i'm justin finch. news 4. back to you. >> justin, tough news there. >> a metrobus brought in to keep people warm after their apartment building caught fire. this on buena vista terrace in southeast d.c. at least 14 people had to escape after the flames broke out around 3:00 this morning. a mom tells us it was frightening and unexpected. >> having a happy new year and you're trying to enjoy your night. i just thank god that i was up. i can be a heavy sleeper, if you know what i mean. i have my 4-year-old. he was asleep. it was pretty scary. >> a firefighter is expected to be okay after falling through a floor in the building. no word yet on the cause. >>> incredibly busy for firefighters overnight. in d.c., flames breaking out at this two-story row home before 1:00 this morning. this is on 5th street northwest. most of the fire is now out. someone in a wheelchair was taken from a neighboring home who was not hurt. this is incredible. take a look at this. how cold was it? crews had to use flares to unfreeze thei

live at ocean city, justin finch, news 4. back to you in the studio. >> justin, we don't want you to fall out there. be careful in the snow. thank you. >> me either. >>> we continue our team coverage on route 5 north in brandy wine, maryland with megan mcgrath. >> megan, how bad is it there? >> reporter: i feel we're racing along here. we're doing a whopping 36 miles an hour on route 5 here. we're headed northbound in the brandy wine area. a while ago, we were doing only 10 miles an hour. so an improvement. but still very slow going here. you can see live looks here at the roads. we have very sloppy conditions. at times, it's difficult to see slow as they should. i haven't seen a plow in a little while now. they were out earlier, but we've got a lot of traffic as people are heading into work. north on route 5. folks headed into the washington area. we have a lot of volume that makes it difficult for the plows to get out there and do their job and get the salt and sand and the chemicals down. we're seeing sloppy conditions, pe

when finch answered his door, he was unarmed. but an officer said he feared for his life when finch moved towards his waistband. finch's wife and attorney say that's no excuse. >> the wichita pd is trying to make him the scapegoat, and that's not going to happen. >> swatting is not a new phenomenon, and police have to be trained to deal with these situations. >> 25-year-old tyler barriss has been charged with involuntary manslaughter for making that prank call from los angeles. >>> a developing story overseas. at least one person has been killed after a volcano erupted near a ski resort in japan possibly triggering the avalanche you're seeing there. several people were hurt by flying rocks. a japanese soldier on a training exercise died after being caught in that avalanche. >>> and dozens of flights have been canceled in minneapolis and other parts of the upper midwest as well as planes after blizzard conditions. parts of kansas and nebraska got up to 14 inches of snow with winds topping 60 miles an hour, and that storm, of cours

finch, who had no connection to barriss, was unarmed and unsuspecting when authorities say he appeared to reach for his waistband. >> like i said, it's an active investigation. >> reporter: investigators say barriss has a record of fake calls known as swatting, which can trigger a s.w.a.t.-like response. the victim's family says the officer who fired the fatal shot is also to blame. >> there was no threat, and the officer shot and killed andy finch unjustifiably. justice is going after the officer that shot that bullet into andy finch. >> reporter: tonight, a young father is dead. >> i keep thinking that this is a dream. i'm going to wake up and he's going to be here. >> reporter: after a prank call from a stranger 1300 miles away. miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. >>> there's a lot more to tell you about tonight. still ahead, high profits inside the new start-ups that are hoping to capitalize big time on california's new pot gold rush. >>> also, how all your unwanted holiday gifts are adding up and smashing records today. we'll be back. >>> we're back with a brand-new pot rush i

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live in alexandria, justin finch, news 4. now back to you. >> justin, thank you. >>> several school districts are giving students extra time to get to class this morning because of some of the ice left over from yesterday. >> this just in. stafford county schools are now closed. those schools were on a delay. that's a change. stafford county schools close maryland. montgomery, charles, frederick county, calvert and prince george's county schools on a two-hour delay. >> return to virginia now. fairfax county, spatsvania, rappahannock, fredericksburg city, prince william county, loudoun county schools they're all on a two-hour delay. manassas city, culpepper and fauquier county schools opening two hours late. >>> it's now 5:35. here's other top stories we're following. black ice may be to blame for a crash for an apartment complex badly damaged in bethesda. look at this here. a woman skidded off the road and smashed into this apartment building on clarendon road. all three families were displaced because of the damage. the driv

