is on for a missing toddler from frederick, maryland. the little boy's mother said she left him on a stranger's porch in columbus ohio. his name is cameron beckford. we shared his photo and description on our facebook page this afternoon. during the break take a moment to share his picture to spread the word. his mother left frederick for columbus earlier this month. the boy's father became worried about him and notified police this weekend. police found the mother and her 6-year-old daughter. that mother is in police custody now. she is not charged with a crime. >>> a charles county officer is being remembered today as a caring compassionate man known for random acts of kindness. hundreds attended the funeral service for jamel clagett. chris gordon has more. >> reporter: the funeral procession for corporal jamel clagett includes law enforcement officers from throughout our area and as far away as canada. choppeow the long loin of patrol cars that drove in a procession that began at 8:00 a.m. traveling through waldorf, residents lining p

showers favoring extreme southern maryland down through the northern neck. limited sunshine around the midday hours for those of you north of d.c. here's melissa with a check of the roads. >> taking a wide look at things overall, looking quite good. we do have the one situation in temple hills that we will talk about in just a second. inner and outer loop everything moving along quite nicely. 66 eastbound, westbound, nice an. as you're flying in no problems at all. all the way into town and out of town. again, no issues there either. 95 looking good in maryland and virginia. you can see lots of green. lots of movement. bw parkway, same thing. no problems there. and beech at old branch all lanes blocked. your alternate, st. barnabas road. an update on that for you and be abouting in 10 minutes. >>> 6:01 now. following breaking news overseas. crews found debris in the water in their search for a missing airasia plane. investigators trying to figure out whether that debris is from the plane that disappeared over the weekend. kristin wright at the live desk with

rain in maryland, and you will see more of that tonight when temperatures fall. there may be areas of light snow. 37 in gaithersburg, 44 at reagan national airport. there are a couple separate areas of precipitation off the virginia coast and a second batch moving in from southwest virginia. there are areas of snow possible overnight or early in the morning. 27to 34 -- 27 to 34. we will take care of new year's eve, new year's, and the rest in a few minutes. >> drivers now have to pay to use 29 miles of road from stafford county to fairfax county. jeff goldberg is live with what drivers should expect. >> let's talk about the costs first. because to drive the entire stretch from stafford county to alexandria could run you $12 a trip. that is certainly a lot of money. but if you take a look at rush-hour here, the operators will tell you most people are only using the hot lanes when they need to get to work quickly. if planners could show you the advantage of driving in the hot lane, this is what it would look like. smooth sailing in the express lane. greg took his f

and late right now stanford leads maryland 28-7 in the second quarter.ly that wind dies down a bit. >>> up a level, wizards visiting . first quarter john well doing what he does here on the break y the bucket he had eleven tonight wall. off the glass, ellis, he had 20 to third quarter rajon rondo with the ball here drives gets a beautiful bucket mavs beat the wiz 114-87, tough love f >>> you are cruising on the rink for winter classic on new year oh, my goodnes peter tells us the ice is great and it blackhawks-caps 10 face off, new year's day right here often here on nbc >>> that's our broa find your mittens and hats and get on down to watch the winter classic. hopefully you got tickets because it's sold out.. is there an elk in your bed? with sleep number, now there's an adjustment for that. only at a sleep number store find the lowest prices of the season, with the c3 queen mattress set only $1199.98. plus 24 month special financing on all beds. know better sleep with sleep number. >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york

maryland has filed an appeal. arguments are expected early next year. >>> doug, it's just been a perfectly dreadful day out there. not -- snow would be later than this icy-cold rain. >> i would agree -- i love weather. there is one type of weather i hate. and that is code rain. and that's what we have seen all day today. unless you're inside, unless you can sleep it off, today was a little bit of a miserable day. a lot of people would say yuk. and that's what we're dealing with toward reston town center. look at that camera, shows the rain there, the fog around the area. same deal down at the airport. visibility starting to get lower. still around a mile. but yeah, we are losing visibility. still, though, not a horrible day. not bad enough to cancel the lighting of the capitol christmas tree. that took place earlier today. the lighting ceremony took place within the last hour down at the capitol. all right. yep. that's a prey looking tree. a 10-year-old maryland boy helped speaker john boehner with the honors. the

