. >>> download the wusa 9 out for weather alerts and much more. don't worry, howard will be back later in the show full forecast but right now, remember this bethesda home where a fire broke out in september? we told you about a strange underground network of tunnels and then man apparently working on those tunnels died that day. now, montgomery county says the house is a danger to others and they want it torn down. we have the latest on this story with so many twists and turns. >> reporter: this story seems to get this more and more bizarre. it's been four months since a fire broke out here and there is still crime scene tape up and a dumpster outside the home, but exactly what happened inside is unclear. now the county is saying it is unsafe and needs to be torn down. meanwhile, the man who died inside the home is still -- his family is still looking for answers. a network of underground anchors and chambers is hidden behind this home -- under this home. those details came out after a fire at the home back in september. daniel beckwitt seen on v

wusa 9. >>> the family has hired an attorney and has handed out a letter in the neighborhood. safiri's body was >>> now seen widespread flu activity. emergency rooms fill up with flu cases, the u.s. is facing a nationwide shortage of intravenus bags. it's located in puerto rico and its production was cut with puerto rico devastated islands. >> not until this happened we realized how many things are produced there. >> if we had a very severe flu season start to develop in the next weeks and months that could push us over the edge. >> nurses are evaluating patients to see if they can administer fluids, e electrolytes without using iv fluid. >>> a lot of us use social media to express our opinions and not everything we say maybe we're not using a filter for using profanity but is it true. we set out to verify this no swearing campaign. as it reads of april 21st, 2015, anybody using profanity will have their account suspended. a website known for debunking myths, the fake ads started floating around back in 2014. the only thing different about it the date has been changed. if you

>>> hello and thank you for watching wusa 9 news at noon. >>> a major breakthrough in diplomacy between north korea and south korea tops our news. two sides are talking again. it took the olympics to bring them together but there's hopes that the talks will lead to deeper discussions on other topics like north korea's controversial nuclear missile program. ben tracey has more. >> this scene seemed unthinkable just weeks ago. five men from the south, five from the north shaking hands. dire warnings of war replaced with warmth. >> the north koreans said they are serious and sincere offering invaluable results. they could afford the optimism because the conversation was not about kim jong un's nuclear program, instead focusing mainly on north korea's attendance at next month's winter olympics. >> the north offered to send a high level delegation including athletes, a cheering squad and sports groups. the south asked that the two countries marched together and resume reunions of families separated. >> it's a big win for south korean president moon jae-in who called it the peace olympics. >>

but in an analysis of earmarks by wusa 9 and the database ledge

marcella robertson, wusa 9 news . >>> the historic tavern building has suffered damage connected to the frigid temperatures, and the city of alexandria is temporarily closing the gatsby's tavern museum in the old town section after the sprinkler pipe burst sunday evening which led to flooding in the building. the building was built in 1785 in the privately owned restaurant was not affected. the museum will be closed for the next two weeks. >>> the outgoing governor of virginia will give the state of the state speech later this evening and it happens as virginia opens the legislative session for 2018 and they will hold the swearing-in for the new delegates that won the race in november and governor ralph northam will be sworn in on saturday. >>> the judge is temporarily blocking the president trump order ending the daca program, the children brought to the u.s. as children and keeping them from being deported. 880,pe subject to deportation as they hammer it out in court.>> reporter: the federal judge temporarily halted the president trump's decision to end the daca program which expires

just avoid calling the restaurant at >>> now wusa 9's first alert weather. >> listen, the whole thing,n. i was going to make a point of the tipping thing but we've got to move on. we're still thawing out from the arctic blast. let's take a look at this water tower right outside lowell, maryland. pretty much frozen. more importantly we'll thaw out everything in the neighborhood, our bodies, our yards, our pets. >> and you know what we're going to have to suffer through some rain but we needed rain. >> ata says no. >> sorry. >> no tip either for you. >> never tips. >> servers actually get the money at the end of the night. >> then it's okay. my point about the serving size i did so my favorite cookie, the serving size was one cookie. are you kidding me. who could eat one cookie? >>> 45 right now. winds light. there's still some up to the north. thir still below zero. but notice it's confined right now to canada. we'll have another surge of arctic air as we get into saturday and sunday. right now we're 45. even boston 39. 63 in atlanta that's heading our way. warmer friday, 60s, again we

