live here in southeast d.c., i'm shomari stone, news4. >>> tonight new details following a deadly shooting involving d.c. police. investigators identified the victim. they say 19-year-old darius murphy shot them last night on queen street. they returned fire and killed him. police say it happened after a chase down the road. murphy's grandmother lives on the block. she says he was in and out of trouble with the law for some time. >>> to prince george's county where a woman remains hospitalized after a police-involved shooting. authorities were called to this home in hyattsville for mental health welfare check. they tell us the woman inside refused to take her hands out of her pockets and threatened officers with a knife. police say they deployed a stun gun but it didn't work because she had on several layers of clothing. an officer then opened fire hitting her in the chest. >>> turning to our weather now. a fierce winter storm is coming through the country and bringing heavy snow and cold temperatures. 30 million people in 25 states are effected. some mountain areas are brace for up to two

he lived in southeast d.c. and he was chief of staff to lamar alexander. >> get ready for another frigid night. temperatures are falling and a chance for more snow later this week. we're tracking conditions from storm center 4. ameal yeah? >> temperatures are already in the teens and the 20s. we're going to drop with mainly clear skies across the area. expect bitterly cold temperatures for your friday morning. right now, washington at 29 degrees. you can see areas of the north and west. gaithersbu gaithersburg, leesburg, manassas. this is how cold it will get. when you step out the door tomorrow morning for that morning commute, we're looking at temperatures in the teens. l suburbs. low temperature in washington of 23. areas by the water like cambridge and easton can expect a low temperature of 20. although it will be a cold start, overall, tomorrow will be a warmer day than we had today. high temperatures tomorrow will be around 40 degrees. a high tomorrow in washington of 41. new information coming in about s

they found a 16-year-old runaway in barnhill's southeast d.c. apartment last week as well as another victim who is 15 years old. >>> traffic is slowing again in the northbound lanes of the bw parkway. there was a double fate stahl crash early this morning -- fatal crash early this morning. it closed things down for nearly seven hours. the cause of the crash is still unknown. peggy fox has more. >> reporter: a double fatal crash shut down northbound lanes of the bw parkway for more than seven hours this morning. it happened in cheverly right at the exit to route 202. a white sedan flipped on to its roof after it hit a pickup truck that was apparently slowing to take the accident. >> we had two vehicles traveling northbound on the bat war washington -- baltimore- washington parkway at approximately 2:00 a.m. the sedan made contact with the truck and wound up overturning on the the northbound lanes ever the parkway. >> reporter: do you know if the sedan was speeding? >> at this point it's too early in the investigation to say whether speed or alcoh

>>>j we have onj%> in your [ out.iz03-:li >>> we have new information on our breaking news in southeast d.cwe've been live to show you this fire damage all morning long. and in the last 20 minutes firefighters left the scene. this fire burned a two story house in southeast and we're told one man made it out of the home safely. we're going to keep our eye out for more information from investigators about what caused this fire. >>> and right now your morning is off to a cold start. this is a live picture from the national mall. we've seen the flags around the washington monument blow a little bit in the breeze. i want to fill you in on what's ahead this morning. >>> storm team 4 meteorologist amelia see gallgal is here for . >>> it's a little bit breezy in areas this morning. you'll notice the breeze more as we get into the afternoon hours. on storm team 4 radar picking up on some very light snow flurries around the area. those of you in smitsburg, walkersville, seeing some of that flurry activity. if you are tweet me or post it on my facebook page where you are and what you're seeing. now wa

so keep that in mind in southeast d.c. if you're coming in from southern maryland, route 4, route 5, route 301 light volumes. no problems to report if you do have to go to work today. you're going to be okay and you think you're going to get to work on time. no problems on the beltway, andrews air force base and oxon hill across the wilson bridge. the main and hov lanes are running smoothly right up to dale city on i-95. 270 coming in from frederick, all green, no problems at all. light volumes into germantown and down to rockville. we'll go there live. south at montrose road, again looking great. i think the morning rush hour is going to be just fine. >> thanks, monika. >>> a christmas surprise that will warm your heart. coming up, we'll show you how hospital staff kept a big secret from one of the nurses about who was hiding underneath the santa costume. >>> and let's take another look at our question of the day on facebook this morning. according to a survey the top three christmas villains in movies and tv shows are th

in southeast d.c.'s berry farm neighborhood will be getting a special delivery.-based interstate service group is partnering with the toys for tots drive. employees will dress up as santa and elves and will deliver christmas presents to about 800 children. toys for tots and a former d.c. mayor, hundreds of d.c. kids will have presents to open on christmas morning. it happens where nearly half of the children live below the poverty level. >> for hundreds of kids, who thought santa was not stopping by their house this christmas, these strangers delivered holiday cheer at no cost to their parents. >> they probably don't realize how many homes they touched. of five ande mother is so grateful for this generosity. this gives us hope. >> marion barry's annual toy giveaway was made possible for -- was made possible by toys for tots. feel good, but it makes me feel bad to some extent. as rich as america is, we have kids that don't have anything at all. 48% of children live below the federal poverty line. she came out for her grandchildren, who just lost their mother. they

