governor martin o'malley appointed swain last week. swain previously had served in the house of delegates from 1999 to 2003. >> i've been here before, so i look forward to certainly connecting with old friends and looking forward to making some new. swain most recently served as. >> more than 200 dead. tonight we are learning who brazilian police have in custody after a deadly nightclub fire. >>> reaction from the white house, 'egypt in a state notify emergency. >> 40 years of inactivity, and now this volcano is flowing freely. >>> and new at 6:30, shots fired at police as they stormed a local apartment. we're hearing from so >>> tonight parties in brazil have four people in custody in connection with the deadly nightclub fire. more than 200 people were killed in that fire over the weekend. they were in a nightclub, the owners of that club and two members of a band that were playing at a time are believed to be the ones in custody. investigators believe the fire started after a pyrotechnic display by the ban malfunctioned. funerals for

swain served in the house from 1999 to 2003. he's an assistant vice president for alumni relations at bowie state university. >>> parents, listen up. for the first time ever, the american academy of pediatrics released a set of guidelines to curb the growing number of children with type two diabetes. experts say kids with blood sugar so low that it can't be determined whether it's type 1 or type 2 diabetes should be put on insulin therapy. everyone else should be treated with the diabetes drug met form inand talk to a doctor will changing their diet and exercise routines. doctors say the increase in diabetes is directly linked to spikes in childhood obesity. >>> it's 4:18. public hearings begin in the wake of the tragic shooting in newtown, connecticut. the hearings are being led by a bipartisan task force on gun violence prevention and children's safety. they'll focus on issues related to the massacre at sandy hook elementary school. it gives residents a chance to weigh in on ush us, school safety, gun control and mental health

swain served in the house from 1999 to 2003. he is an assistant vice president for alumni relations at bowie state university. >> new this morning, police in annapolis are investigating a deadly shooting that they say appears to be a domestic dispute. officers responded to the 300 block of harry s. truman parkway at 1:00 this morning. they found a man and woman with gunshot wound. the man was pronounced dead at the scene and the woman was taken to the hospital in critical condition. >>> a couple is recovering after their small plane crashed into the hudson river in new york. this is new video from overnight. rescuers pulled a man and a woman from the icy water yesterday afternoon. they were taken to the hospital suffering from hypothermia. they are expected to be okay. the single engine plane left the trenton robinson airport in new jersey on a sightseeing trip. the cause of that crash remains under investigation. >>> new legal problems for music star and virginia native chris brown. we'll tell you what he's accused of doing. >>

. >> darren swain will be sworn in. he will fill the seat tiffany allston once held. she was removed from office after a plea deal to settle two misconduct cases last year. swain served in the house from 1999 to 2003. he's an assistant vice president for alumni relations. nine after 11:00 now. coming up, new information out on the terrible accident in brazil. 200 people killed in a nightclub fire. three people behind bars. we'll tell you who was arrested in the last few hours. >> plus hillary clinton's last days on the job as secretary of state. is she providing any clues on her future? >> we fell in love with richard schiff in "west wing." now he's hitting the stage in washington. we'll talk to him about his new role and his ties to our area. >>> we have breaking news. we just got pictures in to news 4. you are looking at them right now. this is the story. a manhole exploded forcing crews to shut down north capital at h street northwest in both directions. crews are busy making repairs. no word on when the road will re-open. once again a manhole explosion forcing cre

swain is replacing austin. austin was sentenced a misconduct charge.victory celebrations for the miami heat. the team is headed to the white house to meet the president, he will con garage late them on the championship win. it's going to cost you more to pay for items using a credit card. stores can charge 4% more if you use a credit card. now retailers can pass the fee along to you. it doesn't apply to debit transactions, some states prohibit the surcharge. maryland is not one of them. >>> gas prices starting to tick back up. increased $0.02 during the past with the weeks. the average cost for a gallon is $3.34. the same average for gas in the baltimore area. in the state $3.38, mid grade and premium prices have gone up a bit. now maryland's most accurate forecast. >> all right, let's talk about what is going on this morning, it is a mess, you can see it behind me, we have colors across the area. blue, snow, wintery mix in pink, green picking up the rain. this is coming together, that's why we are mixing and we have cold air already at the surface, we

. >> swain fills the seat of tiffany alston.the house from 1999-2003. >> 5:31. >> we will do the seven-day forecast. big changes coming up. it is a roller-coaster ride. 38 rainout at the airport. -- 38 right now at the airport. we will make it up to 53 today. a good chance for thunderstorms late tomorrow. overnight lows in the teens by the end of the week. a chance for flurries on friday and on super bowl sunday. >> traffic is much better than yesterday. we don't have precipitation. we have a crash on route 40 near cook's lane. consider edmondson avenue to get around that. this is 95 and looking good in both directions, 65at 100. looking good at the top side of the beltway on the inner and outer loops. same story at greenspring avenue. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> there are only two teams left. whoever wins this game -- it is one of the most all to the feelings i have ever felt. >> the ravens will spend their first full day in new orleans today. the ravens are in new orleans to be the last ones on the field when th