live in southeast, i'm just continue finch here for news 4. back to you. >>> justin, thank you. >>> breaking news this morning. crews are working on a second water main break along new hampshire avenue. some of the water is now rushing into homes just off the road. this is near the intersection th take a live look out there now. traffic is moving but slowly. one lane is open in the southbound direction. be sure to follow-up dates on this story on twitter with adam tuss. we also have breaking news in boyd, maryland, where first responders rescued people from this car. this image was tweeted. you can see the car was stuck in several feet of icy water. it was in 10 mile creek near shiloh church road. the temperature at that time felt like zero. feeling for the first responders having to work in these dangerous conditions. >> in the midst of the brutally cold temperatures, this explosion knocked out power to thousands in montgomery county. customers were left in the cold and dark for three here's. pepco quickly worked to restore power. >>> here at

finch, who had no connection to barriss, was unarmed and unsuspecting when authorities say he appeared to reach for his waistband. >> like i said, it's an active investigation. >> reporter: investigators say barriss has a record of fake calls known as swatting, which can trigger a s.w.a.t.-like response. the victim's family says the officer who fired the fatal shot is also to blame. >> there was no threat, and the officer shot and killed andy finch unjustifiably. justice is going after the officer that shot that bullet into andy finch. >> reporter: tonight, a young father is dead. >> i keep thinking that this is a dream. i'm going to wake up and he's going to be here. >> reporter: after a prank call from a stranger 1300 miles away. miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. >>> there's a lot more to tell you about tonight. still ahead, high profits inside the new start-ups that are hoping to capitalize big time on california's new pot goldrush. >>> how all your goldrush. >>> how all your unwanted holiday i've been a lot of things over the years. goldrush. >>> how all your unwanted holiday

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finch, who had no connection to barriss, was unarmed and unsuspecting when authorities say he appeared to reach for his waistband. >> like i said, it's an active investigation. >> reporter: investigators say barriss has a record of fake calls known as swatting, which can trigger a s.w.a.t.-like response. fired the fatal shot is also to blame. >> there was no threat, and the officer shot and killed andy finch unjustifiably. justice is going after the officer that shot that bullet into andy finch. >> reporter: tonight, a young father is dead. >> i keep thinking that this is a dream. i'm going to wake up and he's going to be here. >> reporter: after a prank call from a stranger 1300 miles away. miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. >>> there's a lot more to tell you about tonight. still ahead, high profits inside the new start-ups that are hoping to capitalize big time on california's new pot gold rush. >>> how all your unwanted holiday gifts are adding up and smashing records today. we'll be back. years. your blind spot... your loose satellite dish... the literal deer in the headlights

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when finch answered his door he was unarmed but an officer said he feared for his life when finch moved toward his waistband. finch's wife and attorney says that's no excuse. >> the wichita pd is trying to make him the scapegoat and that's not going to happen. >> swatting is not a new phenomenon and police have to be trained. >> tyler barriss was charged for making that call. >>> at least one person killed after a volcano erupted near a ski resort in japan. several people hurt by flying rocks. the japanese soldier on a training exercise died after being caught in that avalanche. >>> dozens of flights canceled in minneapolis and other parts of the upper midwest as well as planes after blizzard conditions. parts of kansas and nebraska got up to 14 inches of snow with winds topping 60 miles an hour. heavy rain is the big concern, however, today in the northeast. and you have these ice jams clogging waterways and melting and they could cause some serious flooding today. well, farther north in canada no melting here. a u.s. navy warship is stuck in the ice in montreal likely until spring. le

completely unaware of that 911 call, 28-year-old andrew finch opened his front door. >> show your hands! >> reporter: police say that when he lowered his hands, one officer, fearing he had a weapon, opened fire, killing finch. a police investigation showed that finch, who was unarmed, had nothing to do with that 911 call and had no apparent connection to barriss. tonight, finch's mother is demanding not only that barriss be held responsible, but also the police officers involved. david, barriss is suspected in at least 20 previous swatting incidents, including a bomb threat phoned into our los angeles station here, for which he actually served time. now, once he's extradited to kansas, he could face second degree murder charges. david? >> matt gutman tonight. thank you, matt. >>> next, an alarming turn in the case of an american woman and her family. they were rescued from captivity in pakistan, held by the taliban. they're now living in canada. and tonight here, the new reporting, the husband, joshua boyle, is now under arrest, charged with sexual assault and other criminal offenses th

i'm justin finch, news 4. back to you. >>> justin, thank you. >> cleanup is under way at a historic landmark in montgomery county. the basement was flooded of the clara barton home in glenn echo. there is no damage but an inch of water in the basement. that home is being renovated so the valuable items were not there. >>> of course, you can get the latest forecast for your area any time, just open the nbc washington app. >>> we have news from the peninsula. south korea says north korea will send a delegation to the winter olympics next month. this development after the first formal talks bet it signals a potential thaw in the relationship. senior officials met in a border village. the talks were only about the olympic games and not about the nuclear program. >>> as well, a group of protesters stood in front of the white house yesterday demanding congress take action and prevent the president's decision to end the temporary status program that was given to 200,000 salvadorans. they were allowed to come into the