members of a group called moms demand action for gun since an america gathered in southeast d.c.violence. >> a moment of silence is important. it is nothing without action. saying let'soday remember and then ask. >> the group is the man thing that -- excuse me. its membership has grown to more than 120,000. new details about the suspected gunman in the deadly sin shooting in colorado. he brought a shotgun and other weapons into a rap high school. --targeted our library and he targeted a librarian. he was member of the debate club. the librarian was in charge of that club. >> the faculty member was the initial target. based on the fact that he was armed with multiple rounds, and armed with three incendiary devices, his intent was evil. shotsrson fired five before he killed himself in the library. he shot claire davis in the head. she's in critical condition. the library and before pearson arrived. the share of pearson bought the shotgun and ammunition legally. we are hours away from the funeral of nelson mandela. his body was returned to his home village for burial. crowds lined t

are investigating that other officer who is accused of running a prostitution ring out of his southeast d.c. apartment. they searched that part. but have yet to make the arrest. however, with two egregious allegations now in just one week we have to wonder is something going wrong again at the d.c. police department? bruce leshan is looking into it. he talked to union officials who tell him the cops are nabbing an officer every other week for crimes ranging from dui on up to murder. >> reporter: murder, allegations of child abuse, shakedowns of prostitutes, d.c. police officers from detectives to captains to beat cops are committing crimes in shocking numbers. a washington examiner analysis of data last year found police had arrested more than 90 mpd officers in just 3 1/2 years. charles ramsey leads a force with thousands more officers in philadelphia, but he saw about half as many ofthose officers arrested. >> so right there there's an indication because of the size of the police departments and the number of people arrested there's a problem in washington d.c. >> reporter: chief cathy la

one on good hope road in southeast d.c. we provide supplemental groceries to families who are hungry. now we're trying to provide food to at least 2,000 more d.c. rez den dents over the next 12 months. that's one of the big challenges when we think about the phone bank. we hope people will respond to that challenge to serve more people. >> how can we help you? quickly tell us that. you're going to come back again and share more with us. but people who are listening right no u, how can we help? >> people who are listening, call in and make a donation so bread for the city can reach at least 2,000 more families in washington, d.c., who are hungry. >> we'll talk again later. the phone bank is open now. 202-885-4949. call us if you can help bread for the city. they're there to take your call. >>> storm team 4 meteorologist tom kiran joins us now with a look at our forecast. tom, it seems much colder this morning than it was yesterday. >> yeah. big drop from yesterday afternoon. there's a live view of the sky over washington. now

exploitation case there are no charges yet, but a search warrant outlines how police raided the southeast d.c. apartment of veteran officer linwood barnhill jr. yesterday. he was found with two girls, one a 16-year-old run-away who claimed she and other girls were being pimped out for prostitution by the officer. >> it only takes one cop to do one thing like this to shake everybody in our community. the hard part for this is i've had three cops shot in the line of duty this year to protect strangers because that's wh 99.9% of my police department does every single day. >> reporter: scott broom, wusa9. >>> tonight police think they have a line of the men suspected in a string of burglaries from 15 businesses on thanksgiving day. prince george's county police released these photos late this afternoon, surveillance cameras having caught the suspects stealing cash in places along annapolis road and investigators don't think it's their first time. >> i think the thing that stands out about this investigation is this isn't just strictly a prince george's county investigation. this is a regional eff

money was raised over three days and was supposed to go to needy families in southeast d.c. >>> this video has the internet buzzing about the future of convenience, safety and privacy. amazon.com founder jeff bezos just unveiled a same-day delivery drone, designed to drop packages on your doorstep in 30 minutes. critics question how realistic this is since the federal government bans the commercial use of most drones. but bezos expects the delivery drones to be operating in four to five years. drones are already in use for farming and film production. >> that could put santa out of business. >> hard to imagine how they can overcome a lot of obstacles to make that happen. crazy. >>> warm out there, after the cold we got used to. >> exactly. and our temperatures this week, folks, are going up. but like all the warmups we get during this time of year, you know it's only temporary. it's not going to last long. so let me give you the details on this week and we'll talk more about that morning fog that we're going to see setting up in some areas. as far as today, yes, we did have lots of c

one in southeast d.c. that one just reported. if you're planning to head on michigan avenue as well, that's closed in northeast between franklin and irving. i'll have more information in about three minutes. >>> pope francis was spreading blessings during these first christmas as head of the catholic church. he prayed for people suffering from conflicts and natural disasters around the world. he broke supertradition and delivered his entire address in italian. previous christmas messages have been delivered in multiple languages. >>> while many of you were enjoying the holidays with friends and family, the men and women who work to keep us safe spent the day deployed overseas. soldiers in afghanistan celebrated the day with a holiday feast. for many of their soldiers, it's their first tour overseas. >>> the price to send your mail is going up. a panel that overseas the u.s. postal service has approved a 3 cent hike to 49 cents from the current price of 46 cents. the hike includes a one-cent increase to keep pace with inflation. t

in southeast d.c., i'm ken molestina, wusa 9. >> that is just rotten.r has helped more than 4,000 families in ward 7 and 8. police want you to call them if you have any information. >>> a bizarre crime in seattle this weekend. a man tried to steal a ferry boat. the president of clipper vacations was in his seattle office when he saw the $8 million boat leaving the dock. he called police once he realized it wasn't an employee at the helm. the vessel was about 300 yards from shore when police hooked up a tugboat and climbed aboard. police say the man was alone on the ferry, a ferry which holds more than 300 passengers. >>> police say speed was a factor in the fiery crash that killed actor paul walker this weekend. the 40-year-old star of the "fast and furious" movies was a passenger in a porsche that struck a light pole and a tree before it exploded into flames saturday. police say both walker and his friend behind the wheel died instantly. >> roger backed into it the garage, and paul got in and said, hey, let's go for a drive. so this is what happened. >

