Carlos wolff friday night after an accident. Both men struck and killed along the highway. Speaking at the funeral, Maryland Governor larry hogan recognizes cohens courage. Im here today as the governor of maryland, representing all the people of a grateful state, to honor the sacrifice of one of our true heroes, a man who dedicated his life to Public Service and who never hesitated to offer a helping hand right up until his last breath on this earth. 9 reporter cohens fellow Fire Fighters shared stories about his sense of humor, like his idea to throw water balloons off the roof of the firehouse. As we were watching the balloons, one laid up a little short. There is a bank directly across the street. [ laughter ] and there was a lady at the atm getting money. [ laughter ] reporter cohen grew up here sander was a local guy. He grew up here in potomac, went to Church Hill High school. Lots of lots of friends still in the area. Reporter cohens casket is placed on an antique fire engine, chopper4 showing lines of Police Vehicles along the icc. A salute as fire Marshal Cohen passes, leaving behind a legacy of service and sacrifice. Governor hogan says lieutenant cohens goodness will live on. The governor ended his speech at the funeral today with these words. The state is grateful. We say thank you, god bless you, and farewell. Doreen, jim . Quite an impressive tribute. Thank you, chris gordon. There was also a private Service Today for fbi special agent carlos wolff in gaithersburg. Wolff left behind a wife and two children. He was a graduate of american university. In a statement his family called him an amazing father, husband, uncle and brother who made us his family says wolff loved serving his country as part of the fbi. Another lawmaker is making a Career Change due to the politics of misconduct. Texas republican Blake Farenthold will retire from the house at the end of his term and will not run for reelection. He denies wrongdoing despite settling the Sexual Harassment case. He is also accuse of making sexually charged and abusive comments to aides. Farenthold apologized today for what he called offcolored jokes. Last week three other lawmakers saw their political careers come to a more abrupt end after Sexual Misconduct allegations. And President Trump is firing back at renewed accusations from three women who say he kissed and groped them several years ago. He denies it, as does republican roy moore who lost a special election down in alabama amid allegations of inappropriate behavior with young girls in past. Who is that . Demonstrators outside the federal Communications Commission today called it a wake up call, but the alarm may have sounded too late. Today the fcc voted to scrap the rules that guarantee equal access to the internet. But what exactly will it mean for you . Think of it this way. It will be legal for Internet Service providers to determine the speed at which you receive content. They might charge more for faster service. Picture the toll lanes on i66, or they might decide to slow or block a competitors content. Think of that netflix version us hulu or amazon prime. Blayne alexander is on capitol hill now with the strong feelings on both sides of this issue. Hi, blayne. Reporter absolutely, doreen. So, the most important thing to know, were not going to see a change in the internet today or tomorrow, but those who oppose the move say that this now opens the door for major internet you or me or anybody who uses the internet and to control what we see. Well need to scale, too. Reporter minutes before a contentious vote, a security scare. On the advice of security we need to take a brief recess. Reporter bomb sniffing dogs brought in, but nothing found. The vote proceeding as plant. The item is adopted. Reporter the fcc ending Net Neutrality an obama era regulation designed to keep the internet open and fair. If i wanted to post on facebook or stream a show on hulu, there is no extra charge for internet use. But without Net Neutrality, there is nothing stopping internet providers from charging more or speeding up their own content and slowing down others. The issue split along party lines. The white house and internet providers argue the government is micro managing the internet. It is not the job of the government to be in the business of picking winners and losers in the internet economy. Reporter but supporters of regulation, internet giants including nbc Parent Company comcast, would have too much power to regulate content. They will have the right to discriminate and favor the internet traffic of those companies with whom they have a pay for play arrangement, and the right to consign all others to a slow and bumpy road. Reporter and protesters say the move would silence smaller voices. People of color, women of color, black people, black women like myself, who would not be heard. Reporter now some consumers are already calling on congress and the courts to decide. And already here on capitol hill, some lawmakers are suggesting legislation regarding todays decision. Doreen . Blayne alexander. Thank you, blayne. We want to know what you think. Should you have to pay for faster Internet Service . The overwhelming majority of people who answered our flash margin. We invite you to weigh in on our nbc washington facebook page. A son kills his elderly mother in her home and turns the gun on himself. Now a family in Montgomery County is left to wonder why. News4s derrick ward is live outside her Apartment Building on fenwick lane in downtown silver