mr. dehaven's body. >> reporter: police had been energized by a tip. a man picked up mr. dehaven at routes 1 and 32 in howard county the same day he disappeared but the man dropped him off near anne arundel high school. >> we had no clue if this was the person we were looking for. it wasn't until he saw the media report that he realized and put two and two together that it was mr. dehaven and that's why he called us. >> reporter: his body was found about eight miles from that high school. he was considered police say if you are to encounter someone who needs help, don't hesitate to intervene. >> drop them off at a firestation, a church, somewhere that they can get additional service. >> it's really important that we all may attention when you see something, say something, let our public safety people know and it reminds us that we have to be more vigilant. >> reporter: the dehaven family released a statement late this afternoon that says, "we would like to thank everyone for their time, energy and efforts towards trying to find our father. all that we were able to accompli

mr. dehaven was non verbal and would only say yes, no and respond to his name tonight when we contacted his family they did not want to give tonight. obviously they are grieving but say soon they will be putting out a statement. anne arrundel police handling this situation. they do not suspect foul play but mr. de haven's body will be examined tomorrow by the medical examiner. live tonight in belts ville, marina maracco, fox5 local news. >> we're following even more breaking news. a tsunami advisory is in effect for several countries following a massive earthquake in the carribean sea. sortly before 10:00 we started hearing reports of a 7.6 -- it's even higher than that. 7.6 magnitude earthquake in the carribean sea this was a little bit north of the honduras. let me put on the exact location as identified by the gs. the concern tonight because this was in the water is the tsunami. the good news with this, if there is any, it is not a tsunami warning. a tsunami warning would be telling people to move to higher ground or in land. this is an advisory and basically that means this is dangerous

mr. dehaven. >> reporter: he was last seen on tuesday around 11:30 a.m.in the costco area near buildsville. mr. dehaven has dementia. >> we're going to go back into the wooded area behind here. >> reporter: they hope that he's someplace warm. >> there's a possibility he is inside one of those places and people don't realize he's not a paying customer. >> reporter: helicopters have been flying since last night. the biggest enemy is time and our bone-chilling weather. >> it was very, very cold last night. i hope and pray he's in a warm space. prince george's county police are still staging here more than 50 officers are canvassing this area and they are doing if you pass his way, please call the police. any information can be helpful. reporting live in beltsville, tracee wilkins, news4. >> and you can see his photo on our website and share it as much as possible. thank you, tracee. >>> president trump is declaring war on his fired adviser steve bannon after explosive new leaks. >> bannon criticizes the president and his family. nbc obtained an advanced copy

mr. dehaven. >> reporter: he lives right up the street. mr. dehaven has dementia. police are hoping that he's someplace warm. >> it was very cold. i hope and pray that he's in a warm space. >> this flier is all over the place. he's 5'9", 175 pounds. he has salt and pepper hair and they say that he was last seen wearing a black coat. prince george's county police want to hear from you as soon as possible. every tip can help. tracee wilkins, back to you in the studio. >> desperate search and time running out. tracee, thank you so much. now to a reminder something appears to be frozen, you should never go out onto the ice. chopper 4 is live here in leesburg where first responders went to a report of a person possibly falling through the ice of this pond. you can see footprints and a large hole there we are told that they checked but did not find anyone. >>> and we are working for you with resources to keep your family safe during this bitter cold. download our app and take the forecast everywhere you go. well, this evening we are learning new details about the husband

mr. dehaven may go, check that. >> reporter: mr. dehaven was seen tuesday morning in the costco parking lot in beltsville down the street from his home. police from multiple agencies are going door to door, business to business. friends and family are doing the same with hope in their hearts. >> he's a kind man. you know, if you see him,e approachable. he's not able to communicate necessarily, but, you know, if you call out, danny, he'll know his name and most likely you'll be greeted with a smile. >> reporter: the dehaven family is hoping on saturday they can have more volunteers than all week to assist in finding him. if you're interested in helping, go to nbc washington and use the search term search help. i'm tracee wilkins, news4. >> a few weeks ago we told you about the coalition of churches taking turns hosting unsheltered people for meals and a warm place to sleep. but some homeless residents are unwilling to come in out of the cold. and weather such as we're having right now makes that extremely dangerous. but you can help.

mr. dehaven. he was the brother of a retired montgomery county firefighter. at this time the police do not believe there are any suspicious factors linked to his death. in from northwest washington, a shooting leading to a lockdown at george washington university hospital. shots werel said the fired nearby and the victim walked to the emergency room. his injuries are not life-threatening and the police are looking for the shooter tonight. operations at the hospital have returned to normal. alison: angry parents pushing back about school closures lingering from the winter blast. classes are canceled at george washington middle school and abbajay to read because of a burst pipe. nancy: and all the schools dealing with the broken pipes in the face of the freezing air. jay korff was at the meeting where the parents weren't amending answers. what are school leader saying? jay: they have a lot of work cut out for them and they need money to improve infrastructure. wrappedast hour, crews up problem at george washington middle school. a short, go, frustrated parents

mr. dehaven may go. check that. >> reporter: mr. dehaven was seen tuesday morning in the costco parking lot in beltsville down the street from his home. police and multiple agencies are going door to door, business to business, family is doing the same with hope inhe if you see him, he's approachable. if he's not able to communicate necessarily, but you know, if i if you call out danny, he'll know his name. most likely you'll be greeted with a smile. >> reporter: saturday morning at 11:00 a.m., the family will be meeting at the beltsville library. they are asking volunteers to help them find their dad. if you are interested, going to nbc washington and use the search term "search help." in laurel, i'm tracee wilkins, news4. >> this cold weather is already having an impact on air travel. 1400 flights canceled across the u.s. today, and 3500 more have been delayed. the storm that tore through the northeast brought some unscheduled flights to our region, too. officials at dulles airport tell us they handled 24 international and seven do

mr. dehaven in downtown silver springs, searched the area but found no evidence of it >>> this is video from an icy water rescue, three people were rescued from car stuck in the water. this happened monday in boy done maryland. a boat was used to get the three people to safe and none of the three in the car were injured. the temperature was about ten degrees from when the rescue took place but first responders say it felt closer to zero. >> in virginia, there is a state of early declared by governor mcauliffe a few hours ago which brings us to a story where rescue crews rushed to the scene of an icy pond to check off reports of footprints found near the water. they got the call leesburg. they poked holes in the i an exhaustive search for anyone trapped. nothing found. >>> some people may be fed up with the cold weather but for some dc firefighters, they practice the ice rescues, run through training exercises. dc fire said it's crucial they practice drills no matter what the weather is like. >> there's really no ice in this area that's safe to be on. don't get on it. don't put yourself in da

mr. dehaven found somewhere to rest where it's warm. he has been missing since tuesday morning last seen in the parking lot at costco in beltsville. prince george's county police have been searching for him and the family as well. he is living with dementia. the family is very concerned about his safety. >> we're just trying to stay focused on, you know, keeping hope going and focusing on the search. it's been a pretty huge effort that we've found the prince george's county police are out here in huge numbers. it's really encouraging to see that. and then we've had just an impressive outreach on social media, volunteers from far and wide ready and willing to help us. so, it's -- you gain encouragement from that and you keep going. >> reporter: the dehaven fa can have more volunteers than they've had all week searching for daniel dehaven. if you're interested in helping, go to nbc washington and use the search term search help. in laurel, i'm tracee wilkins, news4. >> up and down the east coast they're assessing the damage after the bomb