>> i'm jim handily. here we go. the storm has done a disappearing act with side streets and secondary roads remaining a big concern for many. people are digging out of their cars in an effort to perhaps get in some last-minute holiday shopping. >> while area highways are clear for the most part, crews continue to clear excess snow from exit ramps and from emergency lanes. >> and you're looking live coming up now at interstate 95 at backlick road in virginia. you can see the snow has been completely cleared from the roads but look at the traffic, too, on the right-handide of your screen. >> and we'll show you a live picture of the prince georges county department of public works. officials there say 90% of the county's roads are pass sxbl they hope the remaining 10% will be passable by tonight. >> some roadways are still dicy and many sidewalks are dangerously slick. kimberly suiters has more on today's icy commute. >> reporter: tuesday morning after the storm, mike weiss is dealing with a shaving nick on this, the first day back to work. but at least he's no longer dealing with 20 inches of snow. >> this is how deep it was in the street. >> reporter: the weiss family dug out this 25-yard path to a church parking lot where neighbors parked their cars before big storms. otherwise they say they can't get out. >> especially since i have to go to work today. i was off yesterday. i had yesterday off, but i was not able to -- i have to go to work today and have to take him to day care. >> but by tuesday morning their street was passable. no thanks to montgomery county plows, weiss insists. it's an annual right of winter, he says, to skip his silver spring neighborhood. >> the county tells us we're last priority, so they either miss us or get to us late in the game. >> we have been through each residential road at least once that's a responsibility of the montgomery county department of transportation. with that said, there are still several streets that they have three or four inches of hard-packed snow. >> reporter: is it possible they missed one street? the chief says it's possible with crews running non-stop since friday. >> there is a certain level of human error in every operation. so i certainly couldn't sit here and say that montgomery county is not capable of missing a street. >> rht. >> reporter: the county told weiss snow removal will come to his cul de sac on christmas eve. so he hired his own snow-plowing country monday night as a gift to the neighborhood. >> it would be nice if the county did their part. we're all paying the same tax rate in this county. >> reporter: keep in mind montgomery county has 4,000 miles to cover. we also just experienced what they call a ten-year storm meaning a storm that only happens once every ten years hopefully. that said, if you feel the plows bihassed your neighborhood, you're welcome to call the montgomery county government. i'm kimberly suiters. now back to you. >> you can report roads that need attention online by visiting montgome montgomerycountymaryland.gov/ snow. or call the customer service center at 240-777-6000. well, we won't have the weekend storm cleared before the next trouble comes our way in terms of weather. veronica johnson has more on what we should expect next in the forecast. >> hey there, pat. we will not have that storm completely cleared but we will see more melting taking place like today. here's a look at sky cam. we've had mostly cloudy skies but more melting tay because the temperature was well above freezing. we're at 40 degrees right now. richmond, virginia, at 41. close to 50 downouth in raleigh. there's a lot of warm air south. that warm air is going to be surging northward for our next storm system. but it is going to be tricky. that's what we'll talk about later. as far as this evening, clearing out. temperatures now at 40 degrees. we'll head back down again to the 20-degree mark and teens through the area. 29 degrees, in fact, by 11:00 p.m. mid-20s around the district by tomorrow morning. so this whole cycle of refreezing and melting will continue. the next storm system we'll talk about that rain and a mixture of ice and what probabilities we're looking at right now for the area and where. with all that melting snow, what about the threat of flooding? details coming up in a few minutes. a pedestrian was struck and killed in northeast washington this morning after a collision between two vehicles. it happened in the brentwood neighborhood at the intersection of 12th street and rhode island avenue. a man was standing on the sidewalk when he was hit by a pickup truck that had just collided with a car. he was taken to a nearby hospital where he later died. investigators are trying to figure out what caused the crash. careless smoking is what investigators believe caused last night's deadly fire that claimed the looife of a woman i northwest washington. it was on kennedy street. firefighters found the victim in the basement after bringing the fire under control. the victim's name has not been released yet, although we're told it's a woman in her 30s. authorities say the house was supposed to be vacant, but people were using it as shelter. today, fire officials went door-to-door