. >> that source says two were found together last night at the officer's apartment in southeast d.c.ed authorities to the officer's apartment in the first place. we'll keep you updated as soon as we get more information. this report comes a day after another d.c. police officer was arrested for taking explicit photos of a 15-year-old girl. mark washington who you just saw is going to be in court this morning for a bail hearing. police say he took pictures of the girl while he was on duty telling the girl those photos were part of a, quote, police procedure. the girl told her parents after washington left the home. >>> a police officer is on leave after shooting a woman in hyattsville. the incident happened yesterday morning on 43rd avenue when officers responded to a call from a man seeking help for a mental health issue with his wife. police say at some point the woknife fearing for his safety the officer fired a taser but it didn't work because the woman was wearing several layers of clothing. that's when the the officer fired his gun. he will rain on leave while the investigation

d.c. police officer. >> sources tell wusa9 it involves an officer and possible relations with an underage girl. that source says the two were found together last night at the officer's apartment in southeast. we are working to get more information on what led the cops to that officer's apartment in the first place. >>> in a different investigation another d.c. cop under an investigation involving a 15-year-old girl and tonight we can show you that officer's face or should i say his mugshot. this is 32-year-old marc washington. he's behind bars accused of taking explicit photos of a 15- year-old from southeast d.c. while he was on duty. investigators say that teenager had shown up at home after being reported missing and they say washington went to the family's apartment, said he needed to interview the girl alone in her room and then took the explicit photos calling it police procedure. washington is due in court tomorrow for bail hearing. >>> billions of our phone calls tracked by big brother every day of the week. >> frigid temperatures on the way this weekend, just some of the news in your world tonight in 90 seconds. >> storms dumping snow from the rockies to the northern plains. it's

so far he's not facing criminal charges, but earlier this week police searched hills southeast d.c. apartment and found a 16-year-old female run- away. she claims barnhill force heard and other girls to work as prostitutes. detectives found a box of condoms and other evidence inside that apartment consistent with the allegations. the cases are not related police say. on top of all that dozens of d.c. police officers have been arrested in the last 3 1/2 years. tonight we are asking questions about that department's hiring standards. hope you have some answers. >> police departments and their officers wield an enormous amount of power and trust in the community. that's why it's important to hire responsible capable officers who have high ethical standards. some suggest d.c. police are not always doing that. when police officers are the ones getting arrested -- >> it's an indication of a serious problem. >> a recent washington examiner report highlights the more than 90 arrests of d.c. officers in the last 3 1/2 years, just this week two more arrested. d.c. police chief cathy lanier de

ryan was taken out of his home on southeast d.c. in handcuffs today following a raid by the u.s.ostal inspectors. he was the chief of staff for tennessee republican lamar alexander. after the raid, senator alexander immediately suspended him without pay, saying he was, quote, stunned and disappointed by these allegations. >>> turning to our weather now. incredible video out of texas as big slabs of ice come crashing down from the roof of a lodge. nobody was hurt here, but falling ice is a big concern there as buildings thaw out during the day and then refreeze at night. back here at home, temperatures are falling into the teens and it could feel even colder than that in the morning because of the windchills out there. doug kammerer let's us know just what we can expect next around here. doug? >> that's going to be the arctic freeze as it makes its way in here. look at the numbers. currently not all that bad. most areas, but there are some cold numbers. 21 currently in manassas. 23, dulles. 21 in gaithersburg. 33 in the district. 31 towards annapolis. both warmer because of the wa

poth stabbed bushong after the two got into a fight in southeast d.c. back in april of 2012. he will be sentenced in february. >>> tonight there's a $25,000 reward being offered in a forestville, maryland murder. around 3:00 this morning dalonte jackson was killed inside this bp gas station in the 3200 block of walters lane. doesn't work at the station, but police say it appears that he was killed during a robbery. >>> who would steal from the salvation army? try a pair of no good low down crooks. look at this video. two suspects caught on camera breaking into the salvation army offices early sunday morning at the solomon g. brown corps community center in southeast. they cleaned out the safe and a bunch of those famous red kettles, thousands of donated dollars not even counted yet. a security guard said the thieves threatened him with a knife when he tried to stop them. >> it just makes you feel like you want it give up on people, but you can't. >> we have put kettles back on the street. we're moving forward. >> the ironic thing is that stolen money was earmarked for struggl