. >> reporter: tris for swain brought his daughter gabrielle to a clinic appointment in germantown where the five-year- old was not at all convinced this was a good idea. >> good, done. you are a big girl. you are a big girl. [ screaming ] >> even the number begins to decline slightly, health officials say it is still a good idea to get a flu shot. >> you really need the shots because there are individuals in our communities that do have flu and we really want to stop the spread of flu and the more people who get vaccinated, the more we'll be able to stop that spread of flu. >> reporter: the health practitioners had time andvaccine for 200 innoculations. demand was high because of the continuing pre lens of flu. >> i see a number of people at my school who have been sick. so it takes a week. so it's kind of off. >> reporter: some people were vaccinate the here at the clinic because they could not find the flu at the local physician orr pharmacy. >> reporter: have you tried to find the flu at drug tores? >> we did. we went to safeway and could not find any. >> the cvs has had no flu vacci

last week governor martin o'malley tapped swain to -- she took a plea deal in two misconduct cases for allegedly stealing money from the general assembly. >>> this is a story first reported by nbc news today, about a dramatic policy change. for the boy scouts of america. the youth group is discussing a plan that would end the ban on gales. news4's jackie bensen explains how this change could impact one local group. >> reporter: the parents of cub pack 442 in the cloverly area, 20 miles from the nation's capital has found themselves at the center of a national controversy. last week the group was forced, at the rick of its charter from the boy scouts of america to erailings this statement -- packs 442 will not discriminate against any individual or family, based on race, religion, national original -- >> i think it caught families off-guard when the boy scouts of america came out and reaffirmed their ban on gale and lesbian individuals. a lot of us feel strongly that that's not right. >> reporter: the supreme court has ruled that the boy scouts ban was lawful, because it is a privately

his -- [indiscernible] he named a bowie state university official and former state lawmaker dare ron swain. the appointment follows court battles over the vacancy caused when austin pleaded guilty to settle two misconduct cases and was automatically suspended from office. she later argued she should get her seat back because her conviction for misconduct in office was changed to probation before judgment. former c.i.a. officer john keriaki has been sentenced to two years in prison for leaking two covert agents to a journalist. he pleaded guilty last year to violating the protection act. the plea deal required the judge to impose a sentence of two years. he was a veteran agent who helped capture a terrorist but gave interviews regarding water boarding. >>> the supreme court decision legalizing abortion's an anniversary was today. demonstrators marched to the steps of the supreme court. their goal is to get the supreme court to overturn the historic decision in honor of what they call aborption's 5 -- abortion's 55 million victims. >>> turning to our top story, another round of snow for our

. >> reporter: christopher swain brought his daughter gabrielle to a montgomery county health department flu clinic in germantown where the 5-year-old was not convinced this was a good idea. [ crying ] >> you're a big girl. we're all done. >> reporter: even as national numbers of flu-like illnesses begin to decline slightly, health authorities say it is still a good idea to get a flu shot. >> you really need the shot because there are individuals in our communities that do have flu and we really want to stop the spread of flu and the more people who get vaccinated, the more we'll be able to stop that spread of flu. >> reporter: the health practitioners at this county clinic had time and vaccine for 200 inoculations and demand was high because of the continuing prevalence of flu. >> i've seen a lot of people in my school that have been sick. some of them are missing a week. it's kind of tough. >> reporter: some people are at this county cling because they couldn't find flue -- clinic because they couldn't find flu vaccine at their local clinic or pharmacy. >> i went to giants, cvs locally

although the controversy about the minutes, reality is charlie evans has a strong and swain roll at the wants to do more already and he will have a very swaying vote and convince people and ben bernanke is willing to do more. the problem is, doing more is really -- they are limited on the margin but they have to do more if we see a cut in spe spending, cut very dramatically. >> rick santelli, same question to pup what do people tell you on the floor? and we have seen lows and rates for our lifetime? >> the most common conversation on the bond floor and bill could probably verify some of this is that you are roughly down close to 2% on treasuries for the month of january. so year to date. you are off what, between 5 and 6% on equities. a spread of 7% is a tough momentum sector trade to even have a gdp number reversed immediately. i think you need to keep that in mind as far as the statement. biggest move eyewitness as you see opt chart, dollar index gave up ground. that is so logically considering what fed is doing. if you went from 5s to 10s to 30s. we went to 88 and 5s being a magic nu

darren swain will be a new member of the house of delegates and will fill the seat of tiffany allstonn for an update on the forecast. >> just a few pockets of lingering freezing rain. the areas in pink on storm team 4 radar north of the metro area warming above freezing in the next hour or so. cold after that. how's traffic? >> problem on north capital shut down at h street northwest because of a manhole explosion. eastbound 66 slow inside the beltway. eun? >> thank you. ahead on midday a star of so... [ gasps ] these are sandra's "homemade" yummy, scrumptious bars. hmm? i just wanted you to eat more fiber. chewy, oatie, gooeyness... and fraudulence. i'm in deep, babe. you certainly are. [ male announcer ] fiber one. [ man ] excuse me miss. [ gasps ] this fiber one 90 calorie brownie has all the deliciousness you desire. the brownie of your dreams is now deliciously real. . >>> from nbc news this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hey, everybody. it is fun day monday, and it really is for all those folks out there who are craz