he has pled not guilty>>> the maryland sheri you how they're drugs off the streets. they confiscated heroin, cocaine and cash at a drug bust. the sheriff will tell us how much they have taken off the streets. >> one of the oldest law enforcement agencies in the nation will make history. the first african-american to serve in that position will be sworn in. barry defeated rex coffey and did not face an opponent in november. he will take charge of a department of 600 deputies and civilian employees. >>> former virginia gove mcdonnell and his wife maureen will not get a new trial had in the commonwealth. the couple's request for a new trial was denied. the judge did, however, throw out one of the corruption convictions against maureen. prosecutors say the mcdonnells supple lment maker in exchange for thousands of dollars in gifts. they were convicted in september and will be sentenced next month. a new ethics panel which yesterday recommended a $250 cap on gifts given to virginia lawmakers. waivers for things like trips could be approved in certain circumstance. they wa

in maryland bw parkway looking good as is 95. the earlier road work on 29 and 32 south of the way as well. we do have this though. 66 west before vien ta metro. right lane still blocked. should be out of the way shortly. d.c.'s new street car system is going to have to wait until next year. what's next for this project and when the cars may start rolling organizer >>> this morning prince george's county police are looking for whoever killed a man in hyattsville. raphael frazier was found in the home he was renting on woodhill court. he w 31 years old. news 4 crews were there when u.k police were found the cax andf miles away in d.c. we are working now to find out how that car is connected to the case. also d.c. police made an arrest in connectn to a murder in congress heights neighborhood. a 20-year-old has been arrested and charged with murder in connecti with the shooting. the incident happened in february. >>> well you didn't get to use the d.c. street cars. before the end of the year fell short. still no official opening date

would it take the entire state of maryland out of the union? not long thereafter union forces under benjamin butler occupied federal hill, a large hill near the inner harbour of baltimore, aimed their cannons at the city, and the big cannons were swiveled onto the city itself. if there was another pro-confederate riot, ft. mchenry could -- the second step, though, anyone accused of aiding or supporting the southern cause could be arrested. many would be brought to this very room which i'm not stoning. president lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus. that plenty people could be brought here and detained here for no specific crime, not even given a trial in front of their poors or a judge. many saw this as an abused roof rights. some in ballot horrid said lincoln has said himself up as king and ft. mchenry is the baltimore bastille, an allusion to the king of france a couple generations earlier. within man brought here was john merriman. he was an officer and pro-confederate horse unit called the baltimore county horse guards. even though t

she's on leave -- episcopal church of maryland. she does have a dui record. >>> one of the biggest stories, today, a bowie state university student is suing the school saying that frat members beat him for months while he pledged for alfa phi alfa. >> reporter: that lawsuit filed this morning is for $3 million. and despite everything that happened, hayes says he still wants to finish school here and be a part of the fraternity. but kevin hayes, a junior now, says in 2013, he sustained injuries from hazing when he pledged for alfa phi alfa. he says many incidents occurred off campus, but during that time, he was required to attend sets where he was punished if he didn't resite information correctly. >> i was paddled, slapped and body slammed. >> it's not a laughing matter, wink, wink matter. it kills people and needs to stop. >> reporter: his mother was also threatened after speaking with school advisers and he's accusing those same advisers for not properly investigating the matter. we'll have more information as more developments

maryland's episcopal church. the church of maryland confirms that bishop heather cook was the driver in a crash that killed a cyclist in baltimore saturday afternoon. the he of maryland's episcopal diocese says she is initially left the scene of the accident but then returned about 20 minutes later. she holds the number two spot in the diocese. she's now on administrative leave.e 113th congress has avoided being dubbed the least productive congress in mother history. during the session that just ended they enacted 296 laws that's 13 more than the 112th congress. according to the pugh research center when you compare more substantive laws like spending bills to less substantive laws this congress passed only four more bills than the 112th congress. >>> the grace better to ride the i-95 cresse lanes for free is over phones. as of this morning, everyone has to play the variable tolls. the lane stretched 29 miles from edsel rod to garrison road in stafford county. this can save you a lot of time but as the traffic ge