spring. Derrick . Reporter well, indeed. That is the question that is reverberating throughout this neighborhood. Certainly throughout this building. Why would a son kill his mother . That is exactly what happened here last night. An 88yearold woman found dead. Police say her killer was her 61yearold son. It all happened in the seventh floor apartment where rose dyer lived. Police say her son garvey dyer who lives in bethesda, came here, shot her, then turned the gun on himself. Neighbors say the victim was a matronly figure in this neighborhood. Ive seen her off and on, and even on the shuttle bus shed be going to appointments or she has to go to the Grocery Store. Reporter police were called to the apartment for the report of an assault, and they say relatives alerted them of a concern for the victim. Derrick ward, news4. New concerns about Pedestrian Safety after an suv struck and killed a man who was crossing rockville pike. This is video from the scene near the vrockville me troe station. The man was hit in the crosswalk. This happened overnight. Police will release the victims name after they are sure they have notified his family. 10 pedestrians have been killed in Montgomery County so far this year, compared to 8 pedestrian deaths in Montgomery County in all of last year. Omarosa said she was fired and had to be he is circuit courted out of the white house are 100 false. The former apprentice contestant turned president ial advisor says she resigned after a discussion with chief of staff john kelly this week. On addressed a tweet by the secret service that it deactivated her access card. They were dee activating my pass, reducing and restricting it to areas i can only go was absolutely correct and it should be done in that way. As peoples roles in the white house change, so should their access. She also said she has seen and heard things at the white house that have upset her, but declined to go into detail. As of june of the 22 highest paid staffers, she was the only africanamerican. Despite resigning, she will receive a taxpayer funded salary through january. To our weather now, the cold air is sticking around at least for a few more days. And the wind has picked back up. Oh, it has. Doug is standing doug, we know youre 68. How big is that snowman next to you . The snowman is 82. Okay. So, my 68 frame, i know dont worry. Do you notice what i have on here, buddy . I do. The things i had to buy today because i lost them. Thats right. You said you had to get some of these. I had to get them. Its a cold night out here. There is a little bit of wind. Any time the wind blows you feel the cold air. Lets look at the numbers right now. The current wind chill downtown, 27 degrees, but its even colder in the suburbs. Hagerstown right now is at 21. Again, a very cold evening. And its going to stay that way as we move on through. Take a look at your temperature. Currently 36 at the airport, but that wind chill obviously much colder. By the time we get into the 9 00, 10 00, 11 00 hour we will be in the 20s tonight. Now, tomorrow a very cold friday, highs only in the 30s once again. Tomorrow afternoon, however, we could see some snow in parts of the area. Were going to break that down for you. Well take you hour by hour with that and talk about that upcoming weekend, too, if you have any weekend plans out here. Weve got a lot of family and potomac. Say hello, everybody. Hello hold on. Some of you guys have hot chocolate. Where did you get the hot chocolate . Its in the garage. Well be back. Ill get some hot chocolate, well be back and do the rest of this stuff later. All right, doug, thank you. Im ready for hot chocolate. High drama outside the courtroom as the driver accuse of ramming his car into a crowd in charlottesville faces the judge and the woman mother of the woman he is accused of killing. Students find work in other classrooms. Plus a fire in an Apartment Building we have breaking news for you at the live desk. Dustin hoffman is now facing new Sexual Misconduct accusations, variety magazine just published the allegations. We are still going through them, but heres what we can tell you. One woman says that she was in high school when hoffman exposed himself to her in a hotel room. She was 16 at the time. Another woman says she had Just Graduated College and says hoffman sexually assaulted her while recording audio for the film ishtar. A third woman said he assaulted her in the back of a son the now 80yearold actor. There are similar claims that were made decades ago. Dustin hoffman did not make any statements to variety. Nbc news has not yet independently confirmed the claims. Back over to you. Thanks, erika. Dozens of people are looking for somewhere to live after a fire forced them out of their apartments in lanham. The fire started inside the wall of one unit and spread quickly, but as our Prince Georges County bureau chief Tracee Wilkins reports now, neighbors helped neighbors when it mattered the most. We have a lot of families displaced. Reporter a morning fire tore through an apartment complex in lanham. The fire all pretty much interior within the walls and ceiling. So, you may have been in that building even on the second floor and not known it was on fire. Reporter many of the residents werent home when it began. I was at work and they called me that the building with is on fire. I judge University Got off work. He was at work, too. Reporter antonio was also at husband called from home to say smoke was in the apartment. I was talking to him. I switch over and i was