. >> a heartless and brazen crime in southeast d.c.ing. surveillance tape, two suspects come into the building. they broke their way in with crowbars, spent several minutes inside roaming around. the commander told me he believes the two people knew where to look and they found the right place. they stole about $10,000 in cash from kettles stacked up in the office and in a safe. a safe that had been secured but they used a crowbar to breakthrough the glass. a spokesperson took us through how they did it. >> broke the window to one office, gained access to this office and went kettle to kettle taking out any of the dollar currency that could be 5s, 10s, 20s. >> again, $10,000 worth total stolen by the suspects. d.c. police tell us they are looking for information about the suspects. no arrests made, yet, wolf. this is a setback for the salvation army. itis a big setback. the commander said this is going to be christmas for a lot of families in that neighborhood of southeast washington, d.c. this is the only christmas, the only way some

>> a man is fighting for his life in the hospital this morning after a hit-and-run accident in southeast d.c. according to d.c. police, the accident happened on stanton road southeast near suit land parkway during rush hour yesterday. the man was hit by a car, allegedly a gold nissan. he was airlifted to a nearby hospital. doctors say his injuries are life-threatening. >>> and today is your last day to sign up for health care coverage through the federal government. why insurance companies are concerned you still might not be covered by the new year. >>> plus, miles above us, an urgent repair mission. we'll check in on the work going on in outer space at the space station. >>> and santa on the move. we're tracking him as he travels the world delivering gifts. we'll show you coming up. ♪ checkin' target off my list, ♪ ♪ last minute deals on toys and gifts. ♪ ♪ that's my holiday, ♪ that's my kind of holiday. ♪ wrap it up, pop, lock and shop, ♪ ♪ buyin' presents that i forgot. ♪ ♪ that's my holiday. yoo today really is your last chance to buy health insurance if you want to be covered at the st

his chief of staff ryan loskarn was taken from his southeast d.c. home by u.s. inspectors. he was suspended from the senator's office without pais. >>> nelson mandela's body will lie in state for another two days. thousands are standing in line to bid fairwell to the man who changed the country forever. >>> the house is likely to vote tomorrow on a compromise that is expected to pass. bipartisan deal removes the specter of another government shutdown for two years. >>> new developments today in two separate cases involving d.c. police officers and young girls. >>> one officer accused of child pornography is dead. another was arrested today accused in a child prostitution ring. mark segraves joins us live from d.c. superior court with the latest. mark? >> that's right. >> reporter: he is charged with running a child prostitution ring. according to prosecutors, he lured young girls, telling them he would make them models, took naked pictures of them and charged them between $50 and $80 and split the money with him. he did not enter a plea. now this comes as the same time anot

exploitation case there are no charges yet, but a search warrant outlines how police raided the southeast d.c. apartment of veteran officer linwood barnhill, jr. wednesday where they found him with two girls, one a 16-year-old run- away who claims she and other girls were being pimped out for prostitution by the officer. the girld barnhill advertised photos of her on the website back painpage.com. barnhill has been on limited duty, but chief lanier wouldn't say why. >> all i can tell you is for an injury. i can't discuss the rest. personnel prevents me from talking about certain details of. >> reporter: the raid on barnhill's apartment turned up evidence of prostitution including large containers of condoms, women's clothing and mirrors that may have been seen in one of those back page.com advertisements. >>> a federal judge ruled this afternoon that a of accused d.c. police officer marc washington can be -- that accused d.c. police officer marc washington can be released for electronic monitoring once he puts up the deed to his home for security. >>> police say two men approached a woman at

. >>> no word on what sparked this fire at a home on m street in southeast d.c. it began on the second floor and spread through the attic. one man managed to get out. >>> christmas chaos at two of the nation's biggest shippers. >> tonight, u.p.s. and fedex are scrambling to get service back on schedule. fedex calls the incidents isolated. they made deliveries on christmas. some say their packages were declared delivered, but they weren't. amazon is offering shipping refunds and $20 gift cards whose shipments were delayed. >> david culver joins us live with the latest on this in virginia. >> reporter: the question on social media, who did not receive their package in time christmas? i read through several facebook posts and tweets and e-mails. we met up with some of those still waiting for their gifts. around midday, lynn sat at her counter. she checked the tracking number. where is the package? >> out for delivery, december 26 at 9:50 a.m. we are still waiting. >> reporter: waiting for the christmas gifts, one for her son, another for her husband. she admits -- >

top of breaking news at 5:00 a.m., news 4's melissa mollet is at the scene of a house fire in southeast d.c. >> reporter: we have several engines out here this morning. this is for a house fire. it's the left side of the duplex you are looking at here right now. firefighters will be 0 out here on the scene for some time. now if you could actually see beyond the tree right there, it is completely gutted up on the second floor, very dark inside. we had firefighters up there earlier. the call came out around 4:00 this morning and as i was telling you earlier i actually spoke with a homeowner. i spoke with them more at length a few minutes ago. he said he was sleeping up in the second floor. he has lived here for 30 years. he woke up for some reason and saw and smelled the smoke. now he does not have a cell phone or a home phone so he ran outside and started knocking on neighbors' doors and some folks ended up calling 911. fire investigators telling us they are reporting conditions inside the home. it's going to take some time to kind of do the overhaul, go through the house, search, and make s

