in southeast d.c., kristin wright, news 4. >>> a deadly shooting in temple street.o suspect information has been released. >>> metro's board meeting today and is expected to vote on plans to cut back service hours every day of the week. much more on both of these stories as the morning continues. >>> christmas shoppers who are still on the hunt for one of this year's must-have toys may be able to snag one this weekend. you better act fast though. on sunday, toys r us stores are expected to stock shoeelves wit the latest shipment of hatchimals. they're interactive toys that hatch from a plastic egg. they're expected to go very fast so if you still come up empty handed you may want to consider joining the toys r us rewards program. i'm not going to be able to get my hands on one of these. >> it reminds me of the tickle me elmo >> a house menorah is now lit up. the obamas took part in this celebration last night. they held the ceremony early because they will be in haway f -- hawaii for the holidays. >>> a beautiful display here. they transformed these twelve corridors

the woman was a patient at southeast d.c. d.c. police arrested 51-year-old man charged with first degree sexual abuse of a patient. he was a employee. this past sunday police say he sexually assaulted a woman while she was receiving medical attention. he bonded out of jail. >> reporter: i talked to him on the phone. he says he did not sexually assault anyone. he denies the allegation. and he says his attorney has hospital spokesman says it is a united medical center's policy not to comment on matters that are under investigation. the alleged situation that transpired on sunday is currently under review by members of the hospital's administrative team. the next court appearance is on december 16th. live in northwest d.c., i'm shomari stone, news 4. >> we learned the name of a man shot and killed in northeast d.c. eli crutchfield inside a home. he was shot multiple times. right now police don't have any suspects. >>> a teenager from maryland says someone tried to kidnap her as she was walking to school in gaithersburg. patrols have

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the crash happened in southeast d.c. last night. just before 7:00. when the w 4 bus was turning on to south capitol street from malcolm x boulevard. police say no one was seriously injured in that accident. >>> hillary clinton will make an appearance on capitol hill today, she will attend and speak at the portrait unveiling for senate democratic leader harry reid. he's retiring at the end of this session of congress. hillary clinton's public appearances have been rare since last month. >>> michigan's recount of the election is order. a federal judge lifted an order that forced a statewide review of millions of ballots, the judge said he must follow a decision by the state appeals court that found that green party candidate jill stein had no legal standing to request the recount. the decision clinches donald trump's win over hillary clinton in that state. stein is vowing that she will appeal the decision. >>> and president-elect donald trump will he'll visit ohio state university to meet with the victims and first responders to last month's attack the

in southeast d.c., kristen wright, news4. >> thanks, kristen. working for you today is your last chance to sign up for the affordable care act and get coverage january 1st. so far, four million people have signed up on federal exchange for health care. uncertainty surrounds the affordable care act since republicans vow to repeal it soon after congress returns in january. >>> the country's annual health rankings are out this morning and more people are insured than ever before. for the first time ever uninsured rate fell 35%. >> now the study also ranks the healthiest states in the country. and our area did pretty well. maryland came in as the 18th healthiest state. virginia was right after that at number 19. not such good news for west virginia, it came in 43. hawaii was the healthiest state in the country for the fifth straight year, d.c. was not ranked as a state. >>> now testing the claims of mattress makers. a look at the features that can really make a difference in how well you sleep. >> and more on today's weather alert. just take a look

it happened back in october in southeast d.c. investigators say that lawrence dukes ran a red light and slammed into a metrobus. dukes' car burst into flames and his 19-year-old passenger died. police arrested him on wednesday. >>> police say the man who tried to rape at a woman at a d.c. hotel is behind bars. they say is happened last month in northwest. 18-year-old ernesto mendoza is accused of trying to rape the woman when armed. the woman was able to fight back but as she was running away he grabbed her by the hair and ripped it from her scalp. he is charged with assault with intent to commit sexual abuse. also this morning there is a $2,000 reward to find whoever shot a dog in the neck in southeast d.c. that dog survivedan currently receiving treatment. this happened on monday on stanton road southeast. the owner says that she was walking her dog when the suspect yelled at her then shot at the dog. if you have information contact the humane rescue alliance. >>> an 83-year-old man facing battery charges for going after a sale

