one person killed after several vehicles wreck in northeast washington. investigators say one of the cars was stolen. we are live on the scene. >> police in fairfax county dealing with a shooting investigation tonight. is two people were killed in the county in a span of 24 hours. >> and we're working to get more information about carrie fisher, actress best known for her role in "star wars" films had a heart attack on a flight to los angeles. >> news 4 at 11:00 begins with breaking news. >> we are following several breaking news stories on the night before christmas eve. we begin with a deadly crash in northeast washington that happened after police started chasing a stolen car. news 4s jackie benson got to the scene. jackie, what can you tell us? >> reporter: doreen, just a terrible situation. take a look over here at what is left of that vehicle. now, that car was being driven by a man who was taken from this scene and pronounced dead. this all started earlier this evening. police were pursuing a vehicle that they suspected of being carjacked a few day

this is bruce johnson reporting from northeast washington fr our area well. beacon house, a nonprofit organization that provides academic and athletic programs for at risk, low income kids in d.c. >> we wish all those kids the best in florida and we'll let you know how they do over the week ahead. i argue they already won. so many of these kids, this may be the first trip for them out of the district. so, just to know they get to see what possibilities are there for them. it's fantastic. >> enjoy warmer weather, have some fun. fine. a standoff set to make history. what's about to happen here that hasn't happened in almost 100 years. >> for the love of a dog, wait until you see how long one local woman has been searching for her missing pet and how much money she spent. >> and imagine getting ready for a relaxing day at the spa and gwyneth paltrow rolls in to hook you up. why she's going under cover. >> santa comes knows when you're asleep and he knows what you're awake. if you're awake, he won't come, but if you're asleep, then he you love all-day breakfast.

you are looking at a 44 minute commute out of riverdale coming into northeast washington. all traffic is diverted to the service road, where you can inbound 50 is at a crawl. a 15-minute ride right now. that will be about a half hour commute. eastbound we had a crash reported on main avenue, lacking up traffic on 395. better news on 66 for those coming inbound to fair oaks, but still an 80 have him in a ride from manassas. green and yellow lines due to earlier problems when they were single tracking between u street and georgia avenue. we have a check of the forecast. it looks like it will be up night for the national lighting of our christmas tree. eileen: it is already looking great this morning. what a beautiful start to the first day of december and the first day of meteorological winter. at st. mary's elementary school sun will rise this morning at 7:08. temperatures starting off in the lower 50's, a few upper 40's in the suburbs, steady through 10:00. the wind will gusts 25, so you will feel that. we will top out around 56, back to 50. by 11:00 we are down to 44, and

jonathan: northeast washington, the national headquarters for the a.t.p. is now -- a.t.f. has a new name for the building. mike carter-conneen reports that the building was dedicated in honor of an undercover agent killed in line of duty. mike: 34 years ago today, december 2, 1982. drug bust gone bad. he was just 28 years old. >> in an agency that is shown for bravery and the dedication, special agent riso stands out. mike: at in the dedication ceremony at the a.t.f. headquarters his family joined by loretta lynch, secret service director clancy and hundreds of past and present a.t.f. agents. >> he would never say no to a 13985. but the bureau has moved here to the new york avenue. they have referred to the building as the headquarters. bump today that has changed. >> the granite and the steel mirror the strength and the determination of rios. >> far beyond the building the legacy is flesh and blood. >> i feel honored to spent 11 years of my life with him. >> he left behind his wife and the 1-year-old son francisco. sergeant in the army. inspired by his father's legacy. >>

live in northeast washington, anna-lysa gayle, abc 7 news. michelle: anna-lysa, thank you. new wildfires in tennessee -- fire crews are getting their first break from the rain. gatlin city -- gatlinburg city leaders are worried about possible mudslides now since the fire started sunday night. thousands are still displaced. in tennessee and alabama, people have been impacted by deadly tornadoes, storms blamed for as the line of severe weather continues to move east. jonathan: a new twist into the investigation of the attack that took place at ohio state university. cnn is reporting that the knife that was used was purchased in the district. what we don't know is why artan visited washington in the first place. he ran his car into a crowd at ohio state and then jumped o he was ultimately shot and killed by police officers. michelle: the president-elect insist that the middle class will see the greatest benefits of what he calls the largest tax cut since the 1980's. in a new interview, he said any reduction in taxes on the wealthy would be offset by fewer deductions. donald tr

gerald hall was shot in northeast washington yesterday. >> police are looking at the body camera footage. news4's justin finch is live at the fifth district headquarters with more. >> the video should give police a fuller look at the circumstances leading to the now-fatal shooting. meantime, gerald hall's mother says she has questions for police about the level of force used on her son. >> on what was to be a day of celebration, a woman says she was shaken and still is, by what she saw and heard on her northeast washington block. she didn't want her name or face broadcast. >> it's been a hard christmas. i went back to see if he was okay. and i seen the police in the driveway with guns. >> she and her husband say they heard a woman scream from a house on the 3200 block of walnut street northeast. the neighbor says she saw a young woman outside and returned to cooking dinner. >> when i got to back to the stove, i was so surprised to hear the gunshots. >> fifth district police officers were on scene dispatched for a domestic disturbance call and reports of a man with a knife. he's identifie