>> a man is fighting for his life in the hospital this morning after a hit and run accident in southeast d.c. according to police, this accident happened on stanton road southeast near sudlan parkway during rush hour. the man hit by the car, allegedly a gold nissan, was air lifted to a nearby hospital. doctors say his injuries are life threatening. >>> this woman is wanted by police in maryland as a person of interest. officers believe she may be connected to a violent fight at a mall on black friday. take a look here. the attack happened at the annapolis mall. police say two people jumped a 17-year-old girl at a victoria's secret store punching her in the head repeatedly. >>> edward snowden says his mission has been accomplished. he told "the washington post" that he's satisfied because journalists have been able to report about the nsa's surveillance programs. he also says he's not trying to bring down the spy agency, he is working to improve it. president obama said last week he would consider some changes to how the nsa collects data on millions of americans. >>> four minutes now after 6

it's a place in southeast d.c. it's in one one of the poorer neighbors.ve live remarks. not so much to focus on obama care, but more so the economy and where his agenda is headed. there's a lot of stuff that hasn't made a lot of headlines lately, specifically a farm bill and also minimum wage. there's a lot of things that he's going to highlight. people do expect he's going to discuss obama care as well. as he gets a hug, thanks for the wonderful introduction. let's listen in as he gives his prepared remarks. >> thank you. thank you so much. thank you. thank you, everybody. please, please, have a seat. thank you so much. well, thank you for the wonderful introduction and sharing a story that resonated with me. there were a lot of parallels in my life and probably resonated with some of you. over the past ten years, the center for american progress has done incredible work to shape the debate over expanding opportunity for all americans. and i could not be more grateful to cap for not only giving me good policy ideas but also giving me a lot of staff. my f

southeast. according to d.c. police the driver of what might have been a gold nissan hit the man with the car and kept going. the accident happened near the parkway during rush hour. the man was air lifted to a nearby hospital. doctors say his injuries are life threatening. doctors don't have any leads on the driver. >>> women are being told to walk with friends and be on the lookout near gal dealaudet university. a woman was assaulted and robbed over the weekend. the woman was walking alone at 2:00 in the morning when a man approached her from behind with a knife and forced her into a nearby alley and assaulted her. since the woman was attacked from behind, she was not able to give a good description of the attackers. extra police patrols have been sent to that area. >>> this woman is wanted by

southeast. according to d.c. police the driver of what might have been a gold nissan hit the man with the car and kept going. the accident happened near the parkway during rush hour. the man was air lifted to a nearby hospital. doctors say his injuries are life threatening. doctors don't have any leads on the driver. >>> women are being told to walk with friends and be on the lookout near gal dealaudet university. a woman was assaulted and robbed over the weekend. the woman was walking alone at 2:00 in the morning when a man approached her from behind with a knife and forced her into a nearby alley and assaulted her. since the woman was attacked from behind, she was not able to give a good description of the attackers. extra police patrols have been sent to that area. >>> this woman is wanted by police in maryland as a person of interest. officers believe she may be connected to a violent fight at a mall on black friday. the attack happened at the annapolis mall. police say two people jumped a 17-year-old girl at

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nick handing out toys to children in southeast d.c. the search is underway to find the grinch armed with a pellet gun. >> children share simple wishes for this christmas. >> the meaning of christmas is changing for americans from a day of religious significance to just a cultural institution. >> here we have a live look again a the some decorations in brooklyn. you can see all the angels with their trumpets and christmas lights and candy canes and a giant nutcracker. more after this. >> good morning, welcome back to aljazeera america. i'm david shuster. up next, how the culture of christmas is changing in america. first let's look at temperatures across the nation today. ebony. >> it's a cold one especially across parts of the deep south. we are not used to temperatures we are seeing this morning. it's definitely colder than what we would typically see. 25 in birmingham and atlanta. definitely feeling that chill in the air. heading out across parts of the they've, it's even colder there. that is where we are seeing our temperatures int

. >> reporter: it happened early sunday morning in southeast washington, d.c. >> they got into the safe some funds from the wednesday and friday. so it was three days' worth of kettle income that was here. >> reporter: how much? >> we're estimating about $10,000. >> reporter: a big loss for the salvation army during the holsay season and the millions it tries to help. >> a lot of them, we are truly their christmas. that's all the children are going to get to know that santa claus has been there. >> reporter: that's true for the ringer who says that the salvation helped him get christmas presents last year. >> i'm real destroyed about what they did for the kids for they christmas. >> reporter: donors nearby equally disgusted. >> i think it's a shame that here's people giving money out to help a worthy cause and you have people who decide to make sort of an economic gain for themselves by stealing. >> reporter: stealing from an organization that provides more than a million toys for children, provides food, clothing, shelter. is the salvation army more susceptible to theft than other char