here are some travel times for you in maryland. the outer loop 95 to 270, 29 minutes. 66 east from fairfax county parkway, 95 northbound a little slow about 15 minutes hyped as you head from quantico to the beltway. i'm back in ten minutes. are accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of gift cards. how the manager uncovered the heist. >> reporter: if you're going to be driving in the district, new traffic cameras will start issuing tickets. it's not just speed and red lights but another offense that can get you in trouble. >>> your weather and traffic are always on "news 4 today." current temperatures >>> 16 after the hour now. a cold, wet morning. most of you are seeing rain but there could be pockets of sleet and freezing rain, too. tom tells us when it moves out and the changes in store the rest of the week at 6:21. poe he lease will be back out at thee separate shooting scenes treg to figure out why a man killed four people. jody hunt was accused of those shootings monday. he was found dead in his truck after a day long

why the new sheriff in charles county, maryland is making history. top? >> the temperatures, we got temps above freezing across most of the metro area. that is good news. we'll talk about if temps will go up or down later tonight. >>> plus a hate crime investigation in lowdon county. >> representatives from the nfl and other major sports leagues testify about domestic violence. i'm on capitol hill with more on >>> changes coming to fairfax county schools in light of the alleged gang rape at the university of virginia. but as peggy fox reports, one high school already has a plan in the works. >> reporter: the recent tragedies at uva are causing some prospective stunts and parents to think twice before applying to the prestigious school. other think the problems of sexual assault and underage drinking are not unique to charlottesville. the "rolling stone" article that described a brutal gang rape of a freshman student at a uva fraternity house is already bringing changes. >> because of the incident at uva, chantilly high school has decided to expand its cou

egbert participated in six assisted suicides here in maryland. we talked to him here in baltimore where he lives and works. he tells me he participated and was present in as many as 100 deaths in the last eight years and he does not regret a single one. but maryland board of physicians does have some serious problems with that. they think what he did was unprofessional conduct. earlier this month it revoked the medical license egbert has held since 1952. it's he has been the medical director of a group known as final exit network which provides guides that aidn the death of someone with a terminal illness. most choose to die with a good filled with helium. dr. egbert is clear he has never assisted in those deaths. he said each one he was present at was a personal choice. >> i'm not encouraging you are discouraging you, i'm offering advice on how to do it in a humane way, in a way that is moderately dignified. >> egbert has been indicted and acquitted in other states tom including arizona. right now he is facing trial in minnesota, although there

and now looking at 45 our final stop maryland 44 degrees high that just touched 60 degrees. temperature, 45 in winchester. and andrews at 47. the cooler air, well off to the north and west of us this colder air will try to make its way to our area. it is going to change it a bit, as we move through the upcoming week. wednesday and thursday, instead of seeing temperatures, like in the teens and we'll see highs in the upper 30's. big change on the way considering how mild it has been. satellite and radar shower activity beginning to move off toward the north and east and we have another round into the early hours. won't amount to a whole lot. >>> may see a few showers but, that's a quiet rush-hour commute. this is what it looks like looking at a few showers, and get through it. this is what it looks like with our futurecast zoom forward 36-49. wins will be out of the northwest, 5-10 tomorrow, 42-47. winds out of the north at 8-1. q.daytime highs for the end of the year, in the upper 30's. 2015, 38 degrees, and then by next weekend, temperatures around, 50 degrees that cough, w

maryland is the opinion of a lot of the programs and interpretations. so if you can get the courts outside of the secret court to hit these issues and find something's unconstitutional this makes it much more difficult for them to twist the words and make a creative argument in the secret court to expand on things even if we don't know what they are doing in accord. and if we end up having a special advocate that gives them something to work with in those courts. so we are hopeful that through judicial change on this we can set the stage iv what reform. >> and if the courts rule against you are you worried about setting an unwelcome precedent? >> our plan is to win. >> are you company you can win? >> this is a good court. unanimous opinion and i think there was the necessity for warrant for a cell phone incident that led to an arrest. the analysis in the jones case. there are good -- indications that the supreme court is rethinking privacy or at least more understanding that some of the thinking that had been done in a different technological era highs