. >>> there were some long lines this week in southeast d.c. police officers stopped by for a home cooked meal and to remember a fellow officer. brian gibson who died in the line of duty. but this is the last year officer gibson's mom is opening her home for the annual event. so as we report, it's somewhat >> reporter: every officer who walks through shirley gibson's meal gets a meal and a big hug. shirley and her husband have been hosting the dinner since hir son brian was gunned down while on duty 20 years ago. >> they're my sons and daughters. and there is not a day that i don't pray for them. i hear siren and i say god, please take care of my kids. they're out. there. >> reporter: it started out as a way for her to cope with her loss. but i grew into something much bigger. after 20 years, she says with hundreds of officers coming through each year, it's become too much for her to keep up. >> for 20 years, i spent the month of december trying to make sure that the officers had a chance to come by and get a home cooked meal. >> reporter: in a

numbers to enter the leasing office with the help they will get an affordable housing unit in southeast d.c. the long line started to format 3:00 yesterday afternoon outside the orchard park apartment on temperatures either standing or sitting on lawn chairs, some are senior citizens. >> the city should have a better way for us to receive affordable housing because staying out here over 15 to 20 hours is not a good thing for a senior citizen or people with children. >> they are trying to get appointments to apply for housing at the woodberry apartments, many are frustrated that they had to wait in the cold for hours. >> it is extremely cold. i feel like i am getting sick. it is the worst. >> there are only 200 appointments available and by the time some of them get into the rental cold. office and that they will have been waiting more than 18 hours. in southeast washington, suzanne kennedy. jummy: certainly cold overnight. same thing as we continue tonight. of a cold front late this afternoon, temperatures probably in the 20's to about 30 in the morning tomorrow and the wind chills will be

. >>> medics rushed to the scene of this construction site in southeast d.c. after a worker suffered some sort of heart ailment. crews had to send a basket down on pennsylvania avenue southeast near barney circle. >>> you need to hear this. do not drink or use any tap water without boiling it first. then letting it cool off. you could get really sick if you don't heed this warning. as mikea turner reports some communities are dealing with low water pressure after a huge water main break. a boil water advisory is in effect in several places including schools. >> reporter: some of these kids are coming to school with more backpacks. parents have loaded their kids up with bottled water. all this in response to a water main break that's disrupted service in the area. >> i went to 7/11 and bought four cases. >> reporter: on wednesday morning steve made sure his son andrew was well prepared. it's one of ten schools under the boil water advisory. because of a water main break just north of route 29. >> reporter: on principal the prince william county service authorit

self-determination tlchlt will be an interactive storing telling performance at the museum in southeast d.c. >>> today the new year's eve ball in time's square will be prepared for its saturday night drop. the ball is separated into four groups designed to represent kindness, fortitude, wonder and imagination. millions will watch as it drops at midnight marking the start of 2017 here on the east coast. >>> so the bright light gets pressed and it's also made of those crystals. we know united nations secretary general will be the one to kick off the 60-second countdown. it will be the south korean's last ceremonial duty. previous button pushers include bill and hillary clinton and now bonn kay moon. >>> well, preparations are underway for the big celebrations new year's eve will bring to town. >> metro will be open until 3:00 sunday morning. extra police will be out on the roads looking for drunk drivers. there's no reason to get behind the wheel if you have been drinking. the washington regional alcohol program is sponsoring another night of its sober ride programs. it will pay for a cab wor

that coming to us out of southeast d.c. check out this video that we got.uilding completely engulfed in heavy flames in the 1400 block of water street. melissa mentioned a little bit of this near the district yacht club. this is on the west side of the anacostia river. firefighters working through the night to knock out the flame. also with the help of fire boats we know. nobody was hurt, but molette green is on the way for the scene. we're hoping to get more information on how all started and whether or not it will continue to impact your drive around the area. aaron, back to you. >>> today the election season will effectively come to an end with the electoral college vote sflp electors will gather in state capitols to officially choose donald trump as the next president. but some electors are facing pressure to vote for someone other than donald trump. donald trump criticized the pressure tactics in region, thel go to hillary clinton. she carried the district. >> some of the pressures to vote for someone other than donald trump have to do do with reports

southeast d.c., marina morocco, "fox5 local news". >> and new tonight a brutal beat down caught on camera. just problems away a block away rather from d.c. popular union market and now warping for some may find this video disturbing and police need your help catch ago attacker seen in this video and this happened around 3 p.m. on november 26. and a group approach a man on moore street northeast and knocked him to the ground and punched himself times and the attackers took the man's phone, debit card, id and took off in a car. and police are offering a 10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and a conviction in this sglais awful. tonight. police say the metro bus hit a car as it was mikeing a turn from malcolm x avenue south east on to south capitol street south east and we're told ten people were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. and eight of those people were passengers on a metro bus and there's no word yet on what led to that crash. >> this is bizarre double dui case one for driver accused of hitting two maryland states troopers and other truck driver that was calle

