she dropped her off for me. >> flames consume an apartment building trapping residents on the top floor with no choice but to jump. we begin tonight with breaking news. involving the family in the middle of a hot air balloon controversy. colorado investigators reveal they plan to file criminal charges in the case. they didn't specify what those charges will be but they are looking at a class 3 misdemeanor. deputies are seeking a search warrant for the family's home. more serious federal charges could be filed. more information will be released tomorrow. turning to the unseasonal cold weather what is going on, chuck? >> the cold rain has been around for 2 1/2 straight days will stick rnd for saturday and the better part of sunday. you can see the light to moderate raurs continuing to move into the area. the heaviest rains in the city of fairfax, montgomery county, maryland, steady rains in western loudoun county. forest hill, m.d. m.d., 41 degrees, 1.5 inches, 2.5 inches in gaithersburg. sloppy weather for the rinse tomorrow. a detailed check coming up. residents of a green belt apartment community awoke to a terrifying ordeal. their building was engulfed in flames. one mother had to drop her child and rely a complete stranger to catch her. >> the 911 calls started coming in around 8:45. raging fire was burning at this apartment building in green belt. >> we were the first to arrive and encountered heavy fire conditions on the second and floors of this apartment buildings. >> reporter: firefighters rescued a number of those trapped. some jumped from balconies. a among those awakened is luis in his ground floor apartment. he and his cousin sprang into action to alert people to the danger. >> the people who live in the top floor, they came out from the balcony but can't get down. >> reporter: he and his cousin made their way to a second florida balcony and helped those down. one woman remained trapped oon upper balcony with a baby in her arms. >> i tell her to send to me, drop her. she dropped her to me and i catch her. are. >> reporter: after the life-saving grab he and his cousin helped people get to safety. it was known as spring hill lake apartments there were half a dozen arson fires. >> i don't know what is going on in this complex. it is an everyday occurrence. >> reporter: this fire went to three alarms with hundreds of firefighters responding. a number of families have bn displaced. the fire department is working with the management company and the red cross to find shelter. the cause of the fire is under inveigation. in green belt, derek ward, news 4. >> nine people were taken to the hospit, two in the burn unit in serious condition. 168 people were displaced by that fire. d.c. firefighters sthad had no trouble putting out a fire on chain bridge road today. the one person in the home got out in time. trouble with the low water supply in the area has been a problem lately. officials say it was sufficient today to fight today's fire. backup water trucks were brought in as a precaution. >> they had three hydrants hooked up in like a minute. so they apparently have learn wrd the good hydrants are. >> today's fire was near home of former d.c. school board chair. last year in july it took an hour for firefighters to find hydrants to fight this fire at her home. we are learning more details and the brazen armored car heist. the suspect was shot and under 24-hour guard at a hospital. police have ruled out a second suspect. darcy spencer has more on this story. >> police say the suspect is a 34-year-old man from northwest washington. sources say he rented a car to commit this broad daylight crime. we spoke to a man who saw the whole thing unfold from his beltsville, home. >> they had the window open. >> reporter: kenneth holiday shows where police snipers were set up in his home watching a neighbor's house where an armored car robbery suspect was holed up. >> the only thing i was concerned about is if he was going to come this way. >> reporter: the suspect forced his way into a house after a resident answered a knox on the door. the man tells news 4 he was able to get away with his small child. holiday took them into his home to stay safe. >> they were in the next door neighbor's yard and they were, like, shivering because it was raining a little bit. >> reporter: police say the suspect fired an automatic weapon on this armored truck. he exchanged fire with police before getting away in a rental car. he ditched the car at remington's restaurant and barricaded himself in the house. >> it wasn't frightening to me until i saw him come out the side door. >> reporter: police shot the suspect after he came outside. >> i heard the shot. i didn't see the guy go down. >> reporter: police say the brazen robbery attempt at 3:30 in the afternoon was like something straight out of the movies. >> that tells you the mindset and desperation of these suspects. >> police have not yet identified that suspect. he was shot in the stomach and is in stable condition at a local hospital. once he is released he will face numerous charges including attempted robbery. still ahead, when you thought the missing bloon saga couldn't get any stranger. the father said he had a big announcement. what he did next left everyone shaking their heads. and doctors say the recession made them busier nan every. a war of words between two retailers means huge discounts for shoppers. drama at verizon center. in college football the hokies travel to take on the rambling wreck and why maryland's ralph friedgen is all fired the "washington post" is endorsing creigh deeds. for having the good sense to deal with the state's transportation problems. the paper calls bob mcdonnell's transportation plans bogus and unworkable. both candidates for governor brought high-profile friends on the campaign trail. tim kaine joined deeds. they rallied latino voters and visited businesses. john mccain joined bob mcdonnell in virginia beach. mcdonnell served in the army for 21 years. mccain praised mcdonnell as a fiscal conservative who will work to balance the state's budget. more americans are flocking to the doctor not because they are sick. they are afraid of getting laid off and losing their health insurance. the down side, if there is anything wrong it will be considered a preexisting condition the next time you try to get insurance. doctors are trying to keep costs down by giving discounts to those who pay in cash. you know the stereotypes but why are these cops on top of a local doughnut shop? will we ever see the sun again? it's a war of words between amazon and walmart. first walmart dropped prices for some of its best-selling hard cover books to $10. amazon quickly matched the price and now are both holding at $9. customers may be happy, the low prices hurt other book sellers who can't match without losing money. a lucky virginian is $200 million richer tonight. the winning ticket was sold at a store in shenandoah. this is the third jackpot winner sold in virginia this year. despite the rainy weather, some maryland police are spending 31 hours on top of a roof. it is not a ploy to catch criminals. it is at the dunkin donuts in front of laurel maul. they plan to stay up there until tomorrow afternoon. they were treated to free donuts, of course. proceeds go to the special olympics. >> you need to make the trip to give them help for the special olympics because mother nature has been mean. >> nasty. >> if they had done it any other weekend they might have gotten sunshine. not this weekend. they are earning every penny. try to stay warm and dry overnight. give them money for the special olympics tomorrow. they are earning every rain-soaked penny of it. an absolutely miserable saturday night right now. find your favorite person to snuggle up next to on a night like tonight. rain, wind, cold. you would think it was january out there. our high toda 47 degrees. a typical high for the end of january. 43 our low. almost an inch of rain in washington. our temperature sits at 44 with a northwest wind at 17. we are talking windchills, 36 degrees the current windchill. that takes into account the wind and the temperature, not the moisture and how cold you are going to feel if you go yourt side. 41 in frederick, 37 in martinsburg, 38 in whin chester, 39 in manassas. over an inch in haguers town, almost two in annapolis. 2.25 in southern maryland. here is a check of doppler, the push of moisture straight up the mouth of the chesapeake bay. heaviest rain in fauquier county and west loudoun. there are heavy rains in fairfax county. moving up i-270 into montgomery county and the eventually frederick county, maryland. rain soaked across the aur yeah. look at this rain. rebuilding over the same places over and over and over. that has been going on for 2 1/2 days. this low pressure steadily intensifying up the coastline. gradually this is by about noontime tomorrow, theain just starting to squeak foour eastern suburbs. by the end of the day tomorrow, the lion's share of the rain will be over. might see clearing for you folks in the shenandoah valley, but monday before serious sunshine comes back. sunday cold and wet, rain and drizzle. upper 30s to low 40s. an ugly start if you are going to sunday services. be ready to get soaked. morning raining giving way to cloudy, cold and breezy afternoon. temperatures staying in the 40s all day long. one or two breaks of a blue sky late in the day. the further south and west you go the better chances of seeing sunshine. the all important seven-day forecast. there is improvement. i know you are waiting for sunshine. by monday a decent amount of sunshine. 