tablets. 5çwç5ç5ç5ç5ç5ç5ççyçy5ç5çwç5ç5ç5ç z >>> merry -- >>> pellet gunfire rang out in southeast washington, d.cget appeared to be a man dressed in a santa suit. you saw him wince in pain. it happened while he was walking in the street during a toy delivery. nikki caught up with the volunteer who reports on how santa is doing. >> reporter: it was the day before christmas -- >> it's still in there. >> reporter: the community -- in in community, somebody tried to stop christmas by shooting santa claus. police say it was a pellet gun from somewhere nearby that fired shots into old st. nick's back. >> i'm glad i i got hit no one else got hurt. >> reporter: santa was in town delivering presents for the kids. something he's done for the past eight years. >> merry christmas. >> reporter: he was taken to george washington hospital where they removed the pellets and sent him on his way. >> i got shot somewhere back -- it's kind of right in there somewhere. right there. right here. i felt the burning sensation. >> reporter: we caught up with santa after he was released. >> i think they were targeting sant

lunch counter sit in's and washington, d.c., after the riots, one of the leading figures in delivering like literally driving trucks delivering food throughout southeast washington, d.c. he had a tremendous amount of credibility from communities and civic work. that really put him in good stead when it was time for his comeback. amount ofad a decent charisma and personal credibility taste on his work. mel reynolds clearly had the least and that was probably a critical factor that led to his poor outcomes in his comeback. buryposed to hastings and who had been committed he leaders before they ran for office, reynolds was a rhodes scholar and did not have deep community ties. he was sort of seen as an outsider when he first ran in a primary against the incumbent who had been enmeshed in scandal unless so, clearly, scored lower on the charisma and personal credibility scale than the other two. we can maybe go back to the last slide and work our way back. and spitzer, spitzer started off with a lot of credibility in his race for city comptroller, but mostly having to do this work as attorney general and he became the sheriff of wall street. he was very ea

d.c.'sdren in southeast barry farm neighborhood are getting a special delivery.rvice group is partnering with the marine corps toys for tots drive. they will dress up as santa and and deliver christmas presents to about 800 children. coming up, a holiday travel headache. find out what led to emergency landings -- an emergency landing for one southwest lane after takeoff. thee will tell you about visit pope francis made. more to come. >> it was another rough night for the washington capitals. >> it is hard to believe it has they wereears since around the verizon. the capitals are we -- really from a loss. -- reeling from a loss. the goal. 2-1.on up the game-tying goal. what can they do now? less than 10 minutes left in the third. ryan stonewalls the rebound, home and light up the lamb. -- lamp. it looked different. i don't think i made eye contact. i couldn't. >> you got to ms. bruce. the redskins are back on the field gearing up for the giants on sunday. >> thank you. time to talk the weather. eileen is joining us once again. finally in the holiday spirit weather

southeast. but sunday it really blasts up into d.c., new york, heavy rain. as we move past sunday at 2:00 snow into new england, maine could get up to a half foot in some places, places without power still. and the cold air behind. when i tell you this is the coldest air of the season people say keep saying this. this is colder, fargo high on sunday 11 below. chicago 5 for a high on monday. wind chill is where i am worried it becomes dangerous, some to 50 below. >> new year's eve in times square. >> not looking great. it's a lot of fun, people are packed together. let me show you the numbers. the temperature will be in the low 20s, it will feel like single digits or low teens, if we're lucky. >> ginger, great to have you. thank you. in the west tonight, there are new avalanche warnings for this weekend ahead. after one of them turned deadly overnight. abc's neil karlinsky on how this happened and the dramatic rescues caught on tape. >> reporter: 29-year-old michael kazanjy was a life long skier, who knew the risks. yet thursday, officials say he ignored the

southeast and northwest. >>> if you're flying, airport delays likely in d.c., philly, new york, boston, charlotte, and atlanta the top story, the memorial service for nelson mandela. thousands have gathered in the cold and rain in a stadium to mourn mandela and to celebrate his life. >> president obama is among the world leaders paying his respects. he arrived with the first lady. president george w. bush, his wife, laura, and former e serk tear of state hillary clinton. we'll have a complete update on "good morning america." >>> concern this is morning about the fate of a missing nevada family. >> the two adults and four children set out for a day in the snow and they have not been heard from since. it's an especially dangerous situation since temperatures have dipped below zero both nights. and the area is remote and vast. >> it's the proverbial needle in the hay stack. >> they'll be searching the area by plane again this morning as soon as it gets light out. >>> a corruption scandal. 18 current and former deputies are accused of mistreating former jail mates and visitors. one visitor thrown into a refriger

this is taking place in a largely african-american portion of washington, d.c., in the southeast neighborhood as anacostia where there is high unemployme unemployment. it's taking place in a recreation center which symbolizes the message the president is trying to deliver, where federal and local governments work together with corporations and philanthropists to provide more of that opportunity. that sets the backdrop for what we expect to hear from the president a short time from now. of course the other backdrop that exists in this country is one that creates more of this inequality in the eyes of this white house, which is the fact that the stock market keeps growing, however, the job market hasn't been able to keep up for a lot of americans. thomas. >> peter, i understand she is about to introduce president obama right now so let's go ahead and listen in to these live remarks in full. thanks, peter. >> thank you. thank you, everybody. thank you so much. thank you. thank you, everybody. please, please, have a seat. thank you so much. thank you, neera, for the wonderful introduction and sha