in the area checking smoke alarms and warning folks of fire hazards. as if the season couldn't get any worse for washington's football team, last night they were embarrassed in a giant loss. these fans had the right idea out at fedex field. we think. the new york giants came out on fire and really dominated the entire game. the giants scored 45 points, the most points washington has ever given up at home since 2001. the giants won the game 45-12. head coach jim zorn says the team was just outplayed from the start. >> i think it was surprising. i think it was not expected. and then when it happened, after it was over, i think everybody was just a little bit shell-shocked. >> lindsay czarniak will have player reaction to the giant loss on monday night coming up at 5:00 and 6:00 from ashburn. >> rough tuesday for fans. there are millions of holiday shoppers trying to make up for lost time today. snow kept people away from the stores over the weekend. today they hit the malls. this is how it looked from chopper 4 around noon today at springfield mall in virginia. parking was already in short supply and there was a line of cars waiting to get into the lot. as of now there is only one full shopping day left before christmas. many of the largest retailers are extending their hoursntil christmas eve. macy's is open 24 hours. toys "r" us will stay open until 1:00 in the morning tonight and tomorrow. target, sears, borders books staying open until midnight. megan mcgrath caught up with some shoppers this morning. >> reporter: the sound of holiday spending. retailers would like to hear more of it. between the economy and last week's snowstorm, it's been rough. to entice shoppers, malls and stores are offering extended hours. at macy's in tyson's corner center, you can shop 24 hours a day up until 6:00 p.m. christmas eve. no traffic, no lines, good deals say these early birds. >> we got here about 5:00 a.m. >> what do you think? >> i like it. it's not crowded at all. nice shopping. >> i'm trying to get two gifts for my mom last-minute. we were off yesterday. did a little bit of shopping but i couldn't find anything so i'm trying to get everything i need to do before i go to work. >> reporter: the weekend before christmas is traditionally a busy time for retailers. but with the blizzard, many folks in our area got snowed in. they're now scrambling to get it all done before friday. many malls are opening at 8:00 a.m. and staying open until 11:00 p.m. >> just thought i'd have more time during the week to do it, but then the snow came and i didn't have any time. >> reporter: there are advantages to waiting until the last minute. a lot of merchandise has been marked down. then you add additional promotions and coupons and you're looking at substantial discounts. >> i just saw some great deals. i thought it was going to be a great bargage. >> lot of signs are up with 50%, 60% off. that's what i'm here for. >> reporter: with three shopping days left, retailers are hoping for brisk sales. they're also hoping for good weather. megan mcgrath, news4. the saturday storm may have cost retailers as much as $2 billion in sales. i've got a little bit. you could be making a dent in that, though. you've got some stuff still to do. >> sort of a lot. >> two more days, pat. >> saturday really hurt me. >> uh-huh. "news4 at 4" is just starting. new details about what the emergency workers found when they arrived at actress brittany murphy's home. and the president take as shot in a healthy way. 'twas the night before christmas and all through the senate -- >> and the debate over health care reform takes a poetic turn on capitol hill. good afternoon. certainly not the time to head to the malls by any stretch of the imagination. we do have big delays. let's look at the capital beltway. this is the pace almost at its length. the outer loop, those are the headlights. we're at the outer loop out of bethesda. that pace continues just slugging along as you make your way down towards tyson's. very heavy towards 236 where the snow removal crew is blocking the two right lanes. on the iber loop, you've got significant delays as well. president barack obama and first lady michelle obama are among those who've gotten the swine flu vaccine. a white house nurse administered the shots on sunday. first lady michelle obama got her shot several days ago and the obama children were vaccinated in october. the president is encouraging all americans to get the h1n1 vaccine. today the centers for disease control updated its stats on the h1n1 virus. more than 100 million doses of the vaccine have been made available. so far the cdc reports about 60 million americans have been vaccinated, more children than adults. swine flu levels remain low at this point but people should stay on guard. >> everything that we're seeing in terms of the flu strains is the h1n1 virus. and so it's not gone at all. none of us know what the weeks and months ahead will bring in terms of influenza activity. >> the cdc says about half of all americans want the vaccine. they're urging anyone who wants a vaccine dose to get one. there are plenty of doses available for anybody of any age. democrats are pledging to deliver a huge