in northeast washington, bob barnard, fox 5 news. you say merry >> merry christmas, everybody. >> they're going to be really warm now, they will need them. >> we're not seeing temperatures too bad over the holiday. i think the holiday itself, christmas day looks really nice. and good for travelers, because as much as some of us maybe want a white christmas, people need to get to where they want be. we have enough traffic as it is, beltway packed >> the travel season starts -- although we do think a lot of people will be hitting the roads and airports friday but already -- we are actually as we go to weather, looking at a dry quiet night and a dry couple of days, which is great if you got a flight out tomorrow friday or driving, really in any direction you look good as we take a live look outside on this wednesday evening the 21 it's first day of winter, and here we go, four days away, the holiday quicking coming upon us, nice to have good weather, we are expecting forecast that would be on christmas eve with rain showers, they should

now, the deceased has been identified as gerald hall, age 29 of northeast washington. his mother tells news 4 he was not armed when police found him about 11:30 yesterday morning. but authorities say they got a 911 call reporting a man armed with a knife. fifth district officers w sent to a house on the 3200 block of walnut street and police say hall refused calls to drop that knife. hall later died at nearby hospital. police also say a knife was recovered. his mother now upset that she was not able to see her son after his death. >> i see it all the time on the news. and i never thought it would hit home. i never thought it would hit home. i -- i'm hurt. i'm hurt. because he was such a good guy. >> reporter: and back live, the officer involved is now on administrative duty per police policy. also too, police say the officers were wearing body cameras and that footage will be collected and reviewed as part of their internal investigation. back in to you. >> justin finch live for us. thank you, justin. ♪ >>> a lot of love for george michael this morning. he died at his

have new video tonight of one of two men accused of attacking a postal worker saturday in northeast washington. abc7 broke the story on sunday. when the letter carrier described what happened to toed me to lay down on the ground. then i started to get kicked in the head. pistol whipped. jonathan: police are offering $10,000 reward for information leading to arrest. that is in addition to the $50,000 reward offered by the postal inspection service. jonathan: a police officer accused of assault and misconduct and hitting a man with his cruiser. grand jury indicted juan hernandez today. they suspended him. the man he hit was running a it the time. not seriously injured. maureen: "7 on your side" consumer alert tonight after two bank card skimmers found on gas pumps in prince william dumfries. there are ways to fight back against the skimmers. first, be cautious of the pumps farthest from the store. they are more likely to be targeted. the skimmer often have tape or can be pulled off easily. theback may have tools you can use. jonathan: still ahead at 6:00, the memorable first week on the job for

reporter: the franciscan monastery in northeast washington is preparing for a marathon of masses this christmas eve as parishioners light nearly 1200 candles. a warning from the fbi. it is telling law enforcement to remain vigilant. isis told supporters to attack churches. >> we are not unfamiliar with the threats, but that is not the message we are leading with tonight. reporter: christmas celebrations will go on as planned, but with added concern. the terror group publishing the names and addresses of thousands of churches with a call for violence. >> fear is not our attitude here, peace is our attitude. reporter: this comes only days after 12 people were killed after people -- after a man barreled into a crowd at a christmas market in berlin, germany. good shepherd catholic church in alexandria has been training ushers to be alert for anything. >> training them when to intervene and when not to intervene. isorter: the fbi investigating the credibility of the threat and parishioners are saying they will not live in fear. >> i think we can't give into it. i think this is a celebratio

if northeast washington, mike carter-conneen, abc7 news. alison: congratulations to her.e following two major breaking stories though right now at 6:00. in germany, a possible terror attack has left at least nine people dead. eerily similar to an attack that broke out less than six months ago. donald trump is officially voted in for president and the state that put him over the top. ryan: i'm ryan ryan hughes. a young patient got a special visit from the washington capitals. the team spreading cheer before the holidays. announcer: from abc7 news, this is a breaking news alert. maureen: that breaking news is from berlin where at least nine people are dead and dozens more hurt after a truck plowed into a christmas market. police call it an terror. we have more. >> we have learned in addition to the nine lives lost, another 50 people have been injured. a number of those with critical injuries. according to the reports the suspect believed to be the driver of the truck has been arrested. the passenger of the truck has now died. what we are working to find out whether or not t

as christmas day turns tonight, christmas lights grace walnut street in northeast washington.lier in the day come a steady stream of blue lights filled the neighborhood. >> police cars everywhere. i honestly had never seen that many police cars. a.m., d.c. 11:30 officers responded to a domestic disturbance dental male who was armed with a knife. after the man refused repeated commands to drop the knife, at least one officer shot him. was identified as 29-year-old gerald hall. neighbors said while they do not know the particulars of this incident, they insist this is a safe community. >> very few break-ins, few robberies, nothing. we don't have shootings here. it just doesn't happen. jay: one officer involved in the shooting has been placed on routine administrative leave. officers were wearing body cameras and that footage will be reviewed as part of the investigation. jay korff, abc 7 news. kimberly: for one young mother, this was nearly a christmas without her two young boys. they were stabbed by their own father last month. but they have a new bond and a bigger family now.

