Turkey. As many as 35 people feared dead. How the mass shooting is affecting new years eve celebrations here in own country. And for the first week in 2017 im tracking big swings in temperatures. Ill let you know what to expect coming up in my updated forecast. All right. 2016 is about to go out with a bang in northern virginia. Thanks for joining us tonight. Im erika gonzalez. Its first night alexandria, a big draw for people looking for a familyfriendly night and the countdown is on until the big fireworks show. News 4s Darcy Spencer is in the middle of one of the best parties in town right now. Darcy, whats your Vantage Point and how are things looking for you . Well, it just got really busy. They just closed off this street here. Ive been covering first night alexandria for the last several families out and all the kids. What youre seeing right now is people streaming towards the waterfront to see the fireworks on the potomac tonight. Crunchy, crunchy, crunchy reporter at the Torpedo Factory the music with the grandsons entertained dozens of people here for the first night alexandria celebrations. Among them stacy fox volunteering for first fight with her kid. I always tell my kids to much is given much is required. Come on and give back every chance that you get. Reporter at the masonic temple, more entertainment for the entire family. This little one got her face painted. First time here and we just saw the advertisements and it looked like a lot of fun. For the kids its the best thing to do. Shes really enjoying it. The magic show was aw reporter teddy clown making balloon designs for the kids and plenty of spiders. Theres your spider, wow. Say thank you. Its a big kick. I love it. I adore it. Its so much fun and so creative. I like my whole family and everybody reporter first night, a familyoriented event ringing in the new year all across old town. How would you describe 2016 in a word . Its been good. Its been a good year. You have family. You have friends, you know. Its been a good year. Happy new year reporter they were defini definitely in a great mood tonight. The fireworks set to go off at midnight on the potomac and im signing off. My last live shot of 2016. Back to you. A pleasure to work with you in 2016. Look forward to some good times in 2017, maam. Another new year. Thats right. Stay safe out there and happy new year, new years eve parties in the world. Were talking about times square, of course, and about a Million People are there right now, and as nbcs Anne Thompson reports this yores celebration comes with an extra layer of security. Reporter a dazelings start to 2017 amid reminders of the everpresent danger. New york preparing with a record 7,000 officers in times square. How confident are you that you can keep all these people safe . Im extremely confident. We are so well prepared to do this. This is something that the nypd does so well. Reporter people already waiting for hours. Been on my bucket list since i was like little. Just have to do it once. Reporter among the first celebrants in the global party, sydney, australia. Fireworks illuminating its harbor bridge, the citys biggest display ever. Hong kong, dubai, moscow all lighting up their skies. Happy new year reporter revelers in tokyo selfie sticks. This year as pervasive as festive accessory, concrete barriers and heavy vehicles strategically placed to block truck attacks. The carnage of nice in july and berlin just two weeks ago on everyones mind. We hope for the best and plan for the worst. Reporter germanys capital flooded with extra police. In an unusual move some carrying machine guns at the party at the brandenberg gate. Chancellor Angela Merkel calling 2016 a year of severe tests. The biggest islamic terrorism. As always, there is the eternal hope for peace. Pope francis leading the prayer of thanksgiving and praise inside st. Peter eats basilica, a more worldly at mott fear here in the city that never sleeps. That was nbcs Anne Thompson reporting, and you can watch the ball drop right here on news 4 after this nightclub has killed at least 35 people and left dozens more injured in turkey. It happened during a new years celebration in istanbul. The governor calling it a terror attack. The gunman shot an officer before he opened fire inside a packed nightclub. The attacker is still out there, and right now it is not clear if the gunman acted alone. Because of that attack, as a precaution nypd is redeploying some counterterror teams across night clubs in new york. Again, we are being told this is just a precaution. There is no new or credible threat out there that we know of. And right now were looking at mostly cloudy skies across the area, and its a little bit breezy out there for the last hour, less than an hour of 2016. 