present on christmas eve. that's when a final vote on the health care reform bill is scheduled. even president obama is promising to delay his holiday travel until the legislation is passed. but there is still a lot of disagreement on this bill. steve handelsman has the latest from capitol hill. >> reporter: three days until christmas. senate republicans and democrats are still battling over health care. bipartisan cooperation only in the snow and ice. on the senate floor this morning was another party-line procedural vote, 60-39. the democrats' health care bill moves forward. >> we're not the first to attempt such reforms. we will be the first to suck said. >> reporter: party unity has a price. democrat ben nelson is getting $100 million in health care aid just for nebraska. republicans call that sleazy. they say the democrats' bill will lead to federal control even though the public option has been killed. >> the american people get it. the bill itself is the government option. but in government, they do not trust. >> reporter: democrats say the public wants their plan. >> the majority spoke las year when they elected president obama to be president. >> reporter: for obama will delay his holiday trip home to hawaii to stay in washington and help. >> i will not leave until my friends in the senate have completed their work. >> reporter: republicans aren't quitting. >> we'll be here until christmas eve. >> reporter: they get one mocrat's vote, they stop the bill. >> twaz the night before christmas and all through the senate -- >> reporter: the final vote on health care reform today scheduled for thursday morning, the day before christmas. then comes another hard part. reconciling the senate and the house bills. president obama said he wanted that done by new year's, but insiders say no way. i'm steve handelsman, nbc news that u.s. capitol. >> even if the bill passes this year, experts at the non-partisan kaiser family foundation say 30 million uninsured americans won't see coverage until 2013 at the earliest. ahead on "news4 at 4," security cameras capture the scene as a man purposely runs over another man after he's told to move his vehicle. a sign of the times. local folks line upround the block hoping to pick up toys for their tots. i've had asthma for 12 years. 6 years. i've had asthma forever. i never knew why my asthma symptoms kept coming back... ...kept coming back... ...or that i could help prevent them in the first place. the problem was that my controller medicine... ...was treating only 1 main cause of asthma symptoms. but there are 2. airway constriction. and inflammation. unlike most controllers, advair treats both main causes. advair treats both main causes. and that helps prevent symptoms in the first place. 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(announcer) get your first prescription free and save on refills. advair. now you know. on this 12th day and final day of our 12 days of giving, we share our warmth. everybody needs a nice, warm, cozy coat. but there are a lot of people in the washington area who don't have them. so the nurses of georgetown university hospital get together every year and they sponsor the coat drive along with bergman's dry cleaners and they donoate them to the salvation army. call 202-686-nbc4 to talk to the nurses and find out how to get your coat to someone who needs it. molly billingsley is with us. you've been doing this for a number of years. this is very, very needed. >> it's so needed. this year is certainly no different with this massive snowstorm and the economy and the situation. i would say our need is bigger than it has ever been. >> how many coats would you say you need or how many do you generally collect? >> we're looking for 700 to 1,000 coats just at georgetown university hospital. and i think that's reasonable. although it always amazes me because people bring their coats every year and the next year they bring more coats. so it is so heart-warming. >> now, the coats are gently worn. you take coats of all sizes. >> absolutely. there are people who need them who are all sizes. we'll take new coats, too. >> molly, thank you. there you go. share the warmth. news4 is a partner along with bergman's. you donate your coat and then bergman's cleans the coats and gives the coats to the salvation army. go to your closets, clean them out, call us up and go donate your coats. you'll be providing something very much appreciated for someone who needs a warm coat. back to you, jim. >> wow. bergman's and those georgetown nurses come through every year for so many people. well, we've got a couple of cold days ahead. it may be warming up, but the big changes are coming. timing is everything. >> exactly. folks are going to be traveling. there will be a storm system that impacts travel across the plains again. might be cancellations,laces like chicago, down through st. louis and kansas city. out there right now, we have a lot of white stuff, right? yeah. what happens when it warms up around here, jim? when you have that snow. >> flooding. >> yeah. flooding. so some minor flooding is possible at the end of the week. the ground saturated, still pretty warm, too. we are seeing the continued melting. but with whatever is left, the drains clogged. could be minor flooding. 