we are live this morning in greenbelt, i'm molette green, back to you. >> molette, thank you. >>> coming up in the day ahead, we could learn more about a plane crash that killed four people. a 7-year-old girl survived and walked for help for her family. the small plane crashed friday night in kentucky. her parents, sister and cousins were all killed in the crash. investigators say the pilot reported engine trouble, then lost contact with air traffic control. about an hour later, a man called 911 to say a child knocked on his door bleeding and crying and told him she walked away from a plane crash. >> 7-year-old you would have thought when she started through the briar patches and got the first scratch, she would have headed back toward the plane, but she kept on coming. >> survivor. >> survivor. deserves a lot of credit. >> the little girl walked nearly a mile barefoot in 30-degree weather. she and her family were flying home from florida when the plane went down. >>> right now poor visibility is putting a hold on the search for airasia 8501. earlier today bodies were pulled from the war

i'm molette green. back to you. >> glad the kids are okay. molette, thanks so much. >>> we're learning more about the investigation into d.c.'s first murder of 2015. it happened around 4:00 a.m. on bruce place southeast yesterday morning. the victim is 35-year-old raji russ. detectives say someone shot and killed him. two masked men were seen running away from the scene after the shooting. police are offering a $25,000 reward for anyone with information into that murder. >>> in the day ahead, we could learn more about a plane crash that killed four a 7-year-old girl survived and walked for help for her family. this small plane crashed friday night in kentucky. her parents, sister and cousin were killed in the crash. investigators say the pilot reported engine trouble, then lost contact with air traffic control. about an hour later a man called 911 to say a child had just knocked on his door bleeding and crying. she told him she walked away from the plane crash. >> 7-year-old you would have thought w

i'm molette green at the live desk. back to you. >> thank yo molette. it is time to check our forecast. cold start. 37 degrees. a little cold my taste. >> yeah. it's not too bad. for january. >> you're right. you're right. >> it's going to get even colder in the next up of weeks. >> i guess eun's new year's resolution was to not continue to complain about the cold. >> never. that's never going to happen, tom. >> here we are again. the 2nd day of january not as cold. but it is cold starting off in the mid-30s montgomery. near 30 in ior' 30 in fauquier and loudoun county. a few clouds coming through. low 30s around the bay. and there is nationals park. that's a live view there. we'll see cold here through 8:00. a few high clouds. by noon time, partly cloudy. ought to be in the mid-40s. by midafternoon, they brieflye upper 40s by 2:00 3:00. by 5:00 p.m. back to the mid-40s. the next 24 hours, a chilly night. but a lot of clouds around. staying above freezing through the evening. a little light rain moving in. we'll have in the low 30s. a look at neighborho

molette green will have more from the live desk. >>> drying out. storm team 4 meteorologist trading-in or selling your car truck or suv? webuyanycar.com takes the hassle out of selling in just 3 easy steps. one, get your free online valuation. two, book an appointment. and three, pick up a check at your nearest buying center. ♪ find out how much your car is worth ♪ ♪ at webuyanycar.com ♪ >>> looking at the stories making heaes now. the caps will square off against the chicago blackhawks in the 2015 winter classic. you can wat ibc coverage bens at 11:00 with our preview show. >>> gas is going to get a little more expensive. in virginia, you'll payan extra five cents more per gallon today to help pay for a $6 billion transportatn ing package. in maryland, a 3 cent increase is expected. >>> breaking news in the search for the missing airasia plane. >>> adam, we just heard another victim has added which brings the total to eight. the remains are headed to indonesia'ma city for identificati. also knew, the first body of a passenger a flight attendant ha