calling 9191. Reporter neighbor Kenneth Johnson stepped in. I seen him, i was like let me help him out, help him get out of the building. They were trying to evacuate the building. When i got here, thank god, thankful. This my gentleman and the fire people helped me to rescue him and put him in ambulance. Nothing special, just something anybody would do. You know, he was in a wheelchair. Its good to have neighbors look out for you. Yeah, hes good, hes good. Reporter there were no serious injuries in this fire. This resident is thankful for that. Are you worried about what youre going to find when you get into that apartment . Well, i thank god, like i said, i thank god no life is lost. Everything that is lost there is replaceable. Reporter its a terrible time for Something Like this to happen. We are told that some of these families displaced may not be able to return to their apartments for several weeks. In lanham, im Tracee Wilkins, news4. A former masseuse admits to clients and must now register as a sex offender. He entered a plea today in d. C. Court. He faces up to five years in prison. Today he admitted to assaulting two female customers at the massage envy here in tenleytown, and assaulting another woman at a massage studio in dupont circle. The news4 iteam getting results weeks before the Legislature Convenes for 2018. A Key Committee has formally approved plans for new legislation to better protect children. The action comes after a series of reports by Scott Macfarlane about teachers accused of abusing their students. Scott, whats new on this . Jim and doreen, our slipping through the cracks investigation earlier this year revealed virginias current laws could leave children vulnerable to predators who work inside schools. Now, key members of the state legislature are proposing formal changes. This comer the news4 iteam revealed an Arlington County case child found an Elementary School teacher had engaged in sex abuse against a third grade girl. The teachers has always denied the accusation, nor was arrested nor criminally charged. But he appealed that finding which has put his name on a state child abuse registry, but he lost. The iteam found during the appeal over a span of two years, the man managed to find a new teaching job in Prince Georges County. Virginia law allows teachers to keep their licenses and keep their names off the state child abuse registry and to keep teaching during their appeals. All in favor say aye. Aye. Reporter Arlington County senator barbara who chairs the Virginia Commission on youth says that loop hole in law puts kids at risk. It was important that you all got on this and exposed it and enabled lawmakers to actually look at this issue and take some corrective action. Reporter the Commission Just formally voted to amend new law when the Legislature Convenes in january to reduce the length of those appeals to just 90 days people found to have engaged in child abuse from stringing out their appeals and potentially finding new work in other schools. This is about the safety of our children. We want the best environment for our kids. We want our kids to thrive in school and obviously to learn in school, but to do that they have they really have to be safe. Reporter Virginia StateTeachers Union is waiting to see the language in the actual bill when it is introduced next month. In a statement to the iteam, the union says it is frequently urged a speedier resolution to these cases. Teachers often face scheduling difficulties and delays dealing with their local social Service Offices legislature back in session in january. Were going to follow this every step of the way. We have no doubt. Thank you, Scott Macfarlane. And you can watch the entire slipping through the cracks investigation by going to our nbc washington app. Click on investigation. Tavis smiely is defending himself after pbs suspended him misconduct. I have never groped, inappropriately exposed myself, or urged any colleague in the workplace ever in my 30year career. The public broadcaster did not detail the accusations, but said in a statement that an outside law firm was hired to investigate the allegations. Pbs Officials Say the inquiry uncovered multiple credible allegations of conduct inconsistent with their standards. Smylies nightly talk show has aired on pbs since 2004. Tonight we have the results of one of the recounts in the race for Virginia House of delegates, and the republicans still hold that seat. Hugo defeated tanner by 99 votes. The district strategy lz fairfax and Prince William county counties. Races in three other counties are going on. When we come back on news4 at 6 00, a woman fights back after finding a kkk recruitment flyer outside her house. Praise and some outrage. It is one of our top stories online. A Popular Convenience store puts down roots in d. C. And makes some history along the way. Plus, that blast of bitter cold continues, and some of you could see snow showers tomorrow. Doug is tracking all of it from what if more of the 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 ifs became a reality . Well, they are. At dominion energy, were completely transforming our power grid and the way we think of energy. To move from what if to whats next. Dominion energy. Now to the weather and tonights installment of holiday lights. Doug is live in North Potomac bringing us some of the sights and sounds of the season. A pretty spectacular display at the house youre visiting, doug. It really is, guys. It really doesnt do it justice when you see it. We