40 degrees, the temperature right now. we is a west-northwest wind that's at 5 miles an hour. the dew point temperature at 24 degrees, but that will be going up as well over the next couple of days. let me show you the satellite and radar loop. we have a weak disturbance that came through the area about noontime. it was just enough that it was going to stay north of us yesterday. it provided just a few scattered flurries around culpepper. even into stafford county. one of our weather watchers reporting that. so that disturbance will be heading east. should stay dry for the next two days with sunshine across the area. the next weather system that we're tracking has been organizing right here over the rockies and four corners area. eventually, again, it will be producing some snow and probably some wind. winter storm warnings are posted up into minnesota. that's the pink that you see there. including chicago. maybe looking at some mixed conditions of snow coming up for thursday. so here's the next 48 hours. clear, clear, clear. nothing but sunshine. the system appears it's going to slow down a little bit. this is early morning thursday and coming up for you folks, late thursday. not even yet to indiana. so that's the good news. but by the time we get to early friday morning, about 4:00, 5:00, 6:00 a.m., that moisture will be riding north. could be enough cold air that stays wedged over us. that is a possible icing that we could see on christmas day. just a 10% to 30% chance. 50% to 70% chance for areas in the valleys west of us. 10% to 30% chance around here of freezing drizzle and freezing rain before switching over. the bad news, that cold air stays trapped. that cold air could linger and give us a little longer, a couple more hours, of icy conditions on the roadways. and then the rain again, about 3/4 to an inch that could lead to flooding. cold and icy overnight. here's a look at your four-day forecast. the high tomorrow, near 40. mid-30s for thursday. a good deal of sunshine right now on christmas day. we've got the possibility of icing. the high, 38 degrees. that rain continues friday night. probably doesn't end now until about saturday noontime or so. that's why the amounts are up to just over an inch. and sunday is looking drier but then we trend off to pretty cold stuff for the early part of next week. jim? >> thank you. today present obama met with the executives of some of the nation's smaller banks and community banks. he's urging them to lend more money to small businesses to help create new jobs and boost the economy. the bankers say they'd like to lend more money but strict government oversight is making that difficult. brian mooar reports. >> c >> reporter: at the white house, president obama sat down with a dozen representatives of the nation's small and community banks. his message? you help borrowers and we'll help you. >> we are looking to see if there are possibilities to cut the red tape. businesses and communities out there are ready to grow again. and we just need to help make that happen. >> reporter: credit, he says, is key to firing up the economy and getting unemployed americans back to work. small banks could play a key role, throwing an economic life line to struggling businesses in their own communities. just a week ago the president met with the tion's biggest banks and he dressed them down for not doing more to help the taxpayers who bailed them out. >> regulate better. >> reporter: these bankers represent a community as diverse as harlem, kalamazoo and rural arkansas say they need help, too. >> the president's message today was that they're listening, they know that the community banks of this nation did not create this train wreck. >> reporter: meanwhile, there's fresh evidence the economy is picking up. november existing home sales jumped 7% to the highest level in almost three years. the president told the bankers the worst of the economic crisis is behind us and urged them to invest in their neighbors and their nation. brian mooar, nbc news at the white house. investors were cheered today by a surge in existing homes. wall street ended up with a gain of 50 points on the new york stock exchange. there's much more ahead new at 4:30. two emergency workers suspended for standing by while a woman died in front of them. we'll tell you why they said they did it. youngsters come to the rescue of a toddler who falls into freezing water. we'll hear the 911 call from the emergency. and an american father trying to gain custody of his son in brazil stands by for a court decisi welcome back, everybody. at 4:30, i'm jim hanley. >> here's the stories we're following now. most school kids in the washington region had a snow day again today. but for others it was back to work. and on some side streets the roads still have not been plowed. officials are reminding folks to use caution when driving. this week will see a lot of melting, then refreezing at night. watch out for black ice. democrats set to deliver health care reform legislation by christmas eve. a final vote is set for thursday morning which would clear the way for both chambers to work