. >> reporter: i'm molette green headed to a large fire in southeast d.c. on water street. and it's near the district yacht club. we'll get to the scene and bring you the latest detas in a live il sure, you could sit around all night waiting for a pizza to be delivered. but wouldn't making it yourself be a lot more fun? it's baking season. warm up with pillsbury. that sound. like nails on a chalkboard. but listen to this: (family talking) that's a different kind of sound. the sound of the weekend. it's baking season. warm up with pillsbury. >>> a group of pastors in arkansas is pleading for help after a man killed a toddler during an alleged incident of road wage. the 3-year-old boy was in the car with his grandmother on saturday. police say the driver behind them got out of his car and fired shots killing the toddler. officers say the man was frustrated that they weren't driving fast enough. pastors met over the weekend to talk about the violence. >> we see the warning signs in our

this morning there is a $2,000 award to find whoever shot a dog in the in he can in southeast d.c. the dog survived and is currently receiving treatment. this happened on ay stanton road northeast. the owner says she was walking her dog when the suspect yelled at her then shot at the dog. if you have any information contact the humane rescue aligns. >>> an 83-year-old man facing battery charges for going after a salesman with a golf club. the whole thing was caught on cellphone video. this is 83-year-old lindsay owens he has gone to a car sale in florida to claim a promotional prize when the car salesman told owens he was only getting a $5 gift card it didn't go too well with him. yeah, you can tell by the video the elderly man lost t he bumped the salesman with his car, beat him with that golf club. owens was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. >>> today preparations for new year's eve are going to continue in new york city. the famous new year's eve ball will be tested out on one times square. 1 million people will pack times square tomorrow night to ring in 201

the fbi tracked down cherry at this southeast d.c. library about a week ago.nected him to the threat by finding his cell phone number. cherry has pleaded not guilty. he will remain in jail until that day. in the newsroom, scott mcfarland, news 4. >>> breaking news tonight. the man accused of killing a 3-year-old boy in a road rage incident is behind bars now in little rock, arkansas. according to police, the man's family convinced him to turn himself in and the child was in the back seat of his grandmother's car last saturday when the man opened fire on it. the boy was shot in the neck and died later at the hospital. >>> donald trump stunned nuclear experts today when he tweeted the u.s. should grow its arsenals. for decades, u.s. nuclear policy is focused on drawing down, not building up. today's tweet came hours after vladimir putin delivered a similar message. trump announced his communication team sean spicer is the former communication director of the republican national committee. hope hicks will be director of jason miller will serve as director of comm

>> people stood in the cold for hours overnight for a chance to get an affordable apartment in southeast d.c. news 4's megan mcgrath talked to those waiting in line to get a better idea of why it was so important for them to wait. >> the sign says no lines before 8:00 a.m. a request that was ignored. affordable housing is difficult to find in the district. people hoping to get a unit and a cold and spent the night in line. >> it's very important. it is very hard to find affordable housing, especially in d.c. you know, d.c. is very high for living. >> it's hard. i have been on housing waiting lists for ten years now. >> reporter: orchard park apartments in southeast is accepting 200 applications for low income housing units. for sonia winder, getting an apartment of her own would be life-changing. >> i have been here since july i have been to seven places, lived with seven different people. it's nothing like your own. i'm still living with someone now. >> reporter: demand is great. there are no guarantees that the long wait will pay off, especially for those at the end of the line. but those

suzanne kennedy is live in southeast d.c. with the story. suzanne: we are at the orchard park apartment complex in southeast washington, in the 3600 block of 22nd street. people have been out here all night long. we want to show you video of the long line that has started here around 3:00 yesterday afternoon. all of these people getting out here yesterday afternoon and staying through the night in order to get affordable housing. in line hoping to get appointments to apply for affordable housing at the woodberry village apartments. the rental office will open around 9:00. they can do that. i'm joined by jacqueline, you are about 10 then line. what time do you get out here yesterday. >> i would say i got out here around a: 30 last night. you? >> it has been extremely cold. but i am willing to wait because i need affordable housing. i hope for a good outcome. suzanne: what do you think about the fact that you have to be out here overnight when it is 38 degrees? >> i think it is really inhumane and really cool. however, i guess it is just the p

. >>> developing this morning, one man is dead after a double shooting in southeast d.c. it happened on mount view place off of martin luther king avenue. another man that was shot is being treated at the hospital. police have not released a description of the suspect. >>> police are in having a crash in the busy part of old town this morning. this was tweeted out by police on henry street and the street is now shut down between prince and cameron streets for the investigation to continue. we're working to find out more details about the crash, namely how it happened and if anyone was hurt. >>> staying in alexandria right now, a man was sentenced to three life sentences in prison for murdering three people. that was in alexandria, but he could get a new day in court. his attorneys will argue for a they plan to say that he should have been tried for the murders separately. they'll also argue there was not enough evidence to convict him. he was found guilty last november of killing three people over a ten-year span. >>> a new train tunnel is in the district and it's open fo

and the new $65 million wizards basketball practice arena in southeast. d.c. council member toni formally began a hearing into whether there was interference in either contract. >> make sure that our contracting process is completely what we expect it to be. >> i hope the hearings can help clarify what occurred to better understand whether there was any kind of wrong doing. >> what happened whether procedures were followed to ensure there was no issue of pay to play. >> it contains an executive session to begin three days of hearings on contract and personnel issues. former general services contracting director abruptly quit in august complaining mayor bowser's administration tried to interview in an award that didn't go to a favored contract. no wrong doing occurred. >> the city acted properly in all respects here. >> reporter: both the city insist their officers sit in. >> there's enough here to broaden the inquiry to how other contracts are handles, that may be the case. >> reporter: in the district, tom sherwood, news 4. >>> as we go to weather, let's take