but post-war to this when things really changed jamie finch former director of government public and family affairs for the national transportation safety board remembers that world war two devastated europe's infrastructure to rebuild they hardly invested in rail but that wasn't the case for the u.s. even though the u.s. had a fairly robust passenger rail system prior twelve were to president eisenhower took notice of the autobahn the german government built it benefited the country both economically and defensively he brought. so many people into middle class it created jobs at several levels not just manufacturing but also car parts make notes and selling which of course impacted the economy a great deal the auto industry exploded and changed the culture of driving in the u.s. our economy travels on that the americans love for their cars and their own sense of independence well americans do love their independence solutions to the endless traffic jams are on the minds of many. californians high speed rail was approved by voters in two thousand and eight sixty four million dollar p

killing finch. a police investigation showed that finch, who was unarmed, had nothing to do with that 911 call and had no apparent connection to barriss. tonight, finch's mother is can demanding not only that barriss be held responsible, buzz always the police officers involved. david, barriss is suspected in at least 20 previous swatting incidents, including a bomb threat phoned into our los angeles station. he could face second degree murder charges. david? >> matt gutman tonight. thank you, matt. >>> next, an alarming turn in the case of an american woman and her family. they were rescued from afghanistan, held by the taliban. they're now living in canada. and tonight here, the new reporting, the husband, joshua boyle, is now under arrest, charged with sexual assault and other criminal offenses that allegedly took place after they were back. here's abc's linsey davis tonight. >> reporter: joshua boyle, the canadian man held hostage by the taliban for five years, behind bars tonight in ottawa. the

killing finch. a police investigation showed that finch, who was unarmed, had nothing to do with that 911 call and had no apparent connection to barriss. tonight, finch's mother is can demanding not only that barriss be held responsible, buzz always the police officers involved. david, barriss is suspected in at least 20 previous swatting incidents, including a threat phoned into our los angeles station. he could face second degree murder charges. david? >> matt gutman tonight. thank you, matt. >>> next, an alarming turn in the case of an american woman and her family. they were rescued from afghanistan, held by the taliban. they're now living in canada. and tonight here, the new reporting, the husband, joshua boyle, is now under arrest, charged with sexual assault and other criminal offenses that allegedly took place after they were back. here's abc's linsey davis tonight. >> reporter: joshua boyle, the canadian man held hostage by the taliban for five years, behind bars tonight in ottawa. the 34-y

finch made 100 again, but when he fell, australia stumbled. england taking advantage, taking wickets. chris wo ks advantage, taking wickets. chris woks here, like —— woakes here, calm and creative. 270, it never really looked enough. still england would have to find a new hero, jason roy made history in the first match of the series. here, he lasted just four balls. there were plenty waiting behind him in the queue. firstjonny bairstow then hales. woa kes for firstjonny bairstow then hales. woakes for the second time in a day providing the late innings flourish. england full of confidence and with good reason. a spokesman for the brazilian football legend pele has dismissed reports that he's in hospital after collapsing with symptoms of severe exhaustion. pele is 77 and was due to travel to london this weekend for a dinnerto be to travel to london this weekend for a dinner to be held in his honour by the football writers' association. but according to his spokesman, he pulled out of the length and stress of the journey. pele pulled out of

but post-war to this when things really changed jamie finch former director of government public and family affairs for the national transportation safety board remembers that world war two devastated europe's infrastructure to rebuild they hardly invested in rail but that wasn't the case for the u.s. even though the u.s. had a fairly robust passenger rail system prior twelve were to president eisenhower took notice of the autobahn the german government built it benefited the country both economically and defensively he brought. so many people into middle class it created jobs at several levels not just manufacturing but also car parts make notes and selling which of course impacted the economy a great deal the auto industry exploded and changed the culture of driving in the u.s. economy travels on that the americans love for their cars and their own sense of independence well americans do love their independence solutions to the endless traffic jams are on the minds of many. california high speed rail was approved by voters in two thousand and eight sixty four million dollar plan wi

but post-war to this when things really changed jamie finch former director of government public and family affairs for the national transportation safety board remembers that world war two devastated europe's infrastructure to rebuild they hardly invested in rail but that wasn't the case for the u.s. even though the u.s. had a fairly robust passenger rail system prior to world war two president eisenhower took notice of the autobahn the german government built it benefited the country both economically and defensively he brought. so many people into middle class it created jobs at several levels not just manufacturing but also car parts make notes and selling which of course impacted the economy a great deal the auto industry exploded and changed the culture of driving in the u.s. economy travels all that know the americans love for their cars and their own sense of independence well americans do love their independence solutions to the endless traffic jams are on the minds of many. californians high speed rail was approved by voters in two thousand and eight sixty four million doll