.>>> for updates and alerts and to find out how those temperatures will last you want are wusa 9 app. >>> 20 people are recovering after fire tore through their townhomes. montgomery county says someone tried to use lighter fluid to restart their fireplace. that is what caused it. our reporter was there this morning as people tried to process it all. >> reporter: for five montgomery families this is what they came home to this morning. this is what the fire looks like last night. key on shem says his family was about to sit down to dinner when a neighbor banged on the door to get out.>> it was very scary. the fire was already full force in the back. the embers were flying through the wind. they were all over the yard. >> reporter: fire officials essay the fire started in this middle townhouse. >> he was attempting to restart a fire using flammable liquid or lighter fluid. >> reporter: the man was able to get to safety but breathed in smoke and did have minor injuries. several firefighters were also hurt. all five of these homes have been condemned. key on shem was here to gather items

that is it for wusa 9news at noon.e will be back at 5 >> previously on "the young and the restless"... >> sharon: i'm a sucker for weddings. i think we can all root for true love. >> abby: i really do hope that things work out for you and sharon. >> jill: cane and lily are being ridiculously silly. they're wasting time being stubborn. >> devon: and you think you're gonna put them back together with a fake party? >> cane: what's up, buddy? what are you doing in town? >> j.t.: well, uh, short-term work assignment. reed's been spinning ever since i got back in town, but that's on me. that's not on victoria. >> victoria: your father's not going anywhere. he's decided to stay in town. >> reed: 'cause i'm a delinquent? >> j.t.: because you're my son. >> billy: ah!

in boyds, maryland at the 10-mile creek wusa 9. >> i wrote not be crossing that area and there are no plans to change in anything on old west baltimore road. the county has a rustic rural roads program and that stream is considered to be part of the area's historic area. >>> the cold weather is causing headaches for drivers homeowners in silver springs. the pipe burst over there caused water to flood the basements of at least three nearby homes. another water main break caused minor damage to three more homes. >>> after days and days of sub freezing temperatures, the strength of the pipes in your home is probably on your mind. >> should you shut them off completely to avoid a burst. for this verify our researchers checked with a plummer and then the red cross. first the plumber. >> you actually want to keep your pipes open like leave the valves open. >> now here are some things you should do. the red cross suggests that you leave your kitchen cap nets open to get warm air to your pipes and if you're going to be away for a long period of time both the plumber and the red cross told us

bruce lashan wusa 9. >> incredible woman. survived by 16 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren.egacy of kindness and generosity sure to live on. >>> so no victim is too small to be rescued. >> there was a swan stuck in the frozen lake and the poor bird was there for at least 10 hours. >> one neighbor knew something was wrong when he went out to see the bird with his family. >> i was like whoa she was locked in around ice. she was frozen in ice. she couldn't move. >> so those are firefighters. they put a boat into the water and they worked to break up the ice so they could free the swan and eventually the bird was able to flap its wings and muster up enough energy and climb up into the embankment and fly off. >> kudos to those fire guys. >>> 11 in fair fax, 9 in leesburg. we'll come back talk about the prospect of a little bit of snow on thursday. >>> trending right media lights up over matt lauer's replacement on social media. before we start, i just want to say if anyone still doesn't have fios, please stay out of the way so your lag doesn't get us all killed, ben. what's so go

