take a look at this picture from wtop.a line of people trying to prepay yesterday in fairfax county. they have allowed prepayments for a decade now. dc and howard county are giving people the option here. breaking news yesterday morning, prince gorges county are saying a homeowner shot and killed a man outside of his home on flago parkway. police do not believe the homeowner knew the man he shot. detectives arevi deadly shooting was caught on camera. sources tell news 4 that at this point the shooting appears to be justified. >>> this morning police are looking for clues to what caused a fiery crash in la plata that left three people dead there. the accident happened early yesterday morning. 23-year-old eric la not lost control and the car burst into flames. moss was killed along with a few other people who police still have yet to identify. they are talking to moss's family to try to figure out who the passengers were. police say moss lived not too far away from the crash scene. >>> she puts her body on the line to protec

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our news partners at wtop will not contest it. cole will continue to support a federal eye leks system received >> today we will learn who the associated press athlete of the year is. our favorite local swimmers, talking about bethesda's katie ledecky. last year she finished second to u.s.a. gymnastics star simone biles. >> we love her. ledecky is the first washington area star ever to earn the award. >> this is editors and news directors voting on this for the ap. it's usually somebody who's done obviously incredible things as an athlete. >> and she has. >>> ten minutes after 5:00. if you are just joining us this morning, we are in weather alert mode today. >> that's right. some of us waking up to some snowflakes. no accumulation from this, but it's enough to cause an issue o especially in southern frederick county seeing some of the snow falling there, northern montgomery county. north of gaithersburg. this advisory goes until 11:00 a.m. this morning. not everyone getting in on some of this snowfall but everyone is going to feel

take a look at this picture from wtop. it shows a long line of people prepaying yesterday in fairfax county. d.c. and howard county are giving people the prepay option. >>> is your social media feed filled with engagement photos? it's a popular time of year to pop the question. >> it sure is. a maryland couple has quite the story to tell. check this out. >> the captain with the rockville volunteer fire department enlisted his squad to help him propose to his long-time girlfriend. you see it over on the corner of the screen. captain robert james who popped the question to kathleen at the rockville county square. he gets the fire engine to turn on the lights, sirens, the whole nine yards. people looking, thinking something is wrong. then he pops out of the back of the fire truck, full dress uniform there. >> that is so cute. the department shared this video for all of us to see on their facebook page and good news is, of course, she said yes. under pressure you have to say yes, right? >> right. >> congratulations to those gu

dave dildine is watching wtop. good morning, dave. >> good morning. a great start to the get away wherever it may take you. beltway traffic is moving well in both maryland and virginia. in virginia, one hiccup. southbound on 95. center court parkway. as we check out the camera shot. it cleared less than a minute ago. traffic is flowing well now or beginning to southbound towards fredericksburg and beyond. trip times in maryland, a good go on 270, 95 and the baltimore washington parkway headed south from 270 at 71 miles per hour back to you. >> thanks so much, dave. >> 29 people after what's called the deadliest fire in that country in almost a decade. a witness shot this video of the flames shooting out of building early this morning. hundreds of firefighters rushed to the 8-story building to rescue people. some had to jump on to balconies to mats below to safety. 29 people were hurt. the olympic torch was set to pass through that city today. that had to be canceled in the wake of this fire. >>> we're also getting new video of two devastating house fi

live from the wtop traffic center. i'm rob stallworth. back to you. >>> continuing our team coverage, you'll be feeling the cold temperatures as you step out the door. if you're driving to work, your car may be affected too. >> that's right. news 4's aimee cho is back with us for a few tips on keeping your car -- aimee, you put your scarf on. >> reporter: susan, i wanted to make you proud. my wonderful photographer nick, took this scarf off his own neck and give give him a shoutout. hopefully you're staying warm. in rough times like these, it's important to stay prepared. everyone should have an emergency preparedness kit in your car, antifreeze, jumper cables, ice scraper. you want a phone charger of course, first aid kit and snacks and water. your battery is not getting too old in your car. >> the number one problem in the winter time is the inability of the battery to crank. the lower the temperature goes, the more unlikely it is to start, especially if the battery is three years or older. >> reporter: another important reminder. do no