but post world war two is when things really changed jamie finch former director of government public and family affairs for the national transportation safety board remembers that world war two devastated europe's infrastructure to rebuild they hardly invested in rail but that wasn't the case for the u.s. even though the u.s. had a fairly robust passenger rail system prior to world war two president eisenhower took notice of the autobahn the german government built it benefited the country both economically and defensively it brought so many people into middle class it created jobs at several levels not just manufacturing but also car parts make notes and selling which of course impacted the economy a great deal the auto industry exploded and changed the culture of driving in the u.s. economy travels on that bill and the americans love for their cars and their own sense of independence while americans do love their independence solutions to the endless traffic jams are on the minds of many. california high speed rail was approved by voters in two thousand and eight sixty four million

but post-war to this when things really changed jamie finch former director of government public and family affairs for the national transportation safety board remembers that world war two devastated europe's infrastructure to rebuild they hardly invested in rail but that wasn't the case for the u.s. even though the u.s. had a fairly robust passenger rail system prior twelve were to president eisenhower took notice of the autobahn the german government built it benefited the country both economically and defensively he brought up. so many people into middle class it created jobs at several levels not just manufacturing but also car parts make notes and selling which of course impacted the economy a great deal the auto industry exploded and changed the culture of driving in the u.s. economy travels all that know the americans love for their cars and their own sense of independence while americans do love their independence solutions to the endless traffic jams are on the minds of many. californians high speed rail was approved by voters in two thousand and eight sixty four million do

we have justin finch live for us there. we'll talk to him in a second and see what it's looking like. this is east of new hampshire avenue. traffic blocked both ways because of this water main break and the repairs under way. in college park, northbound route 1, water main left lane getting by. riverdale road between lamont drive, water main break there. northbound 95 after stafford, left side block with a crash. >>> more on that water main break that melissa mentioned that could impact your commute. >> justin finch is live in takoma park with more. justin, what's going on? >> reporter: good morning, eun. of course, between montgomery and prince george's right here, where we are right now, red top road and new hampshire avenue. you have crews working on the water main break in the center median there. in terms of traffic, we're looking at lanes impacted on the east and westbound sides. all this construction here down to about one lane going east in this area, looking at two lanes over here on the westbound side. crews have

only fifteen minutes lawmakers cited the amtrak as being too disruptive to communities but finch isn't convinced they do bring their own economic benefit to that community with the gas stations and other services and the restaurants and so on you know when someone takes an exit but if more passenger rails are going to be built safety and proper maintenance have to be a top priority according to finch that medically what are you reporting i am going . investigators concluded that the real meant in washington state last month was a result of the train speeding nearly fifty miles over the speed limit as technology continually advances investigators are looking into the options of controlling the speed of trains remotely regardless of advancement since those without proper investment safety cannot be guaranteed with more joy or through a more cynical to fix it for those shortfalls would now some question the need for these passenger rail systems as the right sharing programs like uber left are also cost effective however the issue of traffic still remains in los angeles untouched suites ou

but post world war two is when things really changed jamie finch former director of government public and family affairs for the national transportation safety board remembers that world war two devastating europe's infrastructure to rebuild they hardly invested in rail but that wasn't the case for the u.s. even though the u.s. had a fairly robust passenger rail system prior to world war two president eisenhower took notice of the autobahn the german government built it benefited the country both economically and defensively brought so many people into middle class it created jobs at several levels not just manufacturing but also car parts make notes and selling which of course impacted the economy a great deal the auto industry exploded and changed the culture of driving in the us economy travels all that know the americans love for their cars and their own sense of independence while americans do love their independence solutions to the endless traffic jams are on the minds of many. california high speed rail was approved by voters in two thousand and eight sixty four million dollar

back to you in the studio. >>> justin finch, live at reagan national. 6:35 right now. our top stories, four people died in north carolina due to storm-related incidents. the north carolina state highway patrol responded to more than 1,000 calls related to the storm there. there have been no storm-related deaths in our area. >>> romaine lettuce could be the source of an e. coli outbreak stretching across canada. more than a dozen states. at least two people died from this latest outbreak. health officials in canada say they believe the source is romaine lettuce. officials in the u.s. say the last reported in mid-december. it's unlikely that any contaminated lettuce would still be on store shelves. >>> a celebrity chef is parting ways with mgm national harbor. chef marcus samuelson's restaurant closed. the decision to go their separate ways was mutual. they respect mgm's new creative direction. samuelson is one of three chefs at the casino resort in 2016. a new restaurant called conservatory cafe is already going up in its place. >>> the red carpet is ready. it's a kicko