. >> at the museum peggy fox wusa 9. >> we're going to go quite in depth on this discussion tonight at 7:00 with bruce johnson on off script. >>> with all this swirling around and president trump left the white house this afternoon for a doctors visit. he spent a solid three hours at walter reed hospital in bethezda. the president's doctor will release a brief statement later today and provide more details in a press conference next tuesday. >>> the president is cancelling a trip to london next month. he said he's calling off the visit to protest the obama administration's decision to relocate the c away. here's the problem, that decision was made in 2008 under former president bush. the white house says an official visit to england is still on. >>> we're following some other big stories tonight including a conversation with a man who saved a hospital patient who was discharged prematurely into frigid conditions in nothing butt a hospital gown. >>> a mom furious that a teacher who made >>> let's update you on tonight's poll question. are you offended by president trump's alleged vulgar

setting alarms, playing music d >>> that's wusa 9 news at 5:00. >>> people serving on the presidential advisory council on hiv and aids were terminated last week and we were requesting questions asking questions. wusa 9's michael kwaunder is on this for us and mike it sounds like there could still be some life here. >> yeah, in fact nominations for that counsel ended about 5 minutes ago. for a lot of people in our area who are working in the health care field that is a major concern. >> the only reason i'm doing this work is because some of the closest people in my life are living with hiv. >> for people it's personal. >> locally in d.c. that's very serious. >> last year the district reported a sharp decline in new hiv cases but minority groups are still being hit hard. >> black men have one in two becoming hiv positive within their lifetimes. >> up to 25 members. they are not paid. all 16 members of the counsel last week received letters in the mail telling them they were out of a job. >> i think the resounding emotion that a lot of folks felt was a feeling of disappointment because a

you can find that full list on our wusa 9 app. >>> local news in dc, dc united will play their first the new audi field on july 14th. it will be a big milestone for soccer fans. the field is under way. it will be united first permanent home since 1996. >>> the news at 4:30 starts right now. >> this is wake up washington on wusa 9. >>> good morning. my goodness, i think it's the coldest morning, at least feels like it's the coldest morning that we've had in a very long time. maybe a year. >> it was certainly rough. another very interesting run fry car this morning. >> takes your breath away when you walk outside. thank you for joining us. i'm jan jeffcoat. >> i'm larry miller. we are tg ing about closures and cancelations at the bottom of your screen. >>> mary marshall was busy yesterday, going to be busy again today as we are tracking another day of cold temperatures. >> absolutely. you know what, larry, it's the s really concerning out there. area wide it feels like we are below zero in most spots. feels like 4 degrees below zero in washington and in frederick. it feels like 6 degre

but there is a full list of closings on your screen and updating information on our wusa mobile app. >>> let's head over to the woman of the hour tracking the forecast and snow. >>> we are in for the long haul at least until between 8 am and 10 pm looking at snow across the area. some of the heaviest snow band outside of the ocean city area. we will show you what is happening. we have snow around the leonardtown area. baltimore and all of the viewing area involved with this system. if we zoom into the -- dc area we can see around pentagon and parts of national park and highway university, all of those areas getting a light snow. we go around prince george's county where billy and fedex field are seeing light snow showers along 50 and 495. around rockville and gaithersburg, potomac, and germantown, these areas with light snow at this time. i know it is just starting around the northern tip of montgomery county. quantico, stafford. frac fredericksburg light snow for you as well. the have your band has popped up south as well with moderate snow popping up. everywhere else is just gettin

isn't there enough room for two sexy chocolate men on the wusa morning show? i'm here to say that there is an larry isn't going anywhere. he and jen will host wake up washington and then, it becomes mine. [laughter] i can tell them to do whatever i want. we get all the news you need. i say, larry, tell me what's going on on social media and get me a diet coke. >> [laughter] that is different about our new morning show, get up dc. reese waters, jan jeffcoat, larry miller, tomorrow from 6:00 until 7:00 a.m. right here in wusa9. >>> in virginia, there was a deal to expand the express lanes on i-95 another 10 miles. a recent traffic analysis rated this as the nation's worst chokepoint. it will finish and they said it won't require upfront money from the state. >> should i take i-66? >> should i take i-66? and you may be more likely to pay more. >>> we know it's a battle inside the beltway but if your morning the begins with i-66 as your battlefield or your evening commute does, there is a new thing in the struggle called a website for, should i take i-66 today? it