i'm molette green. back to you. >>> just in right now clarke county schools in virginia closed today. >>> 5:37. more ways to use drones including one way that could cut down your grocery bill. >>> it appears the new i-95 express lanes are a hit with drivers. but that popularity could cost you. why the price to ride could go up. >>> most of our regi weather advisory. our storm team 4 is everywhere checking on the roads. we're timing out when theer trading-in or selling your car truck or suv? webuyanycar.com takes the hassle out of selling in just 3 easy steps. one, get your free online valuation. two, book an appointment. and three, pick up a check at your nearest buying center. ♪ find out how much your car is worth ♪ ♪ at webuyanycar.com ♪ >>> it is a weather alert day here. we've already seen some rain in the area and we are expecting some snow later on. >> let's check in with tom kierein right now it is just rain around the immediate metro area but there is snow fal just to the north along 270 from th

. >>> i'm molette green at the live desk. new details into the newsroom about a deadly new year's fire on queens new york. three people lost their lives. several oths jur and in the hospital including a firefighter. take a look at this picture we just got in of a high rise in flames. we're working to get video of this two-alarm blaze in elmhurst. that's t latest. back to you. . >>>ha molette. 35 people were killed in a stampede in chino during new year's celebrations in shanghai. another 42 people were hurt. it began a half an hour before midnight near the city's historic wate front. the cause of the stampede still under investigation. local media say people were running to catch money being thrown out. >>> the ball dropped seamlessly at midnight. the revelers left the streets of midtown. how did the rest of the world celebrate the start of 2015? nbc's sarah dallof has that report. >> reporten first few minutes of 2015 the sights of new zealandi color and cheer. and in australia, 7 tons of fireworks se off over sydney harbor.

i'm molette green. back to you in the warm studio. >> all right, thanks. >>> meantime we advise you to check with your airline before you head to the airline this morning. right now more than a dozen flights have been canceled in our region. we just checked with flightaware.com, it reports six flights out of reagan national six flights at bwi marshall and three at dulles have all been canceled. the forecast also available at our new nbc washington app. >>> we're going through a recently released report on metro's underground emergency. this report once again highlights communication problems between d.c. first responders and metro. the district's department of homeland security says communication was sporadic. it also says rescuers at first went into the wrong tunnel at l'enfant plaza. the report says d.c. fire and ems tested its new radio encrypted channels and experienced problems just days before the deadly emergency. in one test d.c. fire says there were issues in the tunnels at stadium armory stati

i'm live outside the white house, molette green. back to you. >>> likely a lot more to come on that later on throughout the day. >> and this just into the newsroom. county schools has canceled the professional day it had for teachers. so that proves al dayfessl canceled these a live pictures of rockville. the rain has turned over to snow and the snow is picking up. >> it looks like it will stay that way for a while? >> if newgood news, it isn't really sticking to the roads or sidewalks because pavement temperatures are above freezing and so are the air temperatures. that has been a gift for the morning commute. but that wet snow pretty much melting on most roads. and the area in green on radar, that is rain. you can see there is a lot of rain. that is falling in virginia and southern marylanr partrlower part of the eastern shore. but it changes over to snow when it gets closer to the metro area. there is the battle line. laurel up toward montgomery county line and from there, west it is snow. and it's snowing across northern fairfax

back to you. >> molette, thank you. five minutes a after 5:00. marie mcd is back in the headlines this morning. accordin he richmond times dispatch, 25 years ago maureen wrote to an nfl quarterback asking m for money. the football player says maureen mcdonnell's former boyfriend. mcdonnell youngest sister said the whole family was always worried abt maureen's bad behavior. thclms we ten in a letter to a u.s. district judge as part of the family's request for leniey. . >>> rig now d.c. police are searching r fo men suspected in a violent kidnapping along alabama avenue southeast. the victimls police he was walking when four men in a man grabbed him. they drove around while two of them sexu assaulted him. police do not have much to go on for a suspect description. police are asking then with informati ta them. . >>> it seems the new process has come after frustrations from local residents. arlingtony board will now is ask for community input on where schools firestations and where other civic infrastru sbeui. they willo be asked how to retain p and