wtop reported once they started searching, social media led them to the woods where his body was found> a bizarre scene on a busy northern virginia road created rush hour mayhem. take a look at this video here. a naked man on the back of a flatbed truck. you see it and he just starts hitting that truck repeatedly. this is on route 28 not far from dulles airport. drivers stopped to record the chaos. >> get in the car. get away from him! oh, my god! >> you can hear one of those drivers yelling when she realizes something is very wrong. a witness tells us the man started to take off his clothes and became violent after being involved in a car crash along sully road. no word on how he got on the truck but eventually he left and then ran into the woods. he was caught by police, arrested and was taken to the hospital. he has not now. last night one of the world's largest menorah's was lit on the ellipse in d.c. it did take a couple of tries apparently. ♪ ♪ >> local rabbis had to deal with some pretty windy conditions, as you might imagine, as they tried to light the national menorah. celebra

i believe we have rich hunter on the line from wtop. rich, are you there?rich, this sounds incredibly serious, especially considering where that road is in relation to how people get in and out of work. >> absolutely. it's one of those things where there are plenty of side roads to get around. a lot of folks don't consider that in the morning that they're going to be redprektirecteredir >> it's between west perry avenue and -- there's lots of directions to get around the closure. >> what are the best one ss? >> it sounds like police are putting folks on the northbound

i believe we have rich hunter on the line from wtop. rich, are you there? >> chris, good morning. >> rich, this sounds incredibly serious, especially considering where that road is in relation to how people get in and out of work. >> absolutely. it's one of those things where there are plenty of side roads to get around. a lot of folks don't consider that in the morning that they're going to be redprektirecteredir >> it's between west perry avenue and -- there's lots of directions to get around the closure. >> what are the best one ss? >> it sounds like police are putting folks on the northbound on the other side, haven't ascertained. if you know that area well enough, you should know. i'm looking in the camera at frederick avenue, slightly north of where the closure is, that's another good way to get around t you can also use a combination of montgomery village avenue and other ways to get around it. while it sounds like a really big deal, it's more of an inconvenience, especially for folks who live in that area or some of the businesses that open early as

that's the latest from the wtop traffic center. back to you. >> thanks, dave. >> a warning before you start handing out the holiday gifts. crooks are cashing in on your gift cards. >> ahead at 5:00, could be stealing money before you even pass out the presents. ♪ >> plus the hottest broadway show opening up on yet another stage. hamilton had its opening night ahead of t d.c. debut.he ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ it all starts with a wish. the final days of wish list are here. hurry in and sign and drive off in a new lincoln with zero down and a complimentary first month's payment. ♪ ♪ >>> the songs from hamilton stuck in your head. the tony award winning show has opened in london. fans waited outside the newly refurbished theater. lin-manuel miranda was even there for the opening. as you can imagine, tickets quickly sold out in london. remember, the show is coming to d.c. in 2018. >> okay. i got to get tickets when it comes to d.c. >> i saw it. my wife and i saw it in chicago. our expectations were this

. >> let's talk to rob stallworth at wtop about the traffic this morning. chuck bell, we want to hear about forecast. not happy. >> you're the man people want to blank. people want to hear from. i'll take that blank. no doubt about it. breezy and cold, cold, cold this morning. temperatures to get your thursday started are in the teens. 11 now in gaithersburg, maryland. 14 in manassas. 14 in prince george's county. windchills are down near zero areawide. layer up t maybe jog in place before you step out the front door to get the blood flowing and get heat generated inside your outerwear. temperatures will stay way below freezing. most areas into the mid-20s for highs. 23 for a high in gaithersburg. 28 in washington. 26 in fredericksburg. again, there is more cold to come. we'll take a look at the frigid weekend and increasing snow chance for saturday. that's coming up. for now, it's traffic time. rob stallworth, good morning. >> good morning, chuck. folks, it is cold outside. turn up the heat in the car. by all means, the capitol beltway looks good in maryla

our news reporters from wtop say once they started searching, social media took they don't suspect foul play. they don't know how he died. >>> deep red alabama went blue for the first time in 25 years, voters in alabama elected a democrat to the u.s. senate. last night doug jones appeared speechless at the magnitude of what his campaign and supporters pulled off. >>> president trump aggressively campaigned for moore in the final weeks of the race. last night he acknowledged jones as the winner. in a tweet he congratulated jones and said write-in votes were a big factor in this race. arizona republican senator jeff lake who donated to jones campaign said decency wins. joe biden said, thank you, alabama. you've elected a man of integrity, grit and character. he will make you prout. >>> moore was not only fighting jones but a wave of of sexual misconduct. chris pollone is live. good morning. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, aaron and eun. as you mentioned, republican roy moore has not conceded this race. he did not call doug jones last night to concede either and he is looking towards what

remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car. >> melissa, thank you. a fatal house fire in loudoun county. >> chris lawrence has the latest from the live desk. what's happening? >> eun, aaron, one person died in a fire in lubbocksville. they're investigating how it started. to give you an idea of where it happened, the house is less than two miles from one of the most celebrated restaurants in our area. the restaurant at potomac farm. it's west of 270 on the virginia side of the potomac river. firefighters were called to the scene between 8:00 and 9:00 last night. our adam tuss is on his way there now. as soon as he gets there, we'll bring you a live back to you. >>> chris, thank you. >>> it's now 6:03. we're following developing story this morning. montgomery county police are investigating how a 17-year-old ended up dead in the woods in bethesda. >> the teen was a student at walt whitman high school in bethesda. justin finch is there now. justin, what happened? >> reporter: aaron, you just know this is going to be a hard monday for students and staff

listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car today, eun? >>> thank you, melissa. >>> raging wildfires, california's dangerous firefight. finally good news to report in the last 24 hours. a live report minutes away. >>> we're helping you fight fraud. people tricked out of their homes and it starts with a piece of mail. >>> we're going to tell you about this anyone with an aging parent. >> scammers are targeting some homeowners living in neighborhoods where home prices are rising fast. people are getting deceptive adds in the mail designed to trick them out of their homes. they say final notice, urgent and time sensitive. companies are trying to lowball seniors and trying to get them to sell. >> one of the things about a lot of these seniors, they wonder, did i not pay my bill? what's happening with me? they fall prey to the fact that they're getting these notices. >> councilman kenyon mcduffy introduced a bill to protect seniors from these scams. it would allow d.c.'s attorney general to go after the companies putting up the flyers. >>> it's

remember to listen to wtop when you hop in your car today. aaron? >> 5:55 right now.y going home for the holidays sometimes carries a special meaning. >> take a look at the video out of sacramento. these two kids weren't just randomly chosen. u.s. army sargeant first class shawn sullivan had a surprise for his kids. okay. my eyes are sweating. he's back home after serving nine months in afghanistan. his daughter would not let go. would you? look at her. oh, my goodness gracious. the sacrifice that our troops make every day and their families who are waiting for them. i love these reunions, love them. thank you for your service and welcome home. my goodness gracious. you know i get a little -- local group has a hefty goal this holiday season. >> nonprofit america's adopt a soldier. the group wants to send 300,000 letters to troops over the holiday. molette green is in alexandria with how you can help with this effort. >> hey, good morning to you guys. yeah, we're at the headquarters here, busy unpacking some of the cards and letters that have come in. this sign says it

listen to wtop, 103.5 fm when you hop in your car.heena. >> good morning, melissa. 43 degrees in the district. it feels more like 37 with that bit of a breeze. rest of the area coming in pretty cold this morning. cold enough for a warm coat. 35 gaithersburg. 36 right now leesburg. dulles is 31 degrees. 42 clinton. 37 in fredericksburg. 35 in martinsburg. so locally, we are dry this morning with some of the clouds still a little bit stubborn to clear out. rain to our south. it's going to stay there. we'll see a developing storm system. that stays offshore tomorrow and saturday. i'll show you that in one second. if you're walking the dog. arena needs a home. if you can thoed their website. noon today, 46 degrees. by 4:00 p.m., pretty chilly still. seasonable for this time of the year. 49 for a high. here's the cold air in place. it's going to stick around for quite a while. now we go friday into saturday. there's that storm system staying off the coastline. really that's your most moisture is going to stay. best chance of rain or snow s

listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car. aaron? >> thank you, melissa. lanes on i-66 inside the beltway are now open. you will pay a variable toll rate to drive in those lanes through 9:30 this morning. if you're driving east the lanes will also be in effect going west from 3:00 until 7:00 tonight. if you carpool, you don't have to pay as long as you have the e-zpass flex. everybody else, one person in a car, you need the e-zpass. just the regular one will do. justin finch will join us in a bit to explain the details. >>> house republicans unveiled their plan to government open until friday. major sticking points include money for the border wall and democrats won't vote for any legislation that doesn't protect d.r.e.a.m. act recipients. >>> while nfl games played, former san francisco 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick was being honored at the ak will you bill of rights dinner. he was greeted with a standing ovation. he spoke to the crowd. other honorees included judd apatow and jane fonda. >>> another arrest in a murder case that rocked a montgomery co

remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm. you can check back in with jack taylor when you're in your car. sheena? >> good morning, melissa. good news, though. at least it's not as frigid this morning as yesterday morning. we are however, still mentioning slick spots on the road. mainly for northern maryland. as we go throu not as frigid as yesterday. the weekend looks pretty good. here's a live look at satellite and radar. we're looking mostly at snowflakes falling around clarksburg. frederick could be seeing flurries near 270 as well and even flurries possible close to manassas. basically northern virginia. we'll take a wide view. this was the past 12 hours. a few snow showers north of d.c. from this clipper that is now falling apart. we could see a few slick spots this morning. the feels-like temperature is freezing or colder. clinton feels like 29 right now. feels like 27 degrees in leesburg. if you're walking the dog today or if you need to adopt one and walk oun, we have little rock available through the human rescue all

our news partner wtop said tolls topped out at $44 just before 8:30 yesterday morning. the previous record at $44. the spike yesterday was because of extra traffic caused by bridge backups and an accident. area leaders demanded action to lower the tolls. transportation officials say if you don't want to pay, then carpool with someone else. th more people trying to find ways to avoid the tolls. >>> the case of road rage ended up in a walgreens parking lot. this happened in missouri as a woman was on her way home from work. she noticed someone following her. she pulled into a parking lot. he blocked her in and started kicking her suv. when she got out of her vehicle and tried to record him, he tackled her. look at this. >> oh, my goodness. >> he tried to hit her as he drove off apparently. >> police identified a suspect here. they have not made an arrest yet. >>> the man accused of ramming his car into a charlottesville crowd and killing a woman will be charged with first degree murder. prosecutors say james fields jr. killed heather highier and injured several others. gi

that's the latest from the wtop traffic center. i'm rob stallworth. aaron, susan, back to you. >> back to team coverage on the bitter cold temperatures. you heard chuck say it. the temperatures are sticking around. >> great. the cold emergency plan is in effect through tuesday. aimee cho is bundled up for us this morning. aimee, i was going to ask how you're feeling but i think we kind of know. it's miserable. >> reporter: yeah. you guys, how did you guess? it's not great. i have been warmer. i can see my breath. can't feel my face. all things considered, it's a way to deal with the cold is staying prepared. that's the name of the game. especially if you want to keep your house safe. plumbers say if the temperatures drop below 20, which is what we're seeing here, you want to make sure to take steps to keep your pipes from freezing and bursting. one way to do that is to keep warm water dripping through your pipes during the day. it allows the heat to circulate through the pipes. keep your thermostat set at a steady temperature and do not leave any door

remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm. let's listen to mr. bell.od morning, melissa. everybody was hoping our chances for a white christmas would be going up. unfortunately, looks like the mild air and some raininess coming our way in the nick of time for christmas. our warmest christmas on record. 1964, made 72. our snowiest christmas day, back in 1962. we'll have an abundance of moisture on christmas day. a blast of frigid air arriving immediately behind the rain chance. we'll have to watch very carefully. there could be iciness the morning after christmas to concern ourselves with. for this morning, though, no weather worries today. 41 here in washington. it's colder down across northern virginia where the skies have been clear overnight. where there have been extra clouds, temperatures in the upper 40s to 50. there's your hourly planner for today. plenty of sunshine. mid to upper 50s for most of the hourly temperatures today. high temperatures expected to reach 60 in washington. 62 culpepper. 57 in frederick. a nice day today. just know that it

steve d eresner, who does radio traffic for wtop, i'm right on after him and he was saying there arewith the slick spots, even with the temperature rising, but we're staying in the 30s. it's going to be cold today. >> with the wind, right? >> with the wind. then on wednesday, a lot of areas don't make it out of the 20s on wednesday. >> oh, god. >> and we'll also have a wind on wednesday. so we're talking about windchills in the teens. >> get out of here with that! >> hello, winter! exactly. all right, so, watch for the slick spots. we just talked about that. we've got some snow early tuesday morning and possibly again on thursday. but between that, we've got this shot of cold air that's going slug us from the north and west. that comes on wednesday. and as i just said, temperatures are not going to make it out of the 20s on wednesday, so get ready for some of the coldest air we have seen yet this season. current temperatures, you can see pretty much everybody starting to come above freezing, but the road temperatures on some of the overpasses, exit ramps, even the secondary roads are