that's in northeast washington. and pick up a letter and get those gifts in by tonight. >> so here in d.c. we may address them to santa claus, they'll come here. we'll take them, sort them, go through them and organize them for families to adopt. >> reporter: now time is running out. you have to get matched up with a letter and you have to bring those gifts here today brentwood post office in northeast by 5:00 tonight so they can mail them. the secret santa is also responsible for the postage on those packages but a great program in need of some additional helpers. back to you all. >> megan, thank you. >>> a local couple's success in the d.c. housing market landed them their own reality show. >> they had so much fun renovating their own home they made a careert home in d.c. now they have their own show on hgtv. it premiers today at noon. >> the couple has only recorded the pilot episode, but if it goes well it will be a weekly show. news 4 tonight starting at 4:00, tune in to hear more about their success. chip and

here's a look at the tower camera the national shrine of the immaculate conception in northeast washington. a partly cloudy sky, with time move out. temperatures have responded nicely. after a milder start this morning than we've had in quite some time. we're up to 47 in washington, 52, lorton, virginia, 56 in lorenton, so quite a nice day to be outside. hourly temperatures, most neighborhoods in the low 50s between now and 2:00, 3:00 this afternoon. northwest winds coming back this afternoon mean a quick drop in temperatures, down to 34 degrees by 11:00 tonight. look at tomorrow and the weekend coming up in a few. >>> well a lot of you, thousands and thousands are getting out of town for the holidays. >> starting today, travel is really going to start picking up. let's check in with news4's justin finch who is live for us at reagan national airport. hi, justin. >> hey there melissa. the rush is getting under way here. you know and the d.c. area, aaa says some six million people are set to travel somewhere for the holidays. more than 100 million nationwide. and if those numbers hold, aaa s

in northeast washington, john gonzalez. back to you inside. jummy: developing this noon -- a judge has ruled that katherine heigl is still -- conference oggle is still unfit to stand trial. her next court date is in april. also developing homicide detectives are trying to track down whoever killed a 20 one-year-old in northwest overnight pretty shooting happened at the intersection of 13th and massachusetts avenue. sam sweeney, with what is next in the investigation. sunday night,15 shots rang out on this quiet northwest street. for more than 12 hours, 32nd street near western avenue was shut down. this is kind of how exciting it goes here. theywhen police showed up, found a man dead inside this jaguar. multiple shots were fired. the windows loan out. now police believe the man who fired the shots was actually inside the car inside -- at the time of the shooting. >> this is a little bit concerning. you do not know if it was domestic. i just do not know. sam: for hours overnight into the late morning, police searched for evidence and knocked on

. >> i'm darcy spencer live in northeast washington, where they are remembering young victims of violence who died here in the district in 2016. >> it is the busy season for the folks at good will. those end of the year donations they want to make it in to get to the tax break for this year. >>> good evening everybody. your new year's eve plans are set. but could mother nature force an adjustment? tnk i'm erica gonzalez. storm team 4 meteorologist is standing by. >> it is going to be chilly out there. temperatures around midnight in the low 40s. and right now i'm tracking the chance for sprinkles in the area. mainly south of washington. the good news it is so light right now it is not able to hit the ground. but you can see some rain and snow back in west virginia and also in pennsylvania. a closer look shows the immediate metro dry. and sprinkles falling here and in warranten and heading to the southern prince county. and i would definitely recommend gloves and a scarf tonight. by 8:00 still a little breezy. the forecast at midnight, 42. mostly cloudy and completely dry. and then 1:00 a.

they found 46-year-old tricia mccauley of northeast washington, d.c. deceased in her vehicle. >> the man that was driving that vehicle has been taken into custody and police are trying to establish a timeline of events since she was last seen at 4:30 in the afternoon christmas day. she was an actress and yoga teacher. >>> some thieves with a taste for designer clothing were able to steal thousands worth of fur coats. this video shows them throwing a brick through a front door of a store on madison avenue. they believe that they cased the store beforehand because they went directly for the most expensive itemed. >>> five jail inmates that escaped from a bathroom recall are back behind bars, but the sixth is still on the run. they removed a toilet from the wall and kicked through the concrete. they believe that it was loose from previous plumbing repairs and leaking water. >>> barricades are going up around times square ahead of the ball drop coming up on saturday night. the nypd is ramping up security and carrying rifles. there is no specific threat but

