Happy new year, right . Yeah, thanks a lot. Well, as you get back into your routine, remember you can get the power of storm team4 any time anywhere. Open up the nbc washington app on your phone. The bitter fold is keeping firefighters in our region busy tonight. Thats right. We have had a rash of house fires, many of them the result of people just trying to stay warm overnight. D. C. Fire crews battled the flames at a row house in northwest and at an Apartment Building in southeast. In virginia, firefighters were called to homes in annandale and in arlington, and in maryland there were 12 fires in Montgomery County alone this weekend. And there was a tragic end to a fire in annandale, a 94yearold world war ii veteran wasnt able to make it out in time. News4s amee cho has been talking to folks who knew him and joins us live from the neighborhood. Amee . Reporter meagan, his name was louis they called him mr. Lou. He loved to have fun and used a walker and maybe thats why he wasnt able
Year in the mid 40s. Yes, we get into the 20s, but normally for a couple of days. Not for numerous days in a row. We have a lot more coming. Frigid weather continues. Tracking the storm for thursday, continuing to get more information and just got another computer model that just came in. Were going to talk about that in just a second. And coldest air yet moves in. One thing for sure about this system, its the cold air, the coldest by far, we will be well, well below 0 by the time you go to sleep thursday night and wake up friday morning. All right. Doug, thanks for the warning. Well, you bundled up your kids so tightly for the bus stop you could hardly see their faces. And as students get back into the swing of school this week, some are poking fun at that bone chilling weather out there. The richer Montgomery High School is tweeting 500 below 0. News4s Meagan Fitzgerald live in Fairfax County where it is so cold, some of the buses wont work. Reporter wendy, thats exactly right. Up to
All anaheim shall be equally allocated between the parties and in event shall debate continue beyond 11 50 a. M. Each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip shall be limited to five minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. Mcgovern, for five minutes. Mr. Speaker, yesterday President Trump released the most reckless and heartless budget i have ever seen in my life. It slshes virtually every worthwhile program, programs that help the middle class, soonors, and veterans. But what i find particularly offensive and troubling, is his budget is a radical assault on People Living in poverty or on the edge. It cuts medicaid, housing assistance, Social Security Disability Insurance benefits. The trump budget also decimates the supplemental nutrition assistance program, known as snap, our nations first line of defense against hunger. It cuts the program by 193 billion over 10 years, thats a 25 reduction. President trump makes these ruthles
They shared memories and lit candles. They remembered a young lady who touched so many. Shes not coming back. That was my world. That was my other half. Reporter ashleys brother understandably shaken after losing his sister less than 24 hours ago. My world is empty. I have no more words i can say. Reporter ashleys brother inlaw was also there sharing his grief. Heart right now. My brother, Brian Perdomo and my mom, its tough, tough moment for our family right now. Ashley, i love you forever, my daughter. Reporter and several others were there to comfort ashleys family. Many of them wrapping their arms around her mother, mercedes and expressing their condolences during this time of meanwhile ashleys family also received word of constantinos arrest for the hit and run. Im happy that they got him, but its not going to bring my sister back. Shes not coming back. Reporter as you can see, still a few candles that are still lit here in memory of ashley. That vigil ended around 8 30 p. M. We h
Student walkout at paint branch high in burtonsville. Students at Blake High School and Richard Montgomery and paint branch and northwest as well as seneca valley high schools have either walked out or are playing to walk out planning to walk out later today. Good afternoon and thank you for joining us at noon, im andrea roane. Debra alfarone joins us along the protest route in Silver Spring with reaction from some of the students there. Debra . Reporter hey there andrea. We are at the final Meeting Place and it to kind of go along with students as they were traveling down New Hampshire avenue in Silver Spring but we caught up with them and they stopped right here at mlk park, so you can see how many students are here. Theyre all from blake, spring brook and paint branch. And they all joined together today for a walkout and a protest. So spring brook and blake, they met up around 9 40 this morning. They all walked near Colesville Center and then they were heading over here to the park