when asked on wtop today, mcauliffe said he's not ruling out a presidential run in 2020. >> i haven't ruled it out about it? let us know. >> i'm not sure. >> let us know how, you know, how the process goes. >> that's what he's campaigning for. >> you know i am. it's not going to happen christmas. we were talking the other day we might have a piece of energy coming through. still coming through. if you live to the west and i'm talking about areas like martinsburg and hagerstown, just a little bit early on monday morning, most likely before we get up and get out of here. that will be out of here by the time you are waking up. let's take a look and show you what's happening outside now. we have the cloud cover and some nice mild temperatures. average high this time of year, 45 degrees. right now we're at 54, winds out of the south at 6 miles an hour with those clouds. around the rest of the region, 56 in fredericksburg, 46 in frederick. warm air trying to merrill lynch -- trying to move in all day. we'll stay on the mild side overnight especially into the day tomorrow. storm team4 radar

that's the very latest from the wtop traffic center. all starts with a wish. the final days of wish list are here. hurry in and sign and drive off in a new lincoln with zero down and a complimentary first month's payment. >>> i want the warm coat again this morning. the clouds are around. they'll be with us today. we do stay dry until tonight. most of the area about the mid to upper 30s this morning. later this afternoon, mid 50s. rain doesn't get here until tonight and tomorrow. especially in the afternoon. then by sunday, we are cooler. colder on monday. there is a chance we could some overnight rain-snow mix. very briefly gone by monday. >> thank you. we have another local news upcoming up in 25 minutes. ♪ >>> pretty, pretty, pretty. back now, 7:30, friday morning, three days till christmas. we are in the spirit. >> that happens to be our top story, too. there's a travel rush going on. and some of the rough weather may slow you down. >> winter storm warning. as a record number of american

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let's go to wtop traffic? >> not yet. but that is really cold. today is the warmest day? >> this is it. >> that's not good. chuck, thank you. >>> those dreaming of a white christmas in new england got more than they bargained for. look at all the powder coming down. >> this is what the producers do. they remind us, it's not that bad. >> snow came down fast and hard throughout the northeast. this video >> erie, pennsylvania, shattered its own christmas snowfall record. they saw 13.6 inches of snow. the midwest experiencing bitter cold with some. windchill temperatures at 40 below zero. i hope i never live to see that windchill. 40 below. >> no, ma'am. >> as chuck mentioned, we're in for a cold week here as well. not that cold. but colder than usual. you can get the weather any time in the nbc washington app. >>> 4:30 now. we're following breaking news in prince george's county. >> chris lawrence at the live desk with details. >> eun, we know something is happening in hyattsville. we're work to go piece together what that is. first we'll show you where we're talking about o

according to our business partners at wtop, headquarters will be built at the bethesda station near wisconsin and norfolk. the current location is near i-270 and the beltway. montgomery county approved the measure this week and gave marriott $60 million as an incentive not to leave. marriott hopes to start building next year with a movin date set for july of 2022. >>> a fisherman who won nearly $3 million at a tournament near ocean city but haensn't seen a dime is continuing his legal fight. phil hessly caught the winning fish last year but was denied the purse because he and his crew failed lie detector tests about whether they followed tournament rules or not. a federal judge ruled against him in june. he told the a.p. he's not going to get run over by "lies and junk science." >>> tonight, a sheriff says pit bulls turned on a young virginia woman killing her. >> eye never seen anything quite like it. >> reporter: i never see anything like it again. >> why the victim's good friend says the sheriff has it wrong, and th "what if" more of the energy we used came from renewable resources? "what

our news partner wtop reports once police started searching, it was social media that led them to the woods where they found his body. they don't know how he died. they don't suspect foul play. >>> pretty bizarre scene on a road in northern virginia a naked man on the back of a truck striking it repeatedly. this is on route 28 not far from dulles. drivers stopped to record what was happening. >> get away from him! oh, my god! >> i think she captured it. you can hear one of those drivers yelling when she realizes something is very wrong. a witness tells us the man started to take off his clothes and became violent after being involved in a car crash on sully road. no word on how he got on the back of that truck but eventually he does get off and run off into the woods. police caught him, arrested him and sent him to the hospital. he has not been identified yet. >>> heads up for metro riders. you can expect delays on the red line the rest of this week. metro is replacing an old communication cable and has to reduce the number of trains running between brooklyn, fort to totten and altern