on a compromise bill for president obama to sign. the president says he'll also stay in washington until the senate is finished. only one full shopping day left before christmas now. shoppers across our area are trying to make the most of the time they have left. parking lots at area malls were filling up around lunchtime today. most major retailers are offering extended shopping hours and the macy's at tyson's corner is taking it to the extreme. they'll be open 24 hours addai until christmas eve. the new york city fire department has suspended two emts for refusing to help a pregnant woman who collapsed. >> their lawyer says the emts are being wrongfully vilified but even mayor michael bloomberg is furious about this. jonathan dietz has more. >> she loved her sons. she'd do anything to help anybody. >> reporter: that's the womb's twin brother. devastated over how his sister, six months pregnant with a baby girl, died. also leaving behind her 3-year-old son. and he says she might have been saved had two emts simply stopped ordering their breakfast and helped her as she fell to the floor. >> to hear that there were two ems workers in there and they wouldn't help is heart-breaking. >> reporter: the two emts simply lked away to headquarters, telling workers in the bakery to call 911. the mayor, outraged. especially when asked if burnout might have been a factor. >> burnout? they were sitting there having coffee. how could they be burnt out? they're human beings. somebody is dying down the street and they just sat there. >> reporter: suspended are the two emts. their union said, we never condone activity by our members that can harm the public. it happened back on december 9th. 911 was called at 9:13 and an ambulance was dispatched. 9:22, another call. she can't breathe. paramedics are then dispatched. 9:24, the first ambulance arrives. 9:28, the paramedics arrives but she dies at 10:17. >> she was -- [ inaudible ] >> reporter: relatives working their best to care for a 3-year-old boy who doesn't understand why his mom is not coming home. >> he woke up and said, i have to tak care of my mommy. she's dead. not knowing that she's really gone. >> both the new york state department off health and the fire department in new york are investigating the matter. a 3-year-old boy was rescued from an icy pond thanks to the quick thinking of two 10-year-old girls. the boys got away from his older brother who was taking care of him and fell into this pond. one of the little girls who witnessed what happened called 911 while the other went to the pond's edge until rescue workers arrived. >> i'm at my house and this little kid got in the water. >> is it a pond? >> it's a pond and it's -- there's ice and there's a little hole right there. he got in there somehow. >> the toddler's mother was taking a shower and his father was folding laundry. neither knew what had happened. police say charges are pending. luckily the little boy walked away with only a minor scratch on his face. a reduced sentence today for one of the m found guilty of helping an american student convicted of the murder of her roommate in italy. meredith kercher was found stabbed to death in a flat in italy back in 2007. her roommate and two other men were charged. they were convicted earlier this month. the other opted for a fast track trial and was convicted last year. he appealed and today his sentence was cut from 30 to 16 years. knox and her boyfriend are also appealing their convictions. hundreds of pages from michael jackson's fbi dossier could shed new light on the life of the pop star. it includes information regarding jackson's child moleation cases as well as an extortion case in which he was a victim. police also feared his -- the 300 pages of documents cover 13 years of jackson's life from 1992 to 2005. they don't provide any new information on his sudden death back in june. just ahead on "news4 at 4," investigators looking for a missing utah mother try a new tactic in their search sglnchlt. and a drive goes after a man who told him to move his vehicle. and investigators are looking for a missing utah mom. they try a new tactic to find information they need. a cold alley is a far cry from the comfort of a palace, but it is the place where prince william recently chose to lay his head. it was part of an effort to highlight the plight of the city's homeless teenage population. after his one night out in the cold, william said he couldn't imagine what it would be like to sleep on the streets night after night. >> that's certainly one way to find out. >> yep. well, it's pretty cold here. what's it going to be like tonight? >> tonight, pat, back down into the teens and 20s, just the way we started the day today. here's the temperatures through the area. we're in the upper 30s and 40s. clearing out overnight. from the melting today to freezing and refreezing overnight. now, we've had those bright, sunny skies. we'll have those around through the day tomorrow. the high, 37, 38 degrees. so we're not going to see any weather systems zipping through oorm. we there's the high. again close to 40 degrees. on thursday, same thing. dry conditions, about 36, 37 for a high temperature. early christmas