we're live this morning in derwood, molette green. back to you. >>> and you can get all this information on your phone, just down load the nbc washington app. we'll send out push alerts with any changing information you need to know. >>> we also of course this morning want to take a minute to thank all of you you you who came out for some fun and fitness at the convention center. >> it was such a terrific turnout. thousands turned out for the 22nd annual nbc 4 health and fitness expo. more than xhibiters turned out. we had special guests including meredith vieira. you can check out some highlights in a slide she on our nbc washington facebook page. share your pictures as well. >> people had some really nice things to say. so we appreciate all your kind words. >> let's check in with tom kierein now for the forecast. >> the rain is really picking up as we saw in the live shots with chuck bell in the storm team 4 x 4. everything is wet and that rain is helping to warm the pavement above freezing much of the region you now but still pavem

i'm molette green in greenbelt.k to you. >>> the 2015 washington auto show officiall veronica johnson take you behind the scenes. catch our special at 10:00 right after this show. the auto show runs now through february 1. >> awesome thing to do so o.on a cold nasty day. >> thanks so much for being with us. >> keep to the storm team 4 weather app. chuck is updating it r. narrator: gas prices are down helping middle class families. but now, the white house wants to impose title ii regulations on your internet meaning new government taxes and fees. every month: you'd pay more. 11 billion dollars a year in new taxes and fees. internet freedoms can be protected with the white house and congress working together, but imposing new tax increases through public utility style regulations will hurt middle class families let's protect the internet we love without regressive taxes and fees. no to title ii. ♪ ♪ >>> the 2015 washington auto show, a place to see the newest technology, the hottest rides, stylish sedans, even the to

. >>> i'm molette green at the live desk. right now no word from isis on the fate of two japanese men hours after a ransom ted line passes. now, japan is saying it is still working to free them from the militant japan's government leaders describe the situation as severe. and insisted the government is still working for the release of the hostages. now the 72 hour deadline for the two $200 million ransom expired just hours ago go. muslims gathered at a mosk in tokyo to try to prayer for the men's freedom. >>> 6:04. today a man accused of kidnapping a montgomery county judge heads back to court. he was arrested just days after the reported kidnapping in florida. according to police reports he was in a jealous rage when creighton returned to her germantown home. he grabbed her by her hair and forced her to drive her to gaithersburg. it is not known whether the judge will be at today's hearing. >>> prince george's county police are trying to figure out who murdered a man in broad daylight in laurel. chopper 4 was over the scene

in silver spring molette green, news4. >>> a baby born on the beltway . this hap near the the he fairfax 911 and labor. woman to they cou the baby c highway,by fire off be say the mother and baywy are well. >>> spacex released this dramat footage of a failed rocket landing that happened last week. the rocket hit the side of a barge off florida's atlantic coast and exploded on impact. although the rocket was blown to bits its falcon 9 drone ship suffer minor damage. spacex attempts the landing again late thermowith more hydrauli fluid. makes space geeks like doug ka just go -- >> on to plan b. it's going to be amazing if they n actually land it on a barng fully interact. most of the time the rockets go up they're blown up they're gone you can't get them back. but if you can reuse a rocket -- >> save a fortune. >> i'm all about save money. >> looks like it won't be easy to do. >> better minds than us. take a look outside, showing what's happening around our region your planner tonight, 42 degrees, dropping to about 37 by 9:00 34 by 11:00. we are in for a co

molette green, what have you learned? >> reporter: the last fire truck left fire investigators have now gone from the scene because they have determined what caused this fire to the townhouse just over my shoulder. electrical in nature. that is the cause. fire department spokesperson tells me that a floor outlet in the living room sparked, it caused the couch on the first floor of the home to catch fire. the smoke detector did sound, it got the homeowner's attention. a man in his 70s who lived here for a very long time. he tried to fight the fire himself using an extinguisher and pan of water, but his efforts unsuccessful and actually delayed the call to 911. the man made to a neighbor's home for help and that's whens 919 91 call went out. the gentleman suffered second and third degree burns. and those burns are potentially life threatening. we've also learned that the damage to this house and the house adjacent to it $450,000 the family next door forced out because of the damage to their home. but again, this fire electr