is facing charges for an allegedly sexual assault of a patient inside united medical center in southeast d.c. the hospital worker says those allegations are false. >>> and president-elect donald trump will visit ohio state tomorrow to meet with the victims of last month's attack. he will hold a separate meeting with first responders. >>> and it's been 75 years since the attack on pearl hear boor. the attack led the u.s. into world war ii $400,000 american lives. look for various ceremonies happening today in the district and on the nbc washington app. >>> and this morning d.c. school's chancellor nominee antoine wilson will visit tugman elementary school in northwest at 8:30 this morning. >>> and you'll get woozy looking at the ten-day forecast up and down, up and down. in the low 50s today. then look at the end of the week, friday, saturday, sunday, the coldest mornings with then the end of next week, december says, get you some of that! only around 30. >> yuck! >>> taking a look right now at a big problem on the roads, chopper 4 is over this. this is eastbound 70 before 270. one left lane

s mayor, interim chief hit the stories of ward seven, talking to business owners in southeast d.c. they listened to concerns about the community. everything from problems apartments to crime to the future of vacant buildings. >>> despiteotings, officials say we're seeing a drop in the homicide rate. right now, police reports show 128 homicides this year. that's 17% drop from this time last year, when there were 154 homicide cases. the city had a total of 162 homicides back in 2015. >>> pedestrian safety is in the spotlight in alexandria. a week after a mother of four was hit in a crosswalk. her death comes as the city prepares to launch a new traf fing safety initiative. bureau chief, julie kerry is in del ray where a fund-raiser is happening for the family. >> reporter: the rally for rose restaurants, she worked at some of them and was well-known in the community. meantime, the city council, confronting troubling statistics as they get ready to launch a major traffic safety initiative. rose cruz could see her home from the crosswalk where she was hit. her death, adding to a spike

this yacht club in southeast d.c. destroyed by an early-morning fire. a look at what may have delayed the call to firefighters. >>> a state capitals across the country, the electoral country is set to pick donald trump as the next president of the united states. despite an opposition movement, where the movement stands this morning. >>> and a pretty chilly day to start off this work week. but we'll be talking about for christmas, a sneak peek at the christmas day forecast, coming up. >>> "news4 midday" starts now. >>> good morning, and welcome to "news4 midday." >> we begin with a stabbing at a angie goff is at the live desk with details. >> at this point what we know is in the breaking situation, a person is in custody after the stabbing at the metro station in virginia. it was at the entrance to the dunn loring metro station, right outside that entrance. it happened around 7:30 this morning. the victim is alive and is being treated. the suspect did flee, but police say that metro surveillance video helped them find him quickly at rosalyn station, that

. > new tonight, a, woulder withh united medical center in southeast d.c. is accused of sexually abusing a patient. police have chargedry marko simon with the assault.saul it happened sunday morning. a woman was undergoing medicalgn treatment when the attack took place. police are still investigating,i so isnv the hospital. they want to know if there are asked to call police.ce. it's been two days after a gunman entered the popular d.c. restaurant, comet pingpong in northwest.nort they reopened their doors tonight. while crowds gathered. the man whoe cr surrounded to pe is behind bars. fox5's marina maracco joins us live tonight witush more on what people had to say as they made their way back out to the restaurant tonight.nt >>reporter: hey, there. despite the pouring rain earlier today it was quite a show of support here from neighbors. still plenty of people dining at times a 20-minute wait to get inside and get a slice of pizza. you see an armed security guard. they are taking no chance atki thisng comet. mpd had several cruisers stationed here during b

had to take ten people to the hospital after a metrobus collided with a car, that happened in southeast d.c. last night just before 7:00. that was when the w-4 bus was turning on to south capitol street. police say no one was seriously hurt. >>> this morning we're working to learn whether a truck driver will face charges in a deadly crash in frederick. ross michaels died after a tractor-trailer driver lost control and crashed into his car. this happened where i-70 meets i 270. maryland state police say the truck driver could not slow down in time and hit his brakes abruptly. michaels was a father of two, he was headed home after picking up a computer from his office. >>> new this morning the insurance institute for highway safety is out with a list of top safety picks for 2017. 82 new vehicles made that of those vehicles earned the even higher ranking of top safety pick plus, those vehicles had to earn good ratings in five crash test evaluations and have effective features that can prevent crashes such as automatic breaking systems. toyota led the auto makers with nine of its 2017 models, h