she was last seen in northeast washington. wearing a red sweater, a green and blue koot and pink boot slippers at the time. police consider her a critical missing person. if you know where she is, call d.c. youth and family services or police. >>> new details this morning in the res view of a 71-year-old woman and her great granddaughter who went missing on christmas eve. barbara briely is in serious condition after being stuck in the woods for several days. last night investigators towed her car from the woods. she was found unconscious 50 yards from the car. the 5-year-old is okay. police believe that earlier in the week the great grandmother turned down a private road and ran over a tree, got stuck there. she and the 5-year-old spent several days in the woods. >> apple juice boxes, some apples and other items. itp drinking several things. >> the two were driving from new jersey to north carolina. they were last seen on saturday. virginia state police eventually found them in the done woody area outside richmond. >>> it is 4

tim barber is live in northeast washington. the maryland compound will be blocked off tomorrow. in the district, diplomats have just three days to leave the country. from his hawaiian vacation, president obama punished russia for interfering in the 2016 elections. some say the move is overdue. others are criticizing it. >> if president obama is 100% sure, i would have thought he had the maturity and foresight to bring donald trump and the process. order is incutive response to show that russians hacked into american servers in an attempt to influence the presidential elections. 36 russian diplomats are being kicked out of the country from the dcm to see to the consulate in san francisco. the executive order is also putting sanctions on russian intelligence organizations that allegedly helped with the hacking. >> by a country that is basically a gas can in europe with an economy roughly the size of italy. russia will also be denied access to compounds in centreville, and new york. they are accused of stealing $100 million. russian president vladimir putin said he will consider re

our bruce johnson joins us now live from northeast washington where the players are starting to gather. hey, bruce. >> reporter: leslie and adam, we are as excited as all the parents and coaches and the players too. i have with me here house, donald robinson. we have gotten the money, over $70,000. >> yeah. >> reporter: okay. so all of the kids will be going. >> all of them will be going and all the coaches and people that we need to have there will be going . >> reporter: we are talking about three bus loads. >> yeah. we are taking over 105 people. >> reporter: what time do you leave? >> around 7:30 or 8:00. >> reporter: we will be 7:00. you worked for to dc government as a schoolteacher, the juvenile jail and you left that to start beacon house. you tell me that you're saving lives here. what are you talking about? >> we are saving lives. when i first got in this was one of the biggest drunk cultures in the country. kids were dropping out of school on the elementary level, junior high and high school level. they were not thinking about finishing high school. i sta community ministry

. >> right now there are dozens of letters from kids waiting at the post office in northeast washington that are addressed to santa claus. they need to be fulfilled by 5:00 p.m. today. some of the letters take up an entire page, others don't have so much. one of the letters a little girl tells santa that it's okay to bring just one gift from the three on her wish list. the postal service is keeper of the santa letters at the brentwood service explains how they do their magic. >> here in d.c. you may address them to santa claus, they'll come here. we'll take them, sort them, go through them and organize for families. >> now one way to help make this happen is to work in pairs. maybe have one person go pick up the letter, then you have the other person buy the gifts and send it off. i think it was returned to the post office. the post office will connect with santa, make everything happen. viola. >> santa is so busy. you know -- >> the key is, he has a system. you can't do this kind of stuff without a system in place. >> good luck, santa. >> from the scientist in the room. >> seriously. a

live in northeast washington jackie bensen, news4. >>> turning to our weather on a friday night. a chilly night out there for this first weekend of december. night sounds like winter is making itself at home, doug? >> it's going. to it's going to be quite cold the next couple of days. temperatures really will be average. winds are up there, gusting upwards of 20 to 25 miles per hour right now. look 39 degrees the current wind chill in dc. 37 leesburg. 32 in westchester. and 44 down towards fredericksburg. the temperatures the next couple of days are going to be closer to average, which is about 51 degrees. by the end of the ten-day forecast the high temperatures will look much more like the wind chills out there right now. we are talking some real cold. i've got it for you. i'll show you when it finally against accusations that he sparked a diplomatic incident before he even takes office. tonight the president-elect tweeted the president of taiwan called me today to wish me congratulations on winning the presidency. interesting how the u.s. sells taiwan billions of dollars in mil

darcy spencer joins us now live from the scene in northeast washington. darcy? >> chris, we are here on walnut street. neighbors told me they heard a woman screaming this christmas morning and they heard shots. police are no longer here but weigh want to show you video. we were here much earlier today when this scene was still unfolding. now, dc police confirm one of their officers did it happened about 11:30 this christmas morning in the 3200 block of walnut street. that's in the woodridge neighborhood. police say they responded here, like you said, for a domestic call. when they got here there was a man armed with a knife. police say he ignored orders to drop the knife and that's when at least one officer opened fire. the wounded man was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. the officer was placed on administrative leave. the officers involved we understand were wearing body cameras and so that footage from the body cameras is going to be reviewed as part of the internal investigation. and the officer who fired is now on administrative leave. chris, bac