58 for a high. tuesday, wednesday and thursday is the payoff pitch. the copsn the roof top should reschedule. toward the end of next week we may have to contend with rain on another weekend. >> thank you, chuck. up next in sports alex ovechkin put on a hockey clinic. it's nice to see we have one local team that is winning some games. >> they give everybody in d.c. something to look forward. when they play, nine times out of ten, i wish it was nine times out of ten, but they are doing well. >> good enough forme. >> when alexander ovechkin is on the ice he has an advantage. when alexander ovechkin is on the ice for a power play it is like giving usain bolt a head start. alex ovechkin, bringing his "a" game tonight. first period, caps on the power play. mike knuble to mike green. to ovechkin for the one-timer. you are so not stopping that shot. his eighth of the year. caps up 1-0. brendan morrison to ovechkin. he skates in, beats dan ellis. caps take a 2-0 lead the game goes to a shootout. ovechkin with a chance to give the caps an advantage. check out his moves as he nears the goal. nifty, shoots and scores. the faps threw out the hats. technically not a hat trick. martin erat drives but varlamov stones him. the caps win 3-2 in a shootout thanks in part to ove's ridiculous moves. >> i had a lucky move. i want to shoot but he comes way too far from the net and i decided to make a move. >> he doesn't usually dik to his forehand. i think sometimes when you score two goals and your name is alex ovechkin the goalie is thinking too much. he bit on what alex did at the beginning and was out of position when he shot the puck. >>id ovechkin call that lucky? i like to call that talent. >> a lot of it, too. >> that looked like he had practiced that. college football now. turnovers are agitating unless you are the beneficiary. maryland turned the ball over four times. it has been a trend for the terps. they have 20 turnovers in seven games. that ranks at the bottom of the football subdivision. the frustration continues. ralph friedgen and the terps maying the caps for t 74th time in history. it didn't start well. the fumble and virginia recovers. a gn of bad things to come for maryland. third quarter, the cavs trail 9-6 until this. chris turner working out of the shotgun. look at the line of scrimmage. it falls in the hands of nate collins. big old 98 scoots 32 yards for the touchdown. one of two i.n.t.s thrown. terps trying to start a drive. nate collins says, i don't think so. virginia added another touchdown. the terps lose 20-9. virginia is atop the coastal division in the acc. the terps have dropped four of their last five. >> until we stop turning the ball over we can work 24 hours a day, they can work as hard as they want to work. we are just giving games away. i don't think these teams that are winning are better than us but we keep shooting ourselveses in the foot. >> it is frustrating. you have to keep going out there. your offense can't do anything with the ball. our offense is a good offense they just made a lot of mistakes. game of the night in the acc, virginia tech on the road against 19th ranked georgia tech. former navy head coach paul johnson and the yellow jackets had their hands full with the hokies. super freshman ryan williams buses right up the middle. you are not going to catch that guy because he can fly. 66 yards for the score. late fourth quarter, georgia tech leads it 21-10. tyrod taylor. he scores from 22 yards out. virginia tech down by five. but then on georgia tech's very next possession they seal it. yellow jackets' qb josh nesbitt tiptoes his way down the sideline. his third rushing touchdown of the game. georgia tech knocks off virginia tech 28-23 is the final. turning to soccer. d.c. united needing a win against columbus to keep their playoff hopes alive. we have drama at rfk stadium. d.c. united faithful in full effect. they don't care about the weather. in the box. it just crosses the goal line. it is aemilio's tenth of the season. check out the defender stuck in the net. d.c. united 1-0. the black and the red still in the mix for a playoff spot. it will come down to the final game of the year next saturday. drama. >> drama. >> we have drama with the redskins hosting the kansas city chiefs. they need a win. understatement of the year. >> thank you, hakeem. >> the weather is not going to be great. most of the heavy rain will be coming to an end as the game is getting started. expect a cold, damp, ugly day for football. >> that is our news for tonight.