. >>> that's wusa 9 news at 5. the news at 5:30 starts right now. >>> pipe burst, no heat, no hot water. stephanie ramirez talking one on one with the executive director of the montgomery renter's alliance. >> as we followed up on the tons of e-mails and calls coming into our newsroom about pipes bursting, people with no heat, no hot water and we've got in this situation. stephanie has some tips to help you get through this brutal winter. >> this cellphone video is dated september 30th. it was freezing out. matt lozack says there was a pipe burst and the heat went out after. the executive director for the montgomery county alliance. >> they're aware that their apartment is supposed to be warm enough for them to live in it. it has to be at least 68 degrees. anything less than that is unacceptable. >> no heat and hot water in your unit... >> first thing contact your land lord. >> call 311 when there's an issue in your unit and they'll usually send an inspector. >> if you're in an apartment building and the entire bui

she's outside on the wusa weather terrace and something in store for us. >> doing my laundry now. just kidding. i'm demonstrating how important it is to have weatherproof gear if you're out in this cold. i did this earlier and it took me less than five minutes to freeze my shirt. we will see if the live shot is long enough. so cold today that other areas canceled polar plunge is. ocean city, new jersey canceled it and and dc >> reporter: in anacostia monday morning, even if the smiles were frozen in place. >> i didn't finish first or last. >> reporter: they were so excited they made it out in the bone chilling cold this morning . these runners had a warmer home to go to afters but others don't. that's why dc's cold emergency plan is still in effect until tomorrow. the city has seven night shelters open for women and nine for men and one coed shelter. they aren't forcing anyone to go in but you can call 311 if you see a homeless person who needs a ride to a warming location. or if you are like the runners -- >> no excuse! >> reporter: make sure you are prepared. in these extreme te

. >>> coming up on wusa 9 news, risky business. a new internet trend has teenagers eating laundry detergent pods. why? is gaining a real foothold across the nation. those stories and mo "what if" more of the energy we used came from renewable resources? "what if" the electric grid could detect, fix and even prevent power outages? "what if" our grid were less vulnerable and more secure? "what if" all these "what if"s became a reality? well, they are. at dominion energy, we're completely transforming our power grid and the way we think of energy... ...to move from "what if" to "what's next." dominion energy. >>> did president trump cross the line in his expletive deleted comment? this is what you are saying on the mega phone. at least 88% of you think he did cross the line. 12% said no. we will keep you updated throughout the show. >>> the maryland senate could act as soon as today after the house voted to over turn a veto from governor larry hogan. the bill in question the new sick leave policy. the state's new sick leave policy was

i'll come back in week, some snow in the forecast and get that any time you like on our wusa 9 app. larry? >> howard thank you so much. dramatic video from california a driver is trying to out race a current of flood waters and mud. they are to blame for 18 deaths and another 17 are still missing at this hour. carter evans has more. >> the debris field from the deadly mudslide covers 30 square miles. search dogs are assisting in the on going rescue effort but for responders time is running out. friends and family members are joining in the search as well. >> she's missing. >> desperately trying to find his mom. >> we are going to go down the creek and see what we can find. >> she was swept away clinging to her home's back door. her boyfriend survived. >> he hanged on there and they rescued him in the morning calling out her name all night long. >> her upstairs. if she just would have stayed upstairs. >> the mudslide destroyed at least 100 homes, damaged 300 more, mangled cars and downed power lines. even rescue teams are shocked by the magnitude of the destruction. >> we don't see t

in that context, a maryland tv station, wusa reporting that vice president pence was at a church service yesterday and the pastor made a point to say, i don't think this is left, right, political, but a point in their view was a religious point, that it was dehumanizing the way the president spoke about these people. and the vice president became visibly red-faced throughout the speech. your analysis tonight, amy? >> you know, we have a white supremacist in the white house. we have a neo-nazi in the white house. so is it dehumanizing the way he speaks about black and brown people? absolutely. but that is a hallmark of the underscoring philosophy of naziism. so this is a president who believes that people have various genetic capabilities. and he's a person that believes that white people are inherently superior to brown people. he's said it multiple times, talked about his own german heritage. >> as you say that and use the terminology, the lexicon, that there is some sort of, in the president's mind, genetic path to what he would call greatness, speak to how that goes to him trying to t