. >>> in northeast washington, tire investigators say a cutting torch started a building fire on rippi rigs road. the fire is being called and accident. >>> frederick county public schools are now taking steps to keep students' information safe following a mass save data breach. the district is offering a year's worth of identity protection for anyone affected. officials say the data for about 1,000 students was compromised after it may have been stolen from the maryland state education department. it includes students who were in public schools between november 2005 and november 2006. the district will contact everyone affected. >>> news 4 iteam investigation is revealing a major local school district is dropping the ball. it's allowed teachers accused of misconduct to keep their teaching licenses for years. scott macfarlane explains what the iteam is working on f >> reporter: our investigation will show at least four fairfax county public schoolteachers accused of misconduct involving students. all lost their jobs, but all were allowed to keep their teaching licenses for several year

. >>> hello i'm bruce johnson we're at beacon house in northeast washington. it was just under two we told you about the team's effort to raise some $70,000 so that all 104 of these players could go to orlando florida to compete in the national championships. this is the first time not one team, not two teams, but four of the youth teams from here in this northeast community, one regional titles and won the right to go to orlando to compete for national championships. is that right? >> that's correct. >> we're talking to the

they found 46-year-old tricia macauley of northeast washington, d.c. deceased in her vehicle.vehie.ntact with tricia was on december 25th at approximately 4:30 p.m. in the 2,000 block ofo north capital street northwest.. we currently have a suspect incn custody in the case. case. but we do need the public's help.he we have a timeline that we would like the public to pay p particular attention to. >> reporter: and that timeline d the reason police say they needd help is they say this man was spotted several times ines i tricia's car during the hoursou she was missing.e wa they mentioned several locations in this press conference innatei clueing a cvs off fourth streete they say around 9:30 yesterday morning, this man tried to steaa some items from that cvs and assa they are urging the public to to come forward if you think youhiu saw this man or that car any any time yesterday to please contact police. police. now of course there are still many questions that remainrse to what happened. police do say they don't believe that this man in custody and tricia new each other, at thist poin

reporting live in northeast washington, suzanne kennedy. thank you.rfax county. the search for a missing woman in burke has now turned into a death investigation. john: that is right. minutes ago, more firefighters arrived here in this neighborhood, not to put out a this is when were drive. we understand that at the end of the street there is that is where this elderly woman was found deceased. just moments ago. it was initially a critical missing persons case. the woman lived only three blocks away in this burg neighborhood with her family. they reported her missing around midnight. she was only wearing a longsleeved shirt and jeans with no coat. she was out in what was very cold temperatures. , freezingconditions overnight. right now, this is now a death investigation. we understand that this woman suffered from early alzheimer's. she was in her late 60's. right now, police are on the scene and they are telling me there is no indication of foul play or anything suspicious. number of fairfax county police officers and detectives right now. they were

we are live in northeast washington, cheryl conner, abc7 news. larry: thanks.abc7 news at 5:00". right now at 6:00, the rush to get home from the holidays. we are live with the conditions on the roads. and the major road blocks facing millions traveling nationwide. plus, a crash kills one in laurel but it's no simple traffic accident and why it's become a civil investigation. how you can turn the boxes stacked up waiting for the recycling truck in a gift for those in need. announcer: now "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. michelle: first, buckle up for a temperature roller coaster and a chance of rain on the horizon. stormwatch7's chief meteorologist doug hill is chacking conditions for us. get this straight. we are looking at earlier we get warmer temperatures? doug: yes. it happenses now and then because the cold air is lagging behind the surface cold front. before that even happens we are going to turn warmer on our own. have a warm front tonight. it's not what you see too commonly. it happens. it's been cloudy all day in alexandria to give you a time lapse

last seen near the benning road metro station in northeast washington. was wearing a green and blue coat, pink slippers at the time. police consider her a critical missing person. if you know where she is call d.c. youth and family services or the police squl. >>> a 71-year-old is in critical condition. she and her 5-year-old great granddaughter disappeared driving from new jersey to north authorities is that their car got stuck. they believe he turned down a private road and ran over a small tree and got stuck. police say that she and the 5-year-old girl spent several days in the woods but luckily they had a little food and some drinks in the car. briely was found unconscious 50 yards from the car. >> they put her in one of the police cars. >> briely had to be air lifted to the hospital. the 5-year-old girl has been reunited with her family. >>> the presidential transition is well under way and this morning we're learning new details about the inauguration of donald trump. we're told that trump is writing his own inaugural address. six faith leaders are

we have a little bit of fog in the area overlooking northeast washington. your commute, 8:00 temperatures hovering right near 40 degrees. still cloudy and foggy. there's a damp, penetrating chill in the air. you need the heater on. for your lunch hour, a nice change with lots of sunshine. temperatures climbing to 50. low 50s mid-afternoon heading home just after sunset at 4:46 right back down into the upper temperatures are cold. we're just in the mid to upper 30s. we have a few sprinkles on the eastern shore pulling away. turning much colder for the end of the weekend. we'll have a look at that coming up in ten minutes. >>> and the man accused of a massacre inside a church in south carolina will be in court today. dylann roof's federal trial starts today with jury in this case. >>> and in prince william count tip, a boil water order is in place. schools are open but students should bring extra bottled water for personal use. >>> and president-elect donald trump formally nominated retired general james mattis for secretary of defense. mattis has been retire