. >>> molette green is on the scene of a townhouse fire. still very active scene here in authority bethesda. trading-in or selling your car truck or suv? webuyanycar.com takes the hassle out of selling in just 3 easy steps. one, get your free online valuation. two, book an appointment. and three, pick up a check at your nearest buying center. ♪ find out how much your car is worth ♪ ♪ at webuyanycar.com ♪ >>> new this morning, a fire in montgomery county has sent one man to the burn unit. molette green is live with more. >> reporter: good morning. yeah this is still a very active scene. fire investigators are still inside. you can see the damage to the top part of the townhouse behind me. the fire broke out about 1:30 this morning. an elderly man, a man in his 70s, suvffered second and third degree burns. listed in critical condition at the hospital. lots of fire trucks. i counted about 7 or 8 of them. and this gentleman who was taken to the hospital is a long time recent of this resident of this townhouse community. there is significant dam

we are live this evening in silver spri m molette green. >> at what age should children be allowed to walk home alone? that's our nbc washington/sury of the day. vote by texting or calling. >>> turning to storm team 4, doug joins us now. startingo wm up out there, doug. a timelyng in our weather. >> nasa saying 2014 was the warmest yea on record for the entire global. it w not for the united states. wee fairly cold here in united stat.e rest of the country and the rest of the world, as a matter fact very very warm. 2014 not eve an contest, t t year on record. nbc's amelia see gal was with nasa scientists talking to them about how warm this last year was. area the washingt area as we continue to track temperatures and notice that overall we're warming a little each year what kind of changes wil we see in this area with climate change? >> we know this area has very variab weather. we have extremely warm humid summers. it can get quite as we've seen recently. maybe if we focus on the summers a little bit, it's already hot and unbearable here in the sut little bit of extra global could pu

i'm molette green at the live desk. back to you. >>> 5:16. we're hearing from many of you with children in montgomery county schools who are in favor of later school start times. people packed two hearings yesterday in rockville wanting the start times pushed back an hour or more for high school students. >> and he was dull teamed by the sleep problems related to early school start time as. his anxiety became so overwhelming he was physically harming himself and he was suicidal. >> a sleep expert who specializes in teenagers was on hand to testify about how sleep patterns for teens are different than for adults. and it may all come down to cost. montgomery county schools says it could cost tens of millions of dollars. joshua starr is recommending all school starts 20 minutes later in order to reduce the costs. >>> a big change could be coming to school's cal levinendars in manassas park too. school leaders have a plan that includes breaking statewide tradition and starting the year two weeks before labor day. students would also have more vac

news4's molette green stopped by. >> i'm wondering if you have any opportunities for physician assistance. >> reporter: this lieutenant colonel wants to leave here with a job. >> almost two years. i went from three jobs to none. >> reporter: the independent ready reserve in the u.s. air force has her boots on the ground at the hiring our heroes job fair after soldiering through some tough times without work. >> somewhat -- oh depressed. it was good to get up every day and have some place to go and have a place to be and knew you had a job to work. and something to do a project to work on. and all of a sudden going to nothing is just concerning. >> reporter: look around. the lieutenant colonel is among nearly 500 who registered for this job fair. and the employers who have come out say they know this can be a very emotional process, helping veterans get back to work and back to civilian life. >> they are just fantastic problem-solvers. they bring in analytical rigor and a great set of values. >> it's not a one-to-one match in language thought processes and things are just moving at a diffe