southeast. if you recognize these guys, please call d.c. police >> a northern virginia man facing what could be his reality for the next couple of decades this morning. daniel stanley is behind bars charged with six burglaries in the forrest edge area. the robberies were done in broad daylight. he stole electronics and other personal values from the neighborhood. stanley is being held without bond. he could face 60 years in jail for these crimes. >>> disturbing surveillance video of a shoplifter brutally attacking a store owner while her baby is inches away. it shows 19-year-old williams kicking and hitting the owner of this wig store as her child slips out of the stroller. williams pleaded guilty to attempted robbery in connection with this attack last year. this is our first look at the video of the incident. police say the suspect and two others tried to steal $850 worth of weaves from this montgomery county store. >>> use the baby as a cover to steal things from that store and try to make her escape. >>> the surveillance video was used

d.c. all the way down toward the southeast. want to make sure you pack that patience g. idea to call ahead to make sure your flight is not delayed. no airport delays with the exception of washington, d.c. and philadelphia. they are starting to see minor reports of delays. most airlines are reporting on time flights. if you are shopping as we mentioned maybe one of those last-minute folks. 68 degrees down to valley fare. shopping center, 65 degrees with plenty of sun. light winds expected by the city by the bay. 62 degrees. a beautiful place to check out. union square. mild across the area. we're going to be looking at air quality beginning to suffer every day this week we're looking at moderate to unhealthy levels even through christmas so you want to make sure take it easy. over to mike. >> we are looking at southbound 880, earlier issue south of the coliseum. we don't see a lot of slowing after the initial crash. it is off of the roadway, and your main commute is will be which is moving from the coliseum all the way up into d

d.c. police are looking for the person who shot a teenage boy in southeast.3:00 this afternoon. we are told the tenets conscious and breathing at the scene. it is unclear what led up to the shooting. a man is recovering in falls church after he was shot at a fast food restaurant. the shooting happened around 4:30 p.m. the victim was found lying next to a car at a taco bell caught -- talk about parking lot -- taco bell parking lot. shoppers at westfield wheaton plaza were forced to evacuate after a fire broke out at a restaurant there. the blazes started at a crisp and juicy restaurant. no one was hurt and the mullahs couple of hours and it reopened. investigators are still trying to figure out what caused the fire that prompted all that smoke you see there. new information on the shooting that damaged a memorial. up on abc 7 news at 11:00 -- what museum officials are saying about the repair efforts. more than one million americans are forced to find another source of income after the unemployment benefits ended today. former president bill clinton has his pla

d.c. police have made an arrest in a burglary of a salvation army outpost in southeast. we told you earlier this month that two people stole $10,000 from candles and a safe inside the offices on martin luther king avenue. officers say they have arrested a juvenile man and charged him with burglary. anyone with information on the second suspect is asked to call police. up on abc 7 news at 6:00, paying tribute to those who have given so much to our country. more from today's reefs across america -- wreaths across america event. >> we are following breaking news from northern virginia, where we are told an amtrak train has struck a tree. this happened just a short time ago. a passenger on the train is telling us this happened somewhere between manassas and alexandria. the train was traveling between lynchburg and new york city. we are told no one was hurt and amtrak says the train will be told to union station. a huge gesture this morning at arlington national cemetery. onunteers based wreaths thousands of headstones as part of national wreaths across america day. we talked

that is a train storm that makes its way to the southeast but sunday. 48 as we start off in new york city the 54 in washington, d.cago. it's nice that we're starting to see a warmup. >> i'll take it. looks good. >>> i'm veronica de la cruz. this is "first look" on msnbc. is it africa? the middle east? canada? or the u.s.? the answer is... the u.s. ♪ most of america's energy comes from right here at home. take the energy quiz. energy lives here. [ female announcer ] we eased your back pain, you turned up the fun. tylenol® provides strong pain relief while being gentle on your stomach. but for everything we do, we know you do so much more. tylenol®. afghanistan in 2009. on the u.s.s. saratoga in 1982. [ male announcer ] once it's earned, usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation because it offers a superior level of protection and because usaa's commitment to serve current and former military members and their families is without equal. begin your legacy. get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. >>> good friday among, right now on "first look" parts of the midwe

southeast this weekend. police are trying to identify suspects from this surveillance audio. >> d.c.'s fire chief is in the hot seat tonight trade tough questions for the chief and members didn't get the answers they wanted. >> sam ford is live from northwest washington with details mf fallout from today's tough q a day. >> you know the story of the d.c. officer who had to wait for a maryland and be led to come and get him. and there are many others. it was another rough appearance for the public safety committee. in his defense, he said the fire department had been broken for the last 15 years. his first appearance before the report wasince they released in november saying the department's fleet was important issue and the chief was again in the hot seat. >> answered -- answers to pointed questions were not answered. the number of certified -- three. how much money did they request for fleet replacement in 2013? zero. he asked specifically about the hardware fire last june and why d.c. had to borrow at how vertro -- a power truck from district of washington. in the spotlight again. >