julie: delays headed into northeast washington courtesy of mobile trak 7.ht now, one of three separate accidents we have had this morning. southbound kenilworth avenue after east capitol street, two separate incidents, you can see the right side of the roadway getting by with another crash after that were only the left side was getting by. and then further south of pennsylvania avenue the left lane was closed but there is one vehicle where police on the scene right now on the service road, taking a peek at this for us. riverdale, southbound, on the way, a quick peek at the map. this has been a hot spot for you this morning. a 45 minute commute slowly improving, the earlier crash near the rest area has cleared. in 10 minutes we of the beltway. larry: this morning, donald trump naming his new secretary of state. he says he can't wait to have rex tillerson as the country's top diplomat. >> talk about a rude awakening. guests left out in the cold after an early morning fire. ♪ ♪ ♪ how else do you think he gets around so fast? take the reins this holiday and get

. >>> and developing this morning, one person is dead and another hurt after a shooting in northeast washington. d.c. police say the shooting happened on capitol avenue seen running away from the scene after a shooting. police didn't have any specific suspects or information for us. >>> this morning we're working to learn when the man accused of setting his girlfriend on fire will be expedited to fairfax county. police arrested lewis reader near richmond last night. he was caught just hours after dolores williams died. reader is accused of setting williams on fire inside their fairfax county home. this happened last month after an argument. he's been on the run of the police say a citizen's tip helped track him down. >>> d.c. police have released new photos of two persons of interest in the assault and robbery of a postal worker. police believe the two men seen here may be involved. or know something about the crime. investigators say the mail carrier was attacked by these two men wearing macks while out on his route last saturday evening in northwest d.c. one of them pointed a gun at his head

. >>> we have more breaking news in northeast washington a shooting outside of a d.c. school near harmony public charter school. the victim walked inside the school looking for help. megan mcgrath is live at the scene with what police are telling us. >> reporter: well, good morning. this happened at about 8:45 in the morning. someone opened fire on a northeast. you can see the vehicle there involved. that is the silver honda at the intersection of todd place and first street. you can see several bullet holes in the hood of the car as well as the windshield. there are also a number of shell casings on the ground. i counted seven of them. the man who was injured was inside that vehicle here on todd place. i should mention todd place is right behind the harmony d.c. public charter school. the victim who was shot went into the school looking for help. we were told he was conscious and talking and is expected to survive those injuries. he did go inside the school seeking help. i spoke to a woman who lives in the area. she didn't want us to identify her but she heard all of

. >>> new details tonight about a shooting outside an elementary school in northeast washington this morning. d.c. police tell us the victim had just dropped off his girlfriend and child at harmony u d.c. public charter school. he was sitting in his car behind the school when someone pulled up alongside him and opened fire. he was shot in the arm and a bullet grazed his stomach. he ran inside the school for help and the shooter got away. more on this story coming up in a live report in ten minutes. >>> the teen accused of shooting an alexandria taxi driver has been indicted in the case. the 16-year-old is charged as an adult. he's accused of shooting the yellow cab driver at a taxi stand here at the shopping center back in september. that driver was in the hospital for weeks in grave condition. the teen could spend life in prison if found >>> a train split apart today while it was carrying passengers. it happened at 9:00 this morning at the twin brooks station. some riders had to e evacuate the train and walk down the tracks. now metro is trying to figure out how this happened. adam

no charges filed the murder of 346-year-old tricia mccauley, the whom who lived in northeast washington and found murdered murdered in the trunk of her car. we don't know how they came in contact with one another or how they were killed. mccauley was last heard from at 4:30 on christmas day. but then she did not show up for christmas dinner at a friend's house. she did not arrive at reagan airport the next morning for a flight out of town. meanwhile, police say also on monday morning the person of interest was seen on the morning of the 26th on georgia avenue in northwest d.c. at 12:30 a.m. yesterday morning at the c.v.s. in southwest washington, police say this individual committed and assaulted employees. police would later learn he was driving mccauley's toyota scion iq at the time of the incident. then person of interest seen on 7th in northeast d.c. last night before 11:00, john pan padgett who had seen the man's car on social media walking his dog when he saw the person of interest in the carbonationing up and down to -- interest in the car bouncing up and down to loud music. he c

he is now identified as gerald hall, age 29 of northeast washington. responding metropolitan fifth district officers asked him to drop that knife. he reportedly refused and at some point at least one officer opened fire, striking hall in the chest area. he was taken to the hospital where he later died. his mother now questioning the level of force used. >> i feel like they could have tased him. they could have did a lot of other things than just kill him. >> and police report a knife was recovered on scene. that officer who opened fire is now on administrative duty per department policy. back in to you. >> all right. thank you very much. >>> a major investigation is underway into why a russian military plane crashed, but terrorism is no longer being 92 people were on board the plane when it went down this weekend. they are all believed to be dead. in russia, vigils are happening in moscow and sochi. also a national day of mourning there. russia's transportation minister said pilot error or a technical problem likely caused the crash. rescue teams are t