molette green is live along pennsylvania avenue to tell us what is going on. >> reporter: actually, we have moved to 16th and h to get a better view of la fayette park behind me and the white house behind me. and just a couple of minutes ago, we could see a whole bunch of flashlights seae grupdounds down there. they have moved around the corner of the white house view from my vantage point. still searching the white house lawn. secret service not telling us what is going on. but we have still been seeing patrol cars circling the block, emergency vehicles parked along the streets around the white house. definitely an increased presence of security. not sure what is going on, but the officers are stationed here, as well, to the entrance of la fayette park sitting in a couple of patrol cars. but again, moments before we came on the air, we saw flashlights about five or six, maybe even more, on the white e ground there is. and they have moved their way arou side of the white house building. we're staying on top of it developing story throughout the morning for you. we're live in northwest

. >> thanks molette. new york ci plans to honor the two nypd officers who died are naming streets a after them. new york ba bill de blasio said the streets the officers lived on will be named detective raphael ramos way and detective weijan liu way. a man made off with cash from this td bank yesterday morning. as he was running away he dropped some ofhe cash in the parking lot. the money was picked up by other people. police are asking anyone to turn it in or face a a charge of theft. . >>> decemb was a tough month forfighters in maryland. 11 people were killed. marie gemmell and her two children werkilled. two adults were filled in fires on christmas eve. the state fire marshl is reminding everybody to install smoke detectors in their radioactiveer shut down a section of interstate in kansas yesterday. hazmat crews and ambulances were called to the scene after ape van carrying a load and mini van carrying ti radioactive placards we involved in a crash. two people injured, one remains in critical conditio

molette, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, eun. $2.6 billion budget proposal. that's up 2.6% from last year or $64 million. the superintendent karen garza calls it practical and realistic. she says there are three big factors driving the numbers here. the growing student enrollment. they are looking at 188,000 plus students next year. the changing demographic. keeping the teachers from leaving and going to neighboring school districts. quite frankly, fairfax county maximum teacher salary lags behind so many other school districts. now, this budget comes with a a big warning as well. the superintendent saying this is not reflective of all the needs the school has now and in the future. they're asking for $70 million from county supervisors. also karen garza in her warning says there needs to be some sort of long-term funding plan to maintain the quality of their school plan here. there will be some public hearings coming up later this month before all of this is over before the school board votes and before this is sent on to the board of supervisors. live outsi

life is more important than property. >> that was molette green reporting. condominium's insurance policy will take care of the structural damage. the 18 people forced out are on the hook for the personal property they lost. the red cross is helping the displaced residents. >>> right now the japanese government says it is working to verify a video by isis showing a hostage being killed. the japanese prime minister says he believes it was authe and called the killing inadmissible. president obama also reacting condemning the murder and says the u.s. stands shoulder to shoulder with japan. isis is also holding a second japanese hostage, a journalist. and the group sayst plans to kill him as well. >>> the president is meeting with the prime minister in india. president obama and the first lady arrived in india around 11:00 p.m. our time. it was around 10:00 in the morning in india then. the president honored gandhi at a memorial a few hours ago. he'll attend a parade tomorrow. >>> some pre hopefuls are already working to jump start their 2016 campaigns. many ma

molette green is live at mcclain high school with more. >> reporter: many people waking up to hear about this much anticipated budget news coming from the largest school district in the state of virginia. $2.6 billion is the budget proposal up from 2.6% last year or $64 million. $59.4 million in salary increases. now, if you look at it fairfax county ranked last in max mux teacher salaries. karen garza said we are in fact losing some of the best teachers and best administrators to neighboring school divisions because of this salary lag. now, this is the start of a long process. there will be public hearings this month as well as the adoption of the budget proposal by the school board. then it's on to the board of supervisors. now, in our next hour i'm going to talk about how the superintendent plans to address some of the system's most pressing need and her instructingstrugg pay for them. that's coming up in the next hour. >>> if you live in virginiaup. your kids may not be graded on the a-f scale. they want to improve the public school system with an overhaul. and changes to teach or tr