let's go to wtop. >> good morning, chuck. good morning, folks. early morning on the beltway, no real problems through maryland or virginia. be mindful on the inner loop, there was a broken down on the right side. i-95 in virginia, leaving fredericksbu fredericksburg, looks good near the springfield interchange. in the district, downtown, constitution avenue outbound between 14th and 17th streets, the work zone blocks the right lane. that's the latest from the traffic center. aaron, susan, back to you. >> rob, thank you. back to our team coverage on the bitter cold temperatures outside. >> that's right. d.c. activated its cold emergency plan last night. aimee cho is live now in northwest with more on what that stay warm. how are you doing out there, aimee? >> reporter: hey, guys. good morning. cold. not going to lie. let me tell you, it is pretty brutal out here. chuck has been saying the temperatures and windchill makes it feel like zero. it certainly does. d.c. is hunkering down, activated their cold emergency plan last night allowing for extra

wtop reports that tolls topped out at $44 just before 8:30 yesterday morning. the previous record was set at about $40 last week. v dot spokesperson says it was because of extra traffic, a bridge backup and an accident. area leaders have been demanding action to lower toll prices or shorten the hours of 66 for the express lanes. >> transportation officials say if you don't want to pay, you can carpool with somebody else or find another route. >> that's the goal. to push people -- >> off the highway. >> money will do that to you. >> yep. >>> depending on where you live, you could see a dusting of snow by the time you get we do have snow in the forecast. not now, not for the morning commute. don't worry about that. we're putting out a weather alert for part of the area for part of your friday. as you head outside, temperatures below freezing. we have a lot of 20s on the map. you will want the very warm jacket this morning. later on today, though, barely above freezing in areas. we'll show you the timing of the snow and who can expect it. >> it's drawing praise an

. >>> wtop is reporting some big changes at prince george's county schools following an audit that found some students' graduated without meeting state requirements. school officials sent a letter home to parents outlining some of the changes that include credit recovery programs, that allow students to make up for work they failed. the audit revealed poor grading procedures but no system grade tampering. >>> the first stop for the famous go-go band was the studio for a live performance on off script with bruce johnson. then they packed their bags and headed for dulles. now they're taking d.c.'s signature sound to a royal engagement in africa. >> go-go is one of those incredible phenomenons that was originated here in washington, d.c.. ♪ the foundation is this percussion. ♪ d.c. born, it has this -- we have a connection with our people. we got an unbelievable privilege to play in nigeria, west africa for the king of f. a.. a prince, lives in baltimore. stays in baltimore. studying abroad. and he kind of fell in love with go-go. then he just started how can he get-go go to come to -- get

according to our news partners at wtop, the catholic archdiocese of washington is appealing the decisiont blocks this christmas ad from being posted on metro has a policy of not showing ads from relimg us or political groups. a federal judge ruled in their favor. the policy violates its right to free speech. >>> we're working for you and telling you to check your smoke detectors. if you live in maryland and your detectors run on the 9 volt batteries, you have less than three weeks to swap them out. a new state law kicks in on january 1st requiring a smoke alarm to have a built-in battery that lasts ten years. you can get more information on the change in the nbc washington app. >>> this new drone video of a fire that destroyed a home in ashburn. a man was driving by and saw this home on fire. he helped to get two of the kids to safety before the fire consumed that house. the family that lived in the home is new to loudoun county. but in three days, neighbors and total strangers raised $30,000 to help them start over. i can't say thank you enough to all these people who don't even know us

now, our news partner, wtop reports it will have enough states for 35 short term apartment-style units and 15 long-term units. and provide units for low income seniors. the work expected to be completed by spring of 2020. >>> sometimes cleaning out your chip any is one of the last things you think about. it would probably have saved a home in prince george's county. nobody was hurt here. investigators say a missing brick in the chimney allowed the fire to spread. a yearly chimney inspection would have likely prevented this fire. >> if you have nif type of gaps or cracks inside the the fire could escape and become a house fire. this type of situation could occ occur. >> >>> a legal setback for the catholic church's efforts to put christmas ads on the side of metrobuss. the archdiocese of washington wanted to place -- the church filed an emergency injunction that would have required them to put the ads up. the metro has a policy of not showing ads by religious or political groups. the archdiocese says the policy violates its right to free speech. if you ride the circulator bus, you may b

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