46 degrees right now and notice the winds out of the now, they die down overnight and heres what you can expect tomorrow morning, january 1st and happy new year, by the way. 6 00 a. M. Were around 41 degrees. Low 40s throughout the majority of the Early Morning hours with partly cloudy skies, so if youre heading out early tomorrow morning, you want the warm coat and sunglasses. Now im updating a temperature roller coaster for the first week of 2017 in my full forecast. Who are you kidding . Nobody is heading out early tomorrow. Yeah, right, girl. See you in a few minutes. You never know. Breaking news. Were learning that one person has died along the csx train tracks in Montgomery County maryland. Rescue officials tell us that a train hit Somebody Just before 10 00 tonight at the tracks in germantown. Were working to learn more and well spring you any new information as soon as we get it through our nbc 6 washington app. The driver of a minivan is facing chargeser thats just part of the story. Virginia state police say this all started before 10 00 this morning attine hauer avenue on 495. They say the woman was speeding, going nearly 90 in a 55. But when the trooper pulled her over, she took off again, reaching speeds of up to 110 miles an hour before ramming a troopers patrol car. We are told the woman tried to make a run for it as the van caught fire. The woman faces a litany of charges. The trooper hit is recovering from an injury the president and president elect enjoying their new years eve and they both decided to do the same thing. Plus, new details on a bad break thats left one local Community Without water for nearly 24 your path to retirement may not always be clear. But at t. Rowe price, we can help guide your retirement savings. 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Just really touches all of our hearts, and they came and volunteering and doing things like that, and it just really hurts my heart that we have to read their names. This years vigil was dedicated to rita jackson who founded the group decades ago. She died in january. Well, it is the biggest new years eve celebration in the country. Look at these beautiful live pictures from times square where hundreds of thousands of people are ready for that ball to drop. Plus, we told you that one of the eagles in florida had hatched. Now, were going to show you. Stay with us. Well, new years eve got off to a bit of a bumpy start between president elect donald trump and the staff. Trump ditched the media pool assigned to travel with him when hes in public so he could golf at up of his courses. An aide says staff wasnt aware he left the florida estate. Earlier today trump began the holiday with a message on twitt wishing a happy new year to all including, quote, his enemies. Hes ringing in the new year right now at a ticketed bash at and president obama also teed off today. He kicked off his new years eve on a golf course in hawaii where hes been on vacation for the past couple of weeks on the island of owe oahu. Many in their community spent the last of their afternoon giving back. People donated furniture and clothing to the goodwill in arlington. I know this location well. An official says hes not surprised so many in our area want to give back. This is a nice tenor here and its one of the top five busiest centers in the country and weve got 17 centers around the country and theres plenty of people to go if they wish to make a generation donation to goodwill. And a fast tax writeoff before the year closes and goodwill hopes you take advantage of their new pack and ship labeling. Put it on the items you would like to donate and the Postal Service and goodlittle will take care of the rest. Instead of stayi to watch the ball drop some kiddies celebrated at theive in ay yard and watched balloons drop at noon. Part of the noon yard weve vent. A Family Friendly celebration complete with face fainting and moon bounces. A baby bald eagle is getting one of its first meals from mom as we wait for the brother or sister to hatch. The mom harriet has been checking in on hur unhatched egg and newly hatched baby all day long. This is actually a live feed from her nest in ft. Myers, florida, and this isnt harriets first time on tv. In 2012 more than 16 Million People watched her raise two bald eagles until they were hold enough to leave the nest. Very cool story. Tomorrow, january 1st, the weather is cooperating. We would expect that for january but ll and then have the umbrella handy on monday and tuesday with rain at times. Rain a little bit heavier on tuesday and by friday, well, its cold. Were only in the 30s for highs, and right now were in the low to mid40s across the area with 46 degrees in washington and 43 up in fredericton and 45 for you in leesburg. Mostly cloudy and throughout the day a mix of clouds and sunshine. And by lunchtime a high of 50 and a high tomorrow afternoon of 53 degrees. A little bit warmer than today and by tomorrow evening at 8 00 were around 44, so all in all the weather having a pretty low impact on your sunday. Traveling tomorrow is looking good. Outdoor exercise. Get a jump started on your necessary lougs maybe. You want the long sleeves, but, again, its pretty comfortable. Temperatures ten degrees above normal and if youre going to go skiing or snowboarding look at that tomorrow. Make sure you have the goggles with the sunglasses in them because of the want the warm jacket and gloves as well. Temperatures in the 40s for the game. Now, talking about rain early monday morning. 