this yacht club in southeast d.c. destroyed by an early-morning fire.pick donald trump as the next president of the united states. despite an opposition movement, where the movement stands this morning. >>> and a pretty chilly day to start off this work week. but we'll be talking about for christmas, a sneak peek at the christmas day forecast, coming up. >>> "news4 midday" starts now. >>> good morning, and welcome to "news4 midday." >> we begin with a stabbing at a

reward for information leading to arrest and conviction in this case. >> and scary moments in southeast d.c. tonight when a police say the metro bus hit a car as it was maybeing a turn from malcolm x avenue southeast on to south capitol streets southeast. we're told ten people were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. eight of those people were passengers on the metro bus. and no word yet on what led up to that crash. >> a 20-year-old man is accused of following a teenage girl inside sure home and raping her. the incident happened in mannasas neighborhood. police say the accused trail the 14 entered her home. it is a cautionary tale of the dangers facing even older children often left home alone before or after school. "fox5" tisha lewis joins us now from min as is now. tisha. >> well, ton yes, i only three states have minimum age requirement for leaving children at home alone. maryland is one of them. virginia is not. now, what i can till, even show todd keep them safe when they're home alone. in this particular case, what i can say we have limited details about specifically what hap

. >>> and this week two speed cameras in southeast d.c. will begin issuing real tickets. the 30-day grace period is over now. we're talking about the cameras in the 3000 block of hillcrest drive and the 3100 block of alabama avenue in southeast. in the district, speed camera tickets range from $50 to $300. >>> and 6:07 right now, montgomery county fire crews are still monitoring a trash fire that has been burning for nearly a week. this is at the plant in dickerson, maryland. crews began to battle the fire at 6:30 last thursday night. they found an 85-foot trash pile burning. and while it crumbled down, hot spots are still continuing to pop up. it's not controlled and the firefighters remain on the scene to monitor it. >>> all right, break out the heavy coats. the arctic cold air is expected to spread across our area while e highs today across the midwest and parts of the northeast will range from 20 to 30s below average. below average. that's minnesota and wisconsin, temperatures will also be well below the zero mark. yikes. >>> if you have any outdoor decorations to hang

that is the latest live from southeast d.c., back to you. >>> firefighters in st.eme conditions. look at these images. is this a-alarm fire that took place in a warehouse. the fire truck just covered in ice. it was so cold that firefighters had to deice their fire truck while they were spraying the building. the temperature just 8 degrees. >>> icy weather causing this frightening situation at o'hare airport. a plane slipped off the runway, it was coming from orlando, taxiing to the terminal. passengers were taken by bus instead. nobody was hurt. >>> the chicago bears and green bay packers fought it out in the fifth coldest game in bears history sunday. temperatures in the first quarter were in the single digits at soldier field. the windchill below zero. the bears lost the gamey remains the frozen bowl in 1967. >>> an uber driver shot and killed a would-be robber while the driver's passenger was still in the back shot. the afterno they demanded money so the uber driver pulled out his own gun. he had a conceal carry permit and acted in self-defense. but uber says it

at 11:00 this morning there will be an interactive story telling performance at the museum in southeast d.c. >>> also today the new year's eve ball in time's square will be prepared for its saturday night drop. more than 2,500 crystal triangles are going to be installed. it is separated into four designs that represent kindness, fortitude, wonder and imagination. millions will watch the >> and the button to start that countdown is also made of those sparkly crystals. it will be the south korean's stateman's last ceremonial duty. his last day of duty is on december 31st. >>> and preparations also underway for the big celebrations new year's eve. >> that's right. metro will be open until 3:00 sunday morning. extra police will also be out on the roadways and they'll be looking for drunk drivers. there is no reason to get behind the wheel if you have been drinking. >>> the washington regional alcohol program is sponsoring another night of its sober ride program. it will pay for a cab worth up to $30. >>> a long election season, mass shootings and celebrity deaths have a lot of you ready to leav

going on, you might wonder why hundreds of police officers have been going in and out of a home in southeast d.c. today. >> well, they are there to see a woman by the name of shirley gibson and to remember her son, brian gibson was killed in the line of duty back in 1997. for the past 20 years, his mother has been serving police officers his favorite meal in his honor. news 4's mark segraves is the a the house now with what makes tonight's meal so, so special. mark? >> reporter: yeah, good evening, as you said for the past 20 years, shirley gibbon's opened up her home washington to not just d.c. police officers but police officers from all over d.c., maryland, virginia, hundreds of them filing through here all day for what she says they deserve, a home-cooked meal during the holidays. this is the home of also brian gibson, who as you said, was killed in the line of duty 20 years ago. after a man who simply wanted to kill any police officer he could find opened fire on gibson in his squad car. as a way to cope with that loss, shirley cooked a holiday meal for his colleagues in the 4th district. i