morning right now looks like santa will be flying around in rain and freezing drizzle. it's looking more and more likely like there will be a bit of frozen precip mixed in. rain doesn't end until saturday noontime or so. could get more than an inch in spots. >> thank you. when we come back on "news4 at 4," new ratings are out today for children's booster seats. what you teed to know to keep your children safe. and a new and improved tax credit iñ oñiñ we have breaking news from reagan national airport. we want to show you a live picture. an american airlines plane from chicago landed a short time ago. a bird struck the plane and cracked the windshield. the plane did land safely and it has pulled up to the gate but fire engines were standing by. a bird had struck an american airlines plane. but it did manage to land safely. pat? new crash tests raise questions about the safety of child booster seats. only 25% of booster seats tested got aood or best rating from the insurance institute of highway safety. children 4 to 8 years old in booster seats are 45% less likely to suffer serious injuries in a crash. safety experts say even booster seats that do not get the top safety recommendation can still protect children in a crash. >> age is not the most important. it's really based on more of the height of the child and how well they fight into those adult seat belts. >> 25 states including d.c., maryland, and virginia have laws requiring a booster seat for kids until they are 8 years old. parents can check the rating of their children's booster seats at the insurance institute for highway safety's website at iihs.org. nearly 2 million people have taken advantage of the federal tax credit for first-time home buyers since last year. now millions more can also use the credit. but those who plan to start house hunting after the holidays should know time is running out. carmen has more. >> reporter: you may have thought you missed the boat, but you're in luck. the credit has been extended and built upon letting even seasoned homeowners in on the plan. for first-timers the rules still apply as long as you have a binding sales contract by april 30th of 2010. now, you must not have owned a home in the past three years to qualify and the home you're looking to buy needs to be your primary residence. and now if you've owned a heme for five consecutive years as your primary residence, you, too, qualify for a tax credit. this is 10% of the home purchase price up to $6,500. you must be 18 years old and there's no buying from relatives. the income limits for the program have been raised to $125,000 for single buyers and $225,000 for couples. for more information on the tax credit, go to federalhousing p.federalhousin federalhousingtaxcredit.com. >> this tax credit couldn't come sooner for an economy with double-digit unemployment rates. coming up on "nightly news" tonight, more on making ends meet just days before christmas eve. when you don't have a job, that's tonight at 7:00. ahead on "news4 at 4" this afternoon, some new information about what emergency workers found when they arrived on the scene at brittany murphy's home. and take a look at this video coming up. thousands of people line up to pick up toys that were donated to toys for tots. we're back now on this 12th and final day of the 12 days of giving. today we are sharing the warnth. the warmth of a nice warm winter coat on a cold day. 202-686-nbc4 is the number to call to reach the nurses of georgetown university hospital. the nurses do such wonderful work for the community all year long. this is a cause that's really close to their hearts. you've been doing it for a long time. >> yes. i think we've been doing it for seven or eight years. it's one of the most inspirational things for all of us. >> you've been getting really wonderful calls. tell me what the folks are saying. >> this has been the best hour of my day. the people that have been calling have been so interested and so compassionate. one person that she had a new coat but she doesn't go out much and she knows that someone could use it more than she could. >> that's so wonderful. how long has the drive been going on and how long does it run? >> it started on december 14th and it will go through about december 31st. >> and the coats will then be distributed when? >> the salvation army will distribute them at a grand opening on january 6th. >> okay. again, so we're talking about gently-worn coats for adults, kids? >> yes. large, small. and new, old, gently worn. very much appreciated. >> molly, thanks again. the georgetown nurses and bergman's cleaners, which will clean your old coat. all you have to do is donate it. bergman's will even pick the coats up. you can clean out your closets and share the warmth. and for all of the -- the list of all of the organizations that have been featured during our 12 days of giving, log on to the website nbcwashington.com. back to you, jim. >> thank you, pat. the giving continues now. toys for tots is helping many families celebrate the holidays this year. today, however, one site showed us to signs of the times. this was the line for toys being distributed today at the police department. preregistration included requests for more than 12,000 children. even more parents showed up. even though donations are down this year. organizers he to send a toy home for every child. we'll have more on this story tonight at 5:00 and 6:00. well, we've got a couple of dicy days in the weather world ahead of it. veronica is standing by in the storm center. >> that really is friday morning, maybe friday night with any moisture that's left lingering. yes, i know, it's christmas day. we're wapping a storm system forming west of the area. we will be tracking it quite closely and seeing what we'll have unfold here. a little bit of freezing drizzle christmas morning. we're at 40 degrees right now. 46 in hagerstown. 