michelle: now a developing story in northeast washington where a man was shot outside of a school. it happened at the harmony public charter school on todd place in northeast. police say the victim was sitting in the car as his child and girlfriend were inside the school. someone in a gold lexus pulled up and fired seven shot, hitting him twice. the man survived but the police are trying to figure out two did it. police believe it is a domestic situation. jonathan: a murder chase. a man slot and killed in 32nd street northwest. today his mother said whoever did this is an animal. stephen tschida has the investigation. stephen: the bullet-riddledded car outside his home. someone shot and killed the 21-year-old, opening fire inside the vehicle. >> it's a waste of life. he was only 21. stephen: today his parents say they know of no one who would want to hurt their son. >> i texted that at 10:00 there will be ice, rain. so make it before 10:00 or stay where you are. stephen: through her tears of grief, phyllis expressed hope for the swift arrest of whoever is responsible. >> it's a pac

news 4's megan mcgrath is live at the northeast washington post office where those letters are waiting. >> megan? >> reporter: well, that's right, every year this happens. the postal service, they don't solicit these letters but still they arrive year after year. letters addressed to santa that have been placed in the mail by children, and here at the brentwood post office what they have been doing is gathering up the letters and they're trying to match those letters with a secret santa, if you will, a good samaritan who will purchase some of the things that have been asked for by the children and then they mail them out. now as of last night though there are 83 of those letters that have yet to be matched and so they are looking for some good samaritans, some secret santas who can come out today and get matched with a child in need. it's all very running out to come down to the brentwood post office and they will help you work it out, figure out what child you would like to buy for. >> so here in d.c. when they address them to santa claus they'll come here to brendwotwo. we'll take th

ended in a deadly crash in northeast washington. this happened last night along the 4200 block of east capital street. we are told one person died and police took an underaged suspect into custody. and this all may be connected to a carjacking earlier this week. >>> in fairfax county police say two murders may be linked. 22-year-old henok yohannes was found dead in his home in springfield, and then yesterday morning about 2 miles away in burke police found 22-year-old kedest simeneh also from springfield. his body was found lying against a tree. police believe they did know each other. >>> doctors have spent the night trying to save a shooting victim in fairfax county. the victim was found with life- threatening wounds last night off route 50 fiscal year falls church high school. police are looking for the shooter described as wearing all black clothing and last seen running towards the school. the incident took place in a neighborhood along the 7500 block of christmas eve story, the travel. while there are some showers falling at r

million people. 99 million people are under winter weather advisory and includes much of the northeast from washingtonnowstorm with the high amounts but the area that it's going to affect is huge. it's only about 2 to 4 inches from rapid city to des moines. minneapolis is 6 and milwaukee could be one of the bulls eye area that gets 9 and then through the northeast, saturday morning with 2 to 4 inches. and then behind it, bismarck on sunday, negative 42. minneapolis, thegtive 37. this is ouch numbers. worse than the last arctic outbreak and they'll play the outdoor football game. >> this is do not leave your house weather. >> a lot of people at that game. it won't be that windy but brutally cold. >> it's like when you say it's a dry heat. enjoy your weekend. thank you. >>> political team said the more donald trump pushes back against reports on russia's appearance with the election, the more he jeopardizes the confirmation of rex tillerson. it's part of this morning's daily briefing in politics. ♪ tomorrow's the day we'll play something besides video games. every day is a gift especially for people wit

we're in northeast washington an the union hall for firefighters local 36 and you see they've got tablesir days off some with theirie kids to help give out thesehese coats. they have more than 300 right now, and again the first busloas of children should be heren ld b shortly joining us is dabneyy hudson president of local 36. 3 dabney tell me who are thesere t kids? are they coming from anda talk to us about the need.d >> we reach out to the guidancea counselors at local schools ando we get them to try and choose need a winter coat. coa that have never had a new coat.t which kind of starts the procese here. so what these are all brand newa coats for children that don'tt have them. pportunity to oe o come in and pick the color, picp the style of coat they want.. they nice spot on the inside for them to write their name in it. gives the child a gift of warmtr and pride and opener ship andhip makes them feel good aboutee goo themselves. that's part of the benefits ofes this program.this program. >> this is your fourth annual. you say you've got 350 of thesee coats.ats. but you say, if peop