a live picture with justin finch in a couple of minutes. alexandria at north quaker lane near janney. we're trying to get this out of the way. southbound 270 after 121, clarksburg weigh station. sounds like a truck lost a couple of ladders in morning. inner loop and outer loop of the beltway looking fine. same situation, 95 in maryland from 32 down to the beltway, you are on time. guys? >> melissa, thank you. back to the water maine break. creating a bit of a headache for neighbors. >> news 4's justin finch is live. good morning. >> reporter: eun, good morning. an alert for drivers who may take north quaker lane. it won't get you to 395. relief here in they have above ground gear. they appear to be doing something with it. perhaps getting ready to go underground and repair this water maine. to give you a sense where we are, right by virginia theological seminary. the work is going as far as key drive just past the site right here. traffic is getting around this event though. we're seeing a single lane going in both directions here. virginia

. >> justin finch is live for us at the beach this morning. justin, how is it looking on the ground now? >> reporter: hey there, aaron. still coming down. an love to be out here playing in this nice fresh snow. look at it coming down here. it's getting powdery now. it was a little more coarse and frozen earlier. i want to show you how much snow has fallen. this bench presumably has not been touched. i'll wave my hand or push it off. there is an icier texture to the snow out here. as you mentioned, blizzard watches into effect out here, blowing this snow and the snowflakes every which way. that's why we're seeing tracks of our own and vehicles that have moved down here become recovered by the fresher powder that is continuing to fall on top of it. here at ocean city, between 5 inches of snow to perhaps more than that. as of right now, watching plows making their way around baltimore and this boardwalk. they were brining yeste ready for this. of course, state and local administrators asking anyone who does not have to venture out into this, just

live in southeast, justin finch, news 4. back to you. >> justin, thank you. it's 4:47 now. president trump is back in washington this morning. his legislative plan seems to be equally as ambitious for year two as for year one. >> tracie potts is live on capitol hill. tracie, good morning. >> eun and aaron good morning. kim jong un said over the new year's weekend that he has missiles that could reach the entire u.s. mainland. obviously, a big kefrn. he's got the nuclear button on his desk. asked about that, president trump said we'll see. a nuclear strategy, a strategy to prevent a nuclear threat from north korea is going to have to be a priority for this well. he ended the year big on tax reform. the white house says this year the president wants to work on repealing and replacing the affordable care act again, making that attempt. but also welfare reform, infrastructure and immigration. he wants money for the border wall. democrats want to make sure young immigrants brought here legally can stay past march. >> coming into the new year, we know there's changes coming to th

>> justin finch is live in reagan national airport. justin, it looks pretty busy behiou >> reporter: it is getting busier, aaron. let me tell you this. when you look at the boards, the arrival boards here, you get a sense of how widespread the impact of this storm is. we are seeing several cancellations to reagan from boston, from charleston, from new york and other areas impacted by this storm. and because it's an act of god, that means the airlines did not have to put up those stranded passengers, so many were left to camp out in airports as they awaited their next steps and next flights. this is an issue that we saw from coast to coast, including over at dulles airport where passengers were stranded for a time. some aboard a flight from buenos aires to new york city. they were stuck on the tarmac for hours. their flight was diverted to dulles. we also spoke with one man who said it was just a trying, long experience. and to put it lightly, a lackluster experience. >> it just wasn't right. the pilot wasn'tki the flight was delayed th

. >> reporter: now finch's mother says she wants the police officer who pulled the trigger charged. but first we are likely to see barriss extradited to kansas, possibly to face charges of second degree murder. now, what's so disturbing, george, law enforcement officials say hundreds of these swatting calls are made every year. >> unbelievably irresponsible. thanks very much. >>> we switch gears to the lottery jackpots climbing in the new year. powerball is still out there as well and now the two jackpots combined more than

live from alexandria, justin finch, news 4, in to you. >> justin, thank you. >>> 4:48. breaking news overnight when it comes to the program that protects young immigrants who were illegally brought to the u.s. >> a federal judge has ordered the trump administration to provide for daca calling the potential to end as quote, arbitrary. tracie potts has a look at what this means. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it means if you were a drooemer, you were brought here illegally and you were still here and you thought your protection status was going to run out in march without being renewed, that is now on hold, at least according to the federal judge's ruling overnight. the judge said the reaction from the justice department, they still say that the program is illegal and they will continue to fight it in court. by the way, the judge's ruling was temporary while this went through the courts. california's attorney general, they launched this challenge, says that this is just a few steps in the right direction. we'll see where it goes from here. >> tracie as this batt