i got to go to southeast d.c. and don a goofy hat like chris, too, and meet a 4-year-old who had a beaming smile on his face. zacaro there, he got an avenger bike, seven surprise gifts for christmas day and a little laptop, too. his mom and him live in their own apartment. last christmas they were in a homeless shelter. >> what a difference a year makes for them. chris laurence said being at that house to deliver the gifts was the greatest christmas gift >> smiles for everybody. hats off truly to the salvation army. >> right. >> more than 14,000 gifts that they're donating around the region. >>> it's a new movie getting oscar buzz. >>> and its cast is in town this week meeting with the first lady. we'll have that story. >>> and finding purpose out of loss in preventing domestic violence. how a >>> high stakes for the redskins in a monday night showdown. there is drama beyond the football field. >> carol maloney has more on the first game between outspoken josh norman and his old team. >> another level. i think all

d.c. residents rid hoping to find a new place to na call home actually spending sped the night outside fork aork a chance to live at a southeast sh apartment complex but it's but i also raising a wearness abouteso bigger housing concerns in the district. we'll have details next. >> man accused of bringing l haain gun inside a popular d.c. side of ther. >> let's take a live look outside on this thursday as wetw head to break. 5:27 is our time right now.htow live look at mgm.gm big grand opening is tonight tog but we're there live all all morning long giving you aing you sneak peek inside. ins we have more after the break.ak stay with us. kisses deluxe chocolates. with a whole roasted hazelnut, delicate crisps and layers of rich, creamy chocolate, deluxe. >> straight ahead on fox5 newsg morning another twitter tiradeae from president-elect donald trump.tr slam accused trump of lying. >>> pizza gate round two. after a popular d.c. pizza p place is the target of a gunman over fakeline newsfaline stories another pizza parlor pir hundreds of miles away says it i too is the target oft o threatening messages related r to hillary clint

. >> the 4-year-old boy named akaro in southeast d.c. today received a new avengers bicycle and five gifts to open christmas day. his mom was on hand. you know, last year for the holidays they were leaving in a homeless shelter. this year they have their own apartment. there's our chris lawrence. he also helped deliver packages to another parent today. nbc 4 helped collect more than 100 gifts for kids in our we want to thank you out there for helping to make a special donation to help us pull this off. salvation army, a job well done. >> so much fun to take a part of that. >> how long before the weather will be bike riding friendly? >> well, let's see. two days from now. 48 hours from now woel number the 50s. >> oh, my. >> we have a wind chill of 7 degrees outside, and we'll be near 57 in 48 hours, and we may go up to 60 before we head right back down. that's the kind of weather roller coaster we've been on up yesterday, way down today, back up over the weekend. right now, though, we are down, and we are down big-time. out there currentl

right now at 7:00 let's get to o breaking news in southeast d.c.s was earlier this morning. g >> intense flames caught one ams camera shoot out of a

. >> and way merry christmas for one southeast d.c.ir belongings beg when fire damaged their home h on naylor road this week. w they were upset about losingos all the toys they brought forrog their grandchildren.hildren members of the d.c. fire department and several toys toys for tots sprang into actionts s and theypr replaced the present destroyed in that fire.st >> we were really,roye really ra distraught by the fact that their presents were -- their t presents were destroyed so ato t that point we thought christmas was lost for us but thank god for -- for the the community. want to thank god for all firefighters. >> everybody has just jumpedusmp in and the spirit in which youiy guys have helped us is just allowed us to know that theret is a community here in wardar eight. >> the dixons are grateful forto the help they're giving theirint six grandchildren a merry m christmas. now as for their home they say they hope to rebuild.eb >> very nice of them to donif th that. that's what christmas saull about, giving to the ging community.

began at sundown last night and lasts eight days.ay eight.gh >> it was a merry christmas for one southeast d.c belongings when fire damagedeamg their home on naylor road this week.week cheryl and maurice dixon wer upset because they lost all lt a the toys they bought for their t grandchildren. members of the d.c. firember depas rtment and several sev organizations including toys toy for tots have a and into action even placed theced the presents destroyed in thaten fire. >> we were really distraught bytsn thatwere the fact that the presents were -- their presents were destroyed so atoys that point we thought pointth christmas was lost for us. but thank god for -- for the the counitity. want to thank god for all theora firefighters. >> everybody has just jumped jum in and the spirit with which wih you guys have helped us hass h allowed us to know that there is a community here in ward in eight. eigh >> they lost everything and the concern was for theirir grand kids.s. as for their home they sayhey they'll rebuild.l rebuld that's the real meaning of christmas for it's just about the presents. pt

wisdom and holly.ly >> right now we have followingvf breaking news out of southeast h d.c.se went up in flames at the district distr yacht club. >> that's were we find fin fox5's anjali hemphill withphilw all the breaking details thisait morning. anjali what do we know about this fire so far? f >> reporter: well, guys g we're now getting a muchuc closer look at the structuretr that burned in this fire. burne take a look behind me here. h this is again some sort oforof wooden building here at thehe district yacht club. we are not sure what it wasure used for but heavy fire damageag throughout that building andinga you cannd still see smoke billowing into the night skyto g as several hot spots still remain at this fire and that's s why there are several firee crews, several fire trucks still out here sprague downgu dw this build time as they still continue to put this fire out.ll cput take a look atth tishis f videot d.c. fire crews tweeted outut earlier when they firstt arrived on scene here, this ishs just after 3 a.m., again, thishi house here was fully engulfedngl in flam