there's the national shrine there in northeast washington and silhouette under a little hint in our skies. temperatures are seasonably cold. we're in the upper 20s and low 30s across the area now. it's going to be a nice day to be outside today. warm coat here early this morning. we'll get the sunshine for the first half of the day. clouds later on in the afternoon and rain showers li f >> and that's a look at your forecast. >> all right, thank you. >>> how about this? spending all night in a store? kind of sounds like a nightmare but for a growing number of teens, it is becoming a new viral challenge. why one major chain is telling kids, hey, cut it out. >>> and some royal family secrets revealed. the never-before-seen letters from princess diana now going up for auction in london. we'll tell you about those. first, this istoday" on nbc. " jeffin fact,ente he's been all over the world. but perhaps his most rewarding trip was the one he took one day to d.c. just to play the lottery. he feels luckier there. after all, he won

in the 2300 block of washington place northeast. then police say the suspect was spotted around 1:00 in the afternoon in the who 400 block of rhode island avenue northeast. and once more between 2:00 and 2:30 in the 2800 block of 7th street northeast. the final spotting was this morning just after midnight. the car and suspect seen here at this cvs at 22 skpnd m street northwest. this all ended here, but at that other cvs where the suspect attacked an employee while driving around in the victim's car. i talked to that employee this afternoon. she told me that johnson entered the cvs acting strangely. she watched him go over to the aisle with hand soap and load a cart filled with all the soap and the manager confronted him and became agitated. she tried to call police and he attacked her and tried to grab the phone from her and she fled. it was hours later he was arrested here. what we now know about adrian johnson is last week he was arrested also at another cvs for second degree theft. he was ordered to be put on a gps monitor and

look at the northeast as we go through friday. notice washington, d.c. goes down to the wind chill. the really heart of this frigid cold air will be confined to northern portions of the great lakes and northern new england. negty 23. those are actually warmer than what we were thinking yesterday. a little piecedegrees. of course, we will be watching a snowstorm. who will get how much snow as we head through the week. >> bill, it could be a good christmas for some. fireworks in the bill cosby courtroom, plus the young afghan boy who gets the meeting of a introducing, new olay eyes. eyes shouldn't show your age, they should express how you feel. new olay eyes collection treats every eye concern. lift brighten smooth or ultimaltely all of it. express every emotion. without showing your age. new olay eyes. jay knows how to keep his wheels spinning. nice shorts dad... they don't make 'em in adult sizes? this is what the pros wear. look at the lines... uhhh... look at the other line... mm...mhh... that's why he starts his day with those two scoops... in deliciously heart healthy kellogg's

look at the northeast as we go through friday. notice washington, d.c. goes down to the wind chill. the really heart of this frigid cold air will be confined to northern portions of the great lakes and northern new england. notice burlington is down to negt3. what we were thinking yesterday. a little piece of food news will be brophy. it will be extreme for some. here's a closer look at your day ahead. so for today as that arctic air plunges down, we will not see temperatures going down, temperatures will drop throughout the afternoon and evening. green bay, too, a high of only around 12 degrees. of course, frances, behind this, we will be watching a snowstorm. who will get how much snow as we head through the week. >> bill, it could be a good christmas for some. fireworks in the bill cosby courtroom, plus the young afghan boy who gets the meeting of a lifetime. eyes shouldn't show your age, they should express how you feel. new olay eyes collection treats every eye concern. lift depuff brighten smooth or ultimaltely all of it. express every emotion. without showing your age. new ol

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through and late tonight we're going to see some snow developing near the baltimore washington area and push toward the northeasthrough dover, possibly into wilmington and into south jersey where we do expect accumulating snow overnight in association with this arctic front. so when you look at the details we're talking about burst of snow coating to an inch locally 2-inches especially through dover and interior south jersey that's during the overnight. it's only going last couple of hours between about 1:00 and 3:00 a.m. temperatures will be dropping into the 20s so watch for black ice come early tomorrow morning especially in south jersey and in delaware. coming up we'll talk about the bitter blast those brutally cold wind chills and of course the probability of weekend snow. for now we'll zen it back to you. >> thank you kathy when the mercury drops don't forget to bring in your pets. code blue in philadelphia it's the law. don't and you can get slapped with $500 fine. >>> within the last hour bill cosby walk out of montgomery county courthouse where the second day of a pretrial hearing wrapped up. lawyers ar

a threat of rain and slow delays from the northeast corridor, from boston, all the way down to washington, d.c. that's for tomorrow. the west coast storm system will be moving in and tracking eastward on christmas eve. there's a threat of flooding for southern california and heavy snow from the sierra into the rockies, where they will have that white christmas. and into sunday, that storm spreads into the northern plains, producing a late day blizzard on christmas day for the dakotas where they may see as much as 18 inches of snow. blizzard warnings are in effect already for much of the dakotas. that's all day on christmas day. they're expecting as much as 18 inches. across the interior west, as much as 16 inches of snow. they will have a white christmas, great for the skiers, but not great for the travelers. >> maybe a little too white. janice, thanks so much. >>> if the roads aren't packed enough for you, how about the malls? a mad dash as retailers are pulling out all the stops to lure last-minute shoppers into the stores. the stakes are high, holiday spending accounts for 20% of retai