live in fairfax, i'm justin finch. news 4. back to you. chilling confession indeed. >>> new video of the brazen jewelry store robbery we told you about earlier in the week. this video was released on sunday. it is second time the high-end store has been robbed in a matter of weeks. someone hurled a rock through the window at benson's jewel remembers on 13th and f streets northwest. the burglar smashed three display cases, grabbed jewelry and ran off. the owner says it could be the same burgl few days before christmas. this is surveillance video of that break-in. so far, no one has been arrested in either robbery. if you know anything about the case, you're asked to call police. >>> developing now, we're working to learn the name of the man killed in a two-car crash on branch avenue. this happened around 8:00 last nigh. we're told a woman was driving northbound when a man coming off a nearby service road tried to turn left on to branch avenue. he was hit by the driver and later pronounced dead. the woman was taken to the hospital. police ha

in southeast i'm justin finch ne >> thank you, justin. >>> this has been retweeted a lot. safely rescuing three people from the car. you can see the car was stuck in several feet of icy water. this is 10 mile creek, and boy the temperature at that time felt like zero. >>> over the last few days firefighters across our area have been responding to a lot of fires. but this one at a home in and on dale was a bit different. 94-year-old world war ii veteran died in that fire. his wife woke up coughing saying she couldn't find him through all of the smoke. >> it's so sad. i did not safe my husband. i don't know where he is. >> lenny used to care for louis and first wife hazel. and his great nephew tells us used to be well-known for repairing fine glass porcelain. >> they would go to the fine department stores and people would bring things to their home. so they were very well known in the and on dale community and in northern virginia. >> his wife and another woman staying at the home escaped safely. no word yet on what caused that fire. >>> well, we learned that nine children w

even when faced with batting like this from australia's aaron finch. england's one—day side refused to an. finch made 100 again but when he fell, australia stumbled and england took advantage. chris woa kes, and england took advantage. chris woakes, like your site, and england took advantage. chris woakes, like yoursite, calm and england took advantage. chris woakes, like your site, calm and creative the innings was over, 270. it never looked like enough. still, england needed a new hero. jason roy made history in the first match of the series. here he lasted four balls. plenty were waiting behind him in the queue. jonny bairstow and then alex hales, those passing 50. even a clatter of quick wickets did little to throw them. it was only a passing concern. chris woakes providing a late innings flourished the second time. england, full of confidence and with good reason. a spokesman for the brazilian football legend pele has dismissed reports that he is in hospital after collapsing with symptoms of extreme exhaustion. he was 77 —— is 77 and is due

. >> justin finch is there for us. he's one of our many crews spread out across d.c., maryland and virginia. >> of course, the weather center is very busy with your first 4 traffic keeping you up to date on your weather and the roads. good morning everyone. i'm eun yang. >>> i'm aaron gilchrist. first things first, montgomery county schools now everything related to the school system canceled for today and loudoun county schools are also closed. we've got lots of delays and closings to tell you about. we'll show you what's on the screen here now. it's scrolling on the bottom of your screen as well. we'll start with other delays. d.c. public schools open two hours late today. in virginia, warren, fauquier, page, culpepper, frederick and clark county schools opening two hours late. alexandria and falls church, city schools are on a two-hour delay as well today. in maryland, prince george's, calvert, charles, anne arundel and allegheny and frederick county schools on a two-hour delay. >> now to the closures in spotsylvani

. >> justin finch is in takoma park with more. justin, looks like they have a lot of work to do before they can reopen the road. >> reporter: they have a lot of work to do indeed. eun. they're telling us this is a complicated repair. one that takes time. that means, these crews should be out here for the better part estimation. take a look. that center area of the median has been the focus for sefrlg hours trying to repair that water main underground. aboveground, we're now seeing this. traffic is moving at this point on all lanes of the west side of east-west highway between red top road and new hampshire avenue. there's now one lane open going east. you have two lanes on that side. they're doing repairs on the ground now. of course, temperatures here not yet above freezing. so still kind of icy and slick out here in patches as well. crews are asking that drivers in the area take it easy as they pass this stretch. it's monday, going back to work, a lot of cars making their way through here. when you travel this morning, be sure w