these are the things that i think about, so i live in southeast d.c. and when i hear gunshots, i don't think about it the same way because i am clear about the systems that are happening and i know the fbi will talk about what makes a school shooter, what makes -- you know, what are the things we need to look at? and in the community, it is another way of looking at it. to say and then these deaths are used as a way to take that or take the conversation nationally. like in chicago, this many black people were died and murdered and you are not doing anything, this and that. and then when you talk about when hook or even in d.c. we talk about the south capitol massacre, the only time you see it on the news is when there is a council person there and it is disgusting because the fact of the matter that these are the same people who want to walk through at sat capital, they have these walks with the police department to look at where people are hanging out and all of that, none of that has anything to do with what happened at that site. can want to find wh

this happened at the potomac gardens housing complex in southeast d.c.turned home from boarding school for the holiday. evans has been in jail since last wednesday on a firearms charge related to this case. >>> and this morning police are linking two gunshot victims to the same shooting in prince william county. this started friday night when someone called in a shooting on forestdale avenue. officers did not find anyone there, butqpo9ñ during their investigation they got a call from prince george's county police. a man from man a sass turned up at a hospital in maryland with being treated for a gunshot wound at a virginia hospital. detectives tells us they're still trying to figure out exactly what happened. >>> the redskins looking to bounce back from their loss last week with a win against their division rival philadelphia eagles today. it's also a chance for desean jackson to play against his former team. it comes after reports during the off-season that jackson could return to the eagles but coach gruden has a thing or two to say about how important

right now at 7:00 let's get to o breaking news in southeast d.c. this fire out now but look atou the flames just a short timeno ago. this was earlier this morning. g >> intense flames caught one ams camera shoot out of a clubhouse on the grounds ofon t the district yacht club. that's where we finds astrinjali hemphill live this morning liv with all the breaking details. anjali, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning, yeah, the clulibhou, su here, the main building at the t district yacht club isrict y destroyed.ac take a look behind m e here. her not much left of it. substantial heavy fire damage. this of course a building buiin right along the anacostia anacot river right next to several sevl boats that are docked here. you'll also notice that atf iss on scene here. i'm told that is no indicationci of this cause at all, very standard procedure and theyrocea routinely work with d.c. fire.ir on fire investigations like this. i'm also told inside the clubhouse was a kitchen a kitch lounge area a workshop an are building that people herea ng t

d.c. i am northeast, southeast, southwest. i am d.c. i am the fast running waters of the potomac river. i am d.c. i am d.c. i'm the home of the polish and the white house. sincerely washington, d.c. >> fantastic. wow. these guys are great and you've got 2,000 of them saying poetry and writing like this? >> we're working with 2200 kids throughout d.c., 55 sites in all eight wards. >> thank you very much for coming and thank you both for coming. a fios is not cable. we're wired differently. that means incredibly fast 150 meg internet for the holidays. so in the 3.7 seconds it takes gary watson to beat the local sled jump record, fly, gary, fly. ...his friend can download 13 versions of the perfect song... ...while his mom downloads how to set a dislocated shoulder. get 150 meg internet, tv and phone for just $79.99 per month online for the first year. ?? >>> 24 hours a day, seven day as week, that's how long you can hear christmas music on 97.1 fm. the only video station in town that plays all holiday music all of the time from now until when santa comes to town. if you've everon take to

highlights how important it isor to learn cpr because an an employee at a giantgian supermarket in southeast d.cnto cardiact in s arrestee >> her coworker didn't skip at a beat and saved her life. fox5's alexandria limon l spoke with both women and hasas more. >> she was like, girl, you y just drunk. and she said i just went into action. >> reporter: in the middle of the day in ater: crowded giat supermarket karen stuart went k into cardiac arrest. it's lucky fartoor c karen her coworker is a r >> it was just instinct that kicked in. >> reporter: for about 10 r: about minutes cassandra mainer who friends call sandy and a a customer performed cpr while waiting for help. >> miss stuart is alives stuaal because she had a coworker whorh knew how to do cpr and was willing to do it and wouldn'tld give up. >> reporter: on top of the shear energy and stamp mamp m needed to perform cpr,, cassandra had to get over the mental stress she was feeling. >> scary. just to see and not knowingwi exactly how long she had beenade laying there before i got back o here. >> reporter: karen says she's sore bruised and