d.c. i driver hit a pedestrian and kept going. this happened an hour and a half ago near stanton road in southeast. the victim was found a couple of blocks away. no word on his or her condition. police are looking for a nissan ultima. if you have been procrastinating it is not too late. the white house announced you'll have an extra day to sign up for health care insurance in time to have it start with the new year. it seems the white house tried to keep this extension quiet. reluctant towere confirm people were being given another 24 hours to sign up. by noon they announced the extension citing a record number of people and rolling and the desire to give everyone enough time to get coverage. it is a pitch the white house has been pushing. use off your holiday time to sign up or convince others it is time. christmaslast minute shopping you get one more day. after warning that midnight december 23 was the deadline to get coverage starting january 1. my -- by midday the white house announced they would extend the deadline to midnight christmas eve. while the president enjoyed some down time with his

southeast. and that will move right through new york and philadelphia and d.c. you were 70 degrees a couple of days ago. the morning low in 36 hours is going to be somewhere around 20. that is a 70, 70 degree shift, john. >> how much those -- how about those of us who would enjoy a white christmas? the cold weather going to bring some snow? >> well, some, parts of of the northeast tonight, this will be covered with snow in parts of new england. but the accumulation will be in parts of michigan and buffalo. not a place that is unusual to get all that much snow. we'll see some snow, but probably not as much of a white christmas as some kids would like. >> chad myers watching all of this throughout the christmas day. stay with us. >>> and a fresh reminder, the controversy not withstanding, it is truly a duck dynasty. and the cracker barrel restaurant chain reversed its decision to stop selling products from the show. you told us you made a mistake and you were not shy about it. nor is phil robertson, not backing away from a statement he made, suggesting that homose

d.c. police tell us they have arrested one person in connection with stolen red kettle donations from thee1 salvation army in southeastect is a7n' 15-year-old young man. earlier this month surveillance video showed two suspects breaking in and stealing $10,000 in donations. police say the teen was wearing a gps ankle bracelet that placed him at the crime scene. a second suspect is still on the run. >>> more than 100,000 wreaths f4+ere placed on the graves of r fallen heroes today at arlington national cemetery. this is the 22nd year that wreaths across america has organized the event. and it is the biggest one yet. similar ceremonies were held today ate1 veterans cemeteries across the country. >>> in northern virginia tonight, inmates have returned to the cullpepper county jail after the building had to be evacuated due to a fire. 81 inmates were taken to a nearby courthouse after flames laundry room. investigators say one of the dryers caught fire just after w3 9:È in the morning. a guard who tried to extinguish the fire was taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation. no one else was injured. >>> snow, rain and falli

the reason is, very warm air has been pumping into the southeast and over the east coast. washington, d.cset a record for today and they set that around 11:00 this morning. >> a warm record? >> a record. >> wow. oh, my goodness. >> very warm. 62 degrees around 11:00 the the record was 61. >> something tells me people were excited about hitting the roads and nothing standing in the way of them getting in the shopping in the mid-atlantic. thanks, jennifer, appreciate that. >>> to this developing story out of africa. a u.s. aircraft in south sudan came under heavy gun fire during a mission to evacuate american civilians. four service members are injured. the country has been in turmoil since the president accused the former vice president of attempting a coup last week and a lot of people had been killed in the clashes since then. pentagon correspondent barbara starr joins me now from washington. barbara, this was, was this like an attempted evacuation, not necessarily a rescue mission, but just to lift many of these americans out of this hard to get place in sudan? >> that's right, fred. ab

mid-atlantic down to the southeast heard all part of a cold front that will eventually drop temperatures over the next few days. rain, a floodt watches in effect for the entire d.c. metro area until 2:00 today. we could see an additional half inch of rain, not out of the question. is 59 degrees in d.c.. we have dropped two degrees third 51 degrees at dulles, manassas and gaithersburg, 60 degrees there. is reduced down to less than two miles in winchester. the warm air should be short- lived and this -- and the cold air right behind it. the rain will eventually begin to taper off as we head through the late evening hour. temperatures starting off this morning near 60, dropping into the 40s. when shifting as well. tonight, 30-35 degrees. tomorrow for christmas eve a few flurries are possible. 40-45 degrees. with the wind of the northwest between 10 and 20 miles an hour it is possible that it won't feel like the 30s. temperatures falling. on wednesday sunny and cold, 37 and then rounding out the work week into the next weekend conditions thing pretty quiet with partly to mostly sunny skies and temperatures in the 40s eventually climbed to 50 by the end of the weeke

d.c. the that he was took off with more than $10,000 in donations. take a look at the mess left hand at the community center in southeast. police use add screwdriver to break into another. >> it tugs at your heart when people do this to their own community. >> a security guard confronted one robber. he had a knife and got away. >>> police say victims were overcome while working on a car in a closed garage at a home in laurel on cavan court. two people had to be taken to a baltimore hospital. >> black friday sales kicked off the season. as is tradition today people aross the country will pass on work and shop until they drok for cyber monday. last year cyber monday pulled in $1.4 billion for retailers. but before you click the check-out button remember a few key tips including check out the website before you buy. no matter how good the deal looks, shop around the internet and always check out the store's return and exchange policy. today isn't just big for on line retailers. a record setting 22 million shipments just today. we're taking a look at you how black friday did. record breaking crowds came out to see the sales