coming up at 7:00 a.m., we'll hear more from the finch family. with your "gma first look," kendis gibson, abc news, new york. >>> another woman overboard. carnival cruise line says a 44-year-old woman missing after falling from a cruise ship into the gulf of mexico. this happened sunday night on a "carnival triumph." the ship was on the second day of a five-day cruise when she fell from the deck. that incident comes days after a different woman died after falling from the balcony of her cabin on the carnival heading to the bahamas. >>> the search continues for five people missing after the drilling rig exploded. >> this was the scene early yesterday morning in quinton, about 100 miles southeast of tulsa. flames and smoke from the explosion at a natural gas site could be seen for miles. 22 people were on the rig. one was flown to the hospital for burns. the fire is out now. crews are still on scene in case the rig reunites. former governor arnold schwarzenegger is taking on the trump administration over offshore oil drilling. he tweeted out, don't

a police investigation showed that finch who was unarmed had nothing to do with that 911 call and had no apparent connection to bear ris. tonight, finch's mother is demanding that not only did bar risk held responsible but police officers involved. >> he's suspected in at least 20 swatting incidents including a bomb threat phoned into our los angeles station station for which he served time. if he's extradited back to kansas he could faced is murder charges. arkansas news, los angeles. >>> a fire was reported at hilly and bill clinton's property in new york. firefighters rushed to the scene there. they found a small fire had broken out in a small secret service facility not attached to the actual house. the clintons were not home at the time. >>> a cure for blindness is about to hit the market but it comes at a big price. a new rug is going to cold front $425,000 per eye making it among the most expensive drugs available on the market. it can cure genetic blindness by replacing a gene. they were expected to charge a million dollars to treat both eyes but it decided to drop the price a

police say finch reached toward his waistband and police thought he had a gun. that led one officer to shoot and kill him. police say barace was playing a prank on finch after playing video games against him online. finch was not armed and police say he was an innocent police. >>> oakland police searching for a hit-and-run driver who hit and killed -- her mother wants that driver to surrender. >> i know it's killing your conscious right now. you won't be able to rest until you come forward. >> the family of chantel rochelle last saw her sunday night at a new year's eve get together. they reported her missing when she didn't show up for work. they put up flyers trying to find her. yesterday the family called the coroner's office. they found out she had been killed by a hit-and-run driver in a crosswalk monday morning on 98th avenue and sunny side street two blocks from her home. >> i was -- that was a real coward move, you know. it could have been your mom, your sister, your cousin. um, it's not right. >> the police say they're searching for a dark-colored sedan.

live here in alexandria, i'm justin finch, news 4. i >> justin, thank you. >>> new video is coming in showing the devastating reality of the mudslides in southern california. take a look at this devastation. the neighborhood in monticeto looks like it has trees down and debris everywhere. >>> apparently oprah says that her estate in santa barbara has been damaged by the mudslides. chris lawrence is live with the latest on all of this. >> it has. take a look at this video that oprah posted to instagram. it shows her walking through the mud at her estate in santa barbara. showing us how deep it is. she said the house in the back is gone. in her post oprah also showed some helicopters who have veryivery i veryhovering above trying to get in to save her neighbors. the rivers of mud and debris have left 13 people dead. dozens injured. but for the first time in days there forecast and no rain. eun? >> terrible situation there. chris, thank you. >>> it's a sad ending to the search for a missing man with dementia. we told you all week to keep

this is what we've been talking about where justin finch is live for us as well. we're talking about the college -- takoma park area here. take a look at the map. we'll show you a live picture here in a second. east-west highway, east of new hampshire avenue, traffic blocked in the area. montgomery to pg or prince george's county. northbound bw parkway, right shoulder blocked. back to another water main break. this one in northwest. 34th at porter street. icy conditions reported there this morning. problems still hanging around on 95 in virginia. northbound after stafford, left side blocked by the crash. beltway looking good, aaron? >> melissa, thank it's 5:04. more on that water main break that she mentioned. >>> justin finch has more on the water main break. >> reporter: that's right. the work going on for several hours. behind me, you can see the backhoes are out. the lights here are on as there's continuous work going on to repair this water main just behind us. take a look here, east-west highway between redhawk road and new hampshire avenue. seeing blockages

where the coolest said he lived but the man who answered the door was twenty eight year old andrew finch a father of two police unaware that it being a prank calls were taking no chances they confronted mr finch before shooting him you hear the officer primarily who has the action on body camera but you have officers from the other side also giving commands in iraq consistent about put your hands up walk towards us. but he continued to drop down by his waistband which is a concern that's where our people typically would put a handgun or some type of weapon andrew finches mother says her son was not with the car this garon huge people without any consequences family was very important here that two kids survived him in their midst who have a wonderful man. it's been suggested the suspect and the victim had a dispute join an online computer game there's no research evidence to suggest that video games whether they're violent or nonviolent lead people to become more aggressive in the real world so this just happens to be a spurious. link in this situation between call of duty and this windi