most of the rain is on the eastern shore and southern maryland. there's been some drizzle and a light shower coming out of the springfield area coming from alexandria, tracking toward the airport, reagan national, just going to flip downtown in eastern sections of the district more so than northwest. north and west far enough in toward east and west virginia, northern maryland. we're seeing some areas of a thousand feet or so that have been see something slight icing. just a little bit of shower activity south of hagerstown. might have a sleet pellet mixed in but most of the sleet is gone at this point. there are the light showers coming out of the northern neck from dahlgren and colonial beach in toward st. mary's, calvert county on their way toward easton and cambridge a. dreary looking sky. cloudy. temperatures aren't going to budge much. only 40 or so give or take a couple of degrees. with more rain this evening before drying out late tonight and as we dry out, we're also going to warm up. temperatures in the mid- to upper 30s. you know yester

as you mentioned tonight stanford played maryland at levi stadium for the foster farms bowl.we found some maryland fans a school new to the big ten and they say harbaugh is a good fit for michigan. >> it will be huge. maryland -- michigan was 6-6 a bad season so to have harbaugh there, that should town the program around. >> it will help the school. he is a good coach. he is a very good coach. >> 49ers fans adjust to the recent shakeup, michigan has made it no secret that they have wanted harbaugh for some time and now that it is official, fans and alumni are excited. the school football program tweeted a picture of harbaugh in his old jersey back when he was a quaterback and the message "welcome home coach," and a fan said he is wearing his khakis in honor of harbaugh day. that is his signature look. you probably remember the detroit paper that printed the wrong harbaugh on the cover yesterday by accident? today they got it right. we have also seen merchandise on sale in honor of harbaugh in michigan and things this say "ann arbaugh," rather than ann arbor. >> stanford takes

we have also reached out to the fraternity which is located in baltimore, maryland. we contacted them five hours ago and still have not heard back from them. we will try again with hopes that we would have some response coming up at 5:00. reporting live from the satellite center, suzanne kennedy. >> thank you. montgomery county residents are being told to still put out their garbage even though the workers are on strike. about 120 employees say they are upset about their pay and the cost of their health insurance. the county says the crews are trying to cover the areas that unity normally picks up. your trash and recycling will be collected. >> the washington monument is back open this afternoon. it was closed down just about one hour this morning after the was a leak from the heating and air-conditioning system. they say that leak affected a machine. the leak was fixed, and the problem with the x-ray machine could have compromised security. >> in what only can be described as a miserable season for the redskins, it is over. >> and tim brant breaks it down. >> and a

. >>> a tragic end to the search for a little frederick, maryland boy. good afternoon. remains found in columbus ohio are believed to belong to a 14-month-old. scott, more on what we're learning the boy's mother being held on bond in the columbus jail video. this is e area it was discover today. the body was in a tote bag partiay submerged in a creek. she left maryland two weeks ago d took cameron and the sick-yead daughter with her. she told the father she left cameron on a stranger's porch. her attorney said she made up that story. she had been staying with a friend and it was information that led them to the creek area. she's charged with tachl and a body. that could change. >>> 162 people on board that ill-fate airasia flight wait for more information. two more body a woman and boy were found today, bringing the number to seven out. bad weather is slowing that search. there we fuselage was picked up but we're told that's not true. and there are hopes from relatis their loved ones somehow survived the crash. >>> a hearing for a bombing suspect t will be held in maryl

. >> clearly it's illegal conduct in maryland and virginia. in the district, it's not as clear. >> reporter: managing attorney david haynes in the cochran firm points to a recent decision of a judge throwing out a conviction of a virginia man for taking upskirt photos of women at the lincoln memorial. if you look at the videos, there's no way to tell where the metro was when the creep pressed record. >> can't imagine somebody wouldn't be prosecuted for something. that's horrible. >> d.c.'s statute isn't at restrictive and it's not as clear whether it's predicted conduct under the criminal code. >> reporter: criminal or not, metro police are investigating. >> i'll think more about who is around me on the metro and keep an eye out. >> people using our stuff to look under us, that's bad. >> reporter: we contacted the porn website, but they haven't gotten back to us. >>> search crews are looking for more victims of air asia flight 8501. they began finding items and bodies in the java sea, but search crews haven't yet found the main fuselage. >> i