this happened in southeast d.c. last night before 7:00, when the bus was turning on south capital street from malcolm x boulevard, and police say nobody was seriously hurt. >>> temperatures still in the 30s and 40s across the area, and the district actually up to 45 degrees, and the suburbs coming in around 40 and this afternoon a high of 48. now we have plenty of clouds right now but we will have increasing sun as we head into then cold air moving in overnight tonight. a high tomorrow, aaron, of 41, and this weekend highs around 40. >>> get the latest news and weather anytime in the nbc >>> it says here dylan is just days away from having her baby, but maybe a day. so we thought why not give her a taste of thingings to come. >> so we sent her to hang out with 19 month old quintuplets and they're the kids danielle busby. outdaughtered. >> that's right, i did catch up with them recently to see how they're handling the wild ride. and to find out just how ready i am to become a mom. >> quintuplets, that's one, two, thr

the fbi search for cher ended here at the southeast neighborhood library in d.c. prosecutors say the fed's connected cherry to the bomb threat bis finding his cell phone. another government building was targeted too. more on that tonight at 6:00. for now in the newsroom, i'm scott macfarlane, back to you. >>> a teen is in custody accused of robbing a taxi driver. several in the district. officers arrested jonathan w waddell yesterday. on two occasions he was picked up and go to everette street where he either showed the driver a gun or implied that he had a gun. in both cases from earlier this month, waddell got cash and took off. >>> howard county sheriffs department is bringing holiday cheer to families affected by the department collected items in their office today. they the sheriff and members of his domestic violence unit delivered the items to families with the hope works foundation. it's an organization that provides support and advocacy to survivors of domestic violence. 1500 items were delivered. >>> crews responding to the scene of a responsible heart a

d.c. and off to the southeast buthe for everybody and ultimately overnight into the 20's. now we're drying out across the area and showers still hang on just south of fredericksburg into southern maryland but otherwise dry weather taking over and the temperature continues to tumble tonight. we'll be into the 20's closer to midnight. for now, not any problems with any refreezing out there but overnight tonight and early tomorrow morning that is when we will see a chance for that. now, i do think we have a couple things in our favor. we'll talk about that and why it won't be too bad coming up. kimberly? >> yesterday i was trying to get all the ice off my car and today it's like 60's. really crazy how it's changed drastically so fast. kimberly: just as josh described, a very quick pass through the seasons from winter to almost spring to fall and back to winter again in 36 hours the cold air prompting concerns, though, for what could be another problem commute come monday morning. we'll go live along the beltway in alexandria with what it's looking like out there right now. ry

residents of southeast washington fort davis neighborhood says it definitely shoulder. d.c. bureau chief sam ford went to the intersection of alabama and massachusetts avenues. >> residents around massachusetts and alabama southeast woke up this morning to a demolition crew taking down an apartment building. to make way for a new public charter school for rocketship, a company that built this school in another part of southeast. >> this is wrong. i don't care any way you look at it. sam: the neighborhood activists in the predominantly senior community says the lot is too small, under water tower and they don't want the traffic and the noise. >> they will bring the kids from somewhere e all of our kids are grown and gone. we don't even let grand children commod here and stay two days. it's quiet here. >> no record. no respect. sam: the focus of the ire is rocketship jacque patterson who says after demolishing two structures they will build $23 million school for 700 children. >> i hope they understand education is important thing in district of columbia and there are people th

d.c. she was shot and killed in southeast the day after thanksgiving. through a gofundme page her family raise ued almost $10,000 to pay for her funeral. police say evans was caught on surveillance video firing a gun around the time she was killed. so far all he's been charged he passed away at the age of 95. the former astronaut cemented his place in history when he became the first american astronaut to orbit the earth. he received the congressional gold medal and presidential medal of freedom. he was the last survivor of the original mercury seven astronauts. he piled washington. a cuator says america has lost a hero and a a legend. >> john glen is one of the three most important astronauts. >> john glen made history at the ageover 77 when he returned to space on space shuttle discovery. >>> 4:37 now. how you can plan out your day for some of the coldest weather we have seen in months. >>> stepping up. security, the new safety concerns after a string of >>> 4:40 your time right now. >> these feel like temperatures are crazy, amelia draper. you can se

elizabeth's southeast for a future $60 million wizard's practice arena. a d.c. council committee held three closed door hearings on allegations that the top contracting official, chris weaver, abruptly quit in august, in two senior officials were relieved of duties after they tried to steer the the contracts one of the officials, alao is suing the city for $10 million, contending the administration embarked on a crew side to defame him. the council probe is extending into next year. >> i expect to get everything wrapped up, i'm hoping by january and we can release what we can release, have our reports with recommendations. >> now informed, sources tell news 4 that d.c. inspector general, dan lucas, has expanded the probe to do his own investigation. the i.g.'s office has more law enforcement powers. in a statement, he said the inspector general is always interested in pursuing suspected wrongdoing. we're paying careful attention to the contracting matter. we will respond according to our legislative mandate. d.c. city administrator, rashard young, testified to t