father of two police unaware that it's been a prank calls were taking no chances they confronted mr finch before shooting him you hear the officer primarily has the action on body camera but you have the officers from the other side also giving commands in iraq consistent about put your hands up walk towards us. but he continued to drop down by his waistband which is a concern he says where people typically would put a handgun or some type of weapon andrew finches mother says her son was not. this go around people without any consequences family was very important here and that to survive him. there mess we have a wonderful man. it's been suggested the suspect and the victim had a dispute join an online computer game there's no research evidence to suggest that video games whether they're violent or nonviolent lead people to become more aggressive in the real world so this just happens to be a spurious. link in this situation between call of duty and the swatting instance i did this week the world health organization brand a video game addiction a mental health disorder police are treatin

father of two police unaware that it's been a prank called were taking no chances they confronted mr finch before shooting him you hear the. officer primarily has the action on body camera but you have the officers from the other side also giving commands in iraq insistent about put your hands up walk towards us. but he continued to drop down by his waistband which is a concern says were people typically would put a handgun or some type of weapon andrew finches mother says her son was not with the car could this go around shooting people without any consequences family was very important here you've got two kids that survive him in their midst who have a wonderful man. it's been suggested the suspect and the victim had a dispute join an online computer game there's no research evidence to suggest that video games whether they're violent or nonviolent lead people to become more aggressive in the real world so this just happens to be a spurious. link in this situation between call of duty and the swatting. i did this week the world health organization brand of video game addiction a mental h

we're live from takoma park, justin finch. news 4. >> it's 4:30 now. developing news out of new york. >> chris lawrence at the live desk. >> boy oh, boy, the airport. this time it was a flooded terminal. take a look at this. the new york port authority is launching an investigation after a pipe broke sunday, flooded one of the terminals. they had to shut off the power. this mess adds to the weather-related chaos. they're still dealing with the delays when they had to close the airport. we just checked with flight aware. the airport seeing delays of 30 minutes. if you're flying in and out of jfk, check your airlines today. eun, back to you. >> looks like a big mess. chris, thank you. >>> howard university has postponed classes for more than a week because of problems created by this long stretch of cold weather. the cold caused steam pipes to burst, filling two classroom buildings and the annex with moisture. ceiling tiles had out in order to prevent mold. it also caused problems for the boiler system. though some buildings don't have consistent heat. >

we want to go to justin finch in ocean city. now, justin, you need cross country skis. >> are you catching a break? what are you doing sitting? >> reporter: erika, melissa, i've been standing all day in this snow the last one. also i saved you both a seat out here to come out here and join me on your own time, obviously. if you can see, the snow is still coming down. i'm going to get up and show you something else now. the snow is approaching my knee. that's how much snow we are seeing right now on the boardwalk here. and as you can see, it makes it a little hard to get around here. nick, you okay there? i'm going to also show you a few other things here. i want to go over and take a look at the beach. that water is really moving indicative of the wind blowing out there on the shore and onto the beach and whipping the snow around right in front of us here. take a look here, the plows have been going as well today. you can really get a sense of how much snow is out here by the size of this drift right by this hooter sign here. i

they thought 28 year old andrew finch was reaching for a gun. it was all triggered by this bogus call.911 call: "i'm just pointing the gun at them, making sure they stay in the closet. my mom and my little brother."wichita police believe 25 year old tyler barriss called them from across the country - in la. court video: "is this your signature here, where i'm pointing?" "yes"today he waived his right to extradition, which means he'll be in kansas to face their justice system within weeks. detectives think an online gaming argument led to what's called swatting: calling police with a false report and a fake addressjohn bennett :"they want to see the armed officers, they want to see a bomb dogs, helicopters, that's all part of the fun they see in this."barriss is no stranger to police. he was sentenced to jailtime in 2015 for calling in bomb threats. the daily beast also reports he used what's believed to be his twitter account - at swautistic - to boast about other swatting attempts against targets like the fcc. swautistic tweeted this about finc

justin finch, live for us on the roads. justin, thank you. >>> this is what we're talking about when we say take your time on the roads. an apartment complex badly damaged in bethesda. get it off the road. >> the damage from inside and outside. building were displaced. the driver was trapped in the suv and has to be rescued by firefighters. she is in the hospital because of serious injuries. >> cleanup is under way. flooded the basement of historic clara barton home . the home is being renovated right now. most of the valuable items had been cleared out. served as the headquarters for the american red cross in the 1800s. >> the latest forecast in your area on the nbc washington app. we have the latest school closings and delays running at the bottom of your screen in the app. 4:33 now. breaking news out of north korea. >> chris lawrence is at the live desk with the latest. >> south korea says north korea will send a delegation to the winter olympics. this after the first talks wean the countries signaling a potential thaw i