43 degrees down in richmond. and cloud cover is moving out of re. so overnight and by tomorrow morning, mostly clear. some sunshine to hit us early. 25 degrees. temperatures should rise quickly. you should hit a high tomorrow of 37 degrees. here's a look at the four-day forecast. right now it is a 70% chance of resipitati precipitation. >> thankou. after the break here on "news4 at 4," remembering the nfl stand-out who died after falling out of a moving pickup truck. investigators looking for a missing mother trying a new tactic to find informa i've had asthma for 12 years. 6 years. i've had asthma forever. i never knew why my asthma symptoms kept coming back... ...kept coming back... ...or that i could help prevent them in the first place. the problem was that my controller medicine... ...was treating only 1 main cause of asthma symptoms. but there are 2. airway constriction. and inflammation. unlike most controllers, advair treats both main causes. advair treats both main causes. and that helps prevent symptoms in the first place. 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(announcer) get your first prescription free and save on refills. advair. now you know. welcome back. some of the hot topics on the web today now, the search continues for a missing utah mother. police are offering a more than $100,000 reward for information about her disappearance. >> detectives are also looking at susan powell's husband as a person of intest now. last night he attended a vigil organized by her parents in washington state. powell told police he'd last seen his wife just after midnight the day she disappeared. the l.a. coroner's office is furious after someone leaked information to tmz on the death of actress brittany murphy. she died sunday after she collapsed in her california home. tmz reports there were numerous bottles of prescription medications found in murphy's name at her house. medications ranged from depression and antianxiety meds to pain killers. the coroner is waiting to get the toxicoly reports before ruling on her death. talk about road rage. someone driving a station wagon ran over a man because of a parking issue. witnesses then grabbed the driver out of his car and began to attack him. police say the onlookers helped them lift the vehicle off the man who was injured. he was not seriously injured, though. investigators say the whole thing started after the man asked the driver to move his car ofthe grass outside his apartment complex. the fiance of a professional football player killed in an accident that followed a domestic dispute is speaking for the first time since his death today. chris henry died after falling out of the back of a pickup truck that she was driving. she cried and talked about how he changed her life. hundreds of people, including henry's teammates with the cincinnati bengals, were there. the wait continues today for a new jersey man battling an international custody case in brazil. the story began five years ago. david goldman's wife took their son to brazil and wanted a divorce. she lat remarried and died during childbirth. her new husband won't relinquish goldman's son. jeff rosen has the story. >> reporter: david goldman stratogized behind closed doors monday and dateline was inside his hotel room as he waited for the call. but the call to pick up his 9-year-old son sean never came. there was no ruling lat. by late last night, david seemed exhausted. >> what do y make of this delay? >> been doing this for 5 1/2 years. more than a dozen times. aven every time i come down to bring him home. par for the course. if you want to put aside all of it, it's about a father and a son and their rights to be together. and this is just such a mess. >> reporter: david's lawyers caninacan not explain this delay. david goldman is sean's only living parent, but the brazilian family, including the new husband, is fighting to keep sean in brazil. the supreme court promised they'd reach a final decision about whether sean could come home yesterday but late last night at the last minute, they said we need more time. now the supreme court says today is decision day. so we all wait and especially david goldman waits to see what that decision is. i'm jeff rosen, nbc news. >> the brazilian family's attorney filed a new appeal today trying to overturn the federal appeals court's decision to return sean to the u.s. and that does it for "news4 at 4." we thank you for watching. stay right there. 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