3 00 a. M. Here on future weather, already showing showers across the area. Well then have occasional showers throughout the day on monday. Otherwise overcast skies and then more rain on tuesday, but notice the temperature roller coaster i was talking about. From 48 on monday to 60 on tuesday, not too bad on wednesday. Were in the mid50s and then we start to go down in a big way. Low 30s on wednesday and low 40s on friday and the first full weekend of 2017 highs of only 35 degrees. Much more like winter. You know what to expect from your kids in 2017 but what do the kids expect from the grownups . I dont really know what that is. Pot smoking. Dont litter. Its important for people to be ki kind to me because thats how my fights with my sister starts. You hear that, the kid wants his sister to be nice to him. Oh, my gosh, every sibling rivalry. I hear you, kid. Pretty good advice there, kid. Jusstis its a foregone conclusion seeing bama in the National Championship. Well show you who they will be playing next in sports. Afoot and lighthearted i take to the open road. Healthy, free, the world before me, the long brown path before me leading wherever i choose. The east and the west are mine. The north and the south are mine. All seems beautiful to me. A new year and a new National Champion will be crowned in College Football. Clemson and ohio state played this evening for the right to face alabama in the title game next week. Second appearance in the title game in three years. Twotime heisman finalist Deshaun Watson leading the tigers to an early lead. He gets the job done on the ground for games first touchdown. 100. Watson is the only player in fbs history to toss 4,000 yards and rush 4,000 yards in a single season. Heres an example why. Beautiful place to c. J. Fuller. Clemson snatches a 170 lead at the break. Watson scored another rushing touchdown in the third quarter, and that was the nail in the coffin. Clemson demolishes ohio state 310. Tigers are playing in a National Championship game for the First Time Since 1981. It will also market first time that urban meyer had ever been shut out as a head football coach. Alabama will make an appearance in the National Championship game for the sixth time in eight years. The crimson tide have won four National Titles since 2009. Earlier this afternoon to punch their ticket to next years game. Ryan anderson scored on a pick six and Bo Scarbrough rushed for 180 yards and two tohdowns in the winning effort. Caps devils tangle for the second time in two nights. Washington winners of four straight in new jersey. Scary moment early on in this one. Tom wilson with a big hit on john moore. Moores head goes into the boards hard. No penalty called. Moore stretchered off and taken to the hospital where he was released earlier today. Hopefully hes all right. As for the scoring, the cats did that early and often. Six different players light lamp. They avenge thursdays shootout loss winning 62. Caps face the senators tomorrow at 7 30 at verizon center. It had been five years since Virginia Tech earned a win over a top five opponent. That streak snapped this afternoon when the hokies topped number five duke 8579. The hokies controlled the game from the start to finish. They led by 16 at the half. Justin bibbs led the way with 18 points, one of six hokies. Tech now 121 and averaging over 83 points per game. The hoyas are still searching for their first conference win after xavier came into d. C. And had an 8176 loss. Georgetown will look for their first big east win wednesday. They head north to play providence. Its a rare sight to see. Virginia lose at home. The Florida State seminoles handing the cavs their second loss in the last 37 acc home games. Duane bacon had a career night, sizzling late on a way to a virginias second loss of the season. Both ranked teams as they dive into conference play. The redskins kick off against the giants sunday afternoon in a mustwin situation. With a loss washington will be eliminated from the playoffs. With a win, the only way they dont get in is the unlikely scenario that grown bay and detroit tie in their sunday night game. As far as jay gruden and company see it, the equation is simple. Playoffs have already begun. Time for washington to survive and advance. I think, you know, were around each other for so long and such an important game here at the end. Its a little chippy out there from time to time. Thats to be expected. They are anxious to get on the field and play this game. You know, its been a long year and we have a lot to play for. These guys are excited to play and its time to go, and i think they are fired up to get it done. So it will be alabama and clemson in the National Championship game for the College Football title, and, again, the redskins need to get a win make the playoffs. Happy new year. Happy new year to you, my friend. That wraps it up. That is our last our final broadcast of the year, and we cant thank you enough for allowing us to be here with you on the weekend, and we look forward to sharing many more broadcasts with you in 2017. Before we leave you. We want to show you some gorgeous shots of fireworks from around the country and around the world. Have a very safe and a very happy new year. Well see you in 2017. Happy new year, everyone. Announcer our regularly scheduled programming will not be seen so that we can bring you a very special new years celebration. Its new years eve, with hosts carson daly, and mel b. Featuring musical performances buy alicia keys, jennifer lopez, pentatonix, and blake shelton. Now, live from times square, its carson daly and mel b. Carson you tell them, bruno. Mel b yes. Carson just like bruno mars said its showtime. Welcome to it. Right here on nbc. Im happy to have my cohost