Fast. There was no way that anyone could get out of this house alive. The tree was 15 feet high and it was very, very dry. Were told a lot of needles were found underneath as well as in the area that collects needles underneath the tree. It provided a big fuel load for this fire to spread. Were told that don piles body was actually found in the great greatroom area. It was normal for him to sleep on the first floor. His wife sandy and the grandchildren were on the second floor of the home. It appears they all did die from smoke inhalation. Again, were continuing to gather new information. A press conference is scheduled any moment now including the anne arundel fire chief and executive. Police credit witnesses who whipped out their cell phones for helping them track down a woman wanted in a parking lot hitandrun. Alexandra menendez is charged with many charges. Heres Northern VirginiaBureau Reporter david culver on columbia pike. Reporter mk auto is back open today but without its owner. The owner is in Critical Condition now. Witnesses tell me he was run over not once but twice in the driveway of his own business. Thats her. She hits him here. We got hold of this Surveillance Video from a neighbors business. It shows an suv pull in. An employee walks out to apparently tell the driver to leave the car in park. But watch. The reverse lights go on and the vehicle backs into two other suvs. Now police tell us 39yearold Alexandra Mendez was behind the wheel and they say she had a suspended license. Vehicle leaves the frame, it hits an xterra. But before heading to the exit, this man went to stop her. A man also tried to close the gate. But witnesses say the suv did not stop. Emergency crews rushed him to the trauma center. He has a chest plate. Hes got tubes coming out of his sides, tubes coming out of both sides of his face. Hes missing skin off his face. Hes in really bad shape. Reporter right now mendez is behind bars here in arlington without bond. Coming up all new at 5 00, youll hear from some of the employees here who share a little more about the victim who is right now fighting for his life. In Arlington David culver news4. Right now residents in several towns along the massachusetts coast are trying to bounce back from this weeks powerful winter storm. Several homes were damaged, but it wasnt so much the snow thats too blame. The storm whipped up strong waves and high winds. That punched a hole in a seawall and dauzed caused flooding. The snowfall may be over, but travel is not back to normal. It has a lot of folks stuck for another day. More than 600 flights are preemptively canceled today. Airports from new york to maipne are trying to clear their runways. Amtrak is getting passengers from new york to boston for the First Time Since the storm hit. Back here at home, its another blustery day. And it might not be all that long before we see some snow of our own. Lets go to veronica johnson. Hey, chris, thats right. 24 hours away, just a day away, tomorrow this time well not only see some rain but some snow falling throughout parts of our area. Heres whats going on. Tomorrow p. M. Rush, rain and snow mix. It starts around 4 00 p. M. Temperatures, though will be above freezing. But as we get to the end of this system, the end time when it starts moving out, thats our best chance of seeing light accumulation. Im going to show you where those locations those neighborhoods are best locations for seeing the accumulation in a few minutes. Heres where the storm system is now, right around areas of missouri. Thats what will be moving this way very quickly. Fast moving system, big story today the wind, the cold. The windchills right now anywhere from 20 to 31 degrees lower windchills tonight but at least the wind will settle. Ill give you the whole timing on what to expect with the wintry system in a few. Right now were taking you live to arlington where president obama is about to speak at the farewell seminary for chuck hagel. An early goodbye. Hagel is expected to stay on the job for a few more weeks. A Senate Confirmation hearing for his presumed successor Ashton Carter is set for wednesday. First theyve got to get through this matter of the attorney general. Its setting up to be Senate Republicans versus president obama. And the person in the middle could be the first africanamerican woman in history to become attorney general. News4s Steve Handelsman on capitol hill. Reporter she stands around 5 feet tall but 55yearold Loretta Lynch is seen by many as a legal giant. Ultimately, i know we all share the same goal. Reporter as the top federal prosecutor in brooklyn, she went after corrupt politicians, cops who abuse citizens and won billions from wrongdoing banks. Im impressed with your qualifications. Shes tough, hardworking, independent. Reporter republicans hope so. They charge attorney general eric holder does the bidding of president obama. Youre not eric holder, are you . No, im not, sir. If confirmed as attorney general i will be myself. I will be Loretta Lynch. Reporter but on immigration and the obama executive order enraging republicans this massive what i would consider in essence refusal to enforce existing law reporter lynch took the obama side. No deportations for millions and instead employment permits. I believe that the right and the obligation to work is one thats shared by everyone in this country regardless of how they came here and certainly if someone is here regardless of status i would prefer that they be participating in the workplace. Reporter but lynch promised in her work to foster new and improved relations with congress. And at this point Loretta Lynch looks like a sure bet to win Senate Confirmation as the next attorney general. There is new cooperation to help prevent crashes near a local airport. After a crash that killed six people. Official was the Maryland Aviation Administration told news4 they will support any proposal to reduce operations at the Montgomery County air park in gaithersburg. The county executive and council are cutting back training flights often flown by newer pilots. The air park is open 24 7. Theyre considering closing it overnight. There have been several crashes since 2007 around gaithersburg including a crash into a home killing a mother and two children back in december. Its a story that had so many of you reaching out to others on social media. A local father accused of taking his own baby and triggering an amber alert. Now were getting new details about what happened moments before the laemtded ak introduction. The first family is back in washington. Many people are still talking about something they didnt do while they were abrought. First at 4, the surprising face thats coming to their defense. Take a look at this video, a 320foot furnace a steel mill in maryland was imploded this afternoon. The steel mill is near dunn dock. It closed three years ago. This furnace was the only thing left. It was demolished to make room for a new Business Development at that site. New details now about what happened moments before a maryland man allegedly abducted his 5monthold daughter. It set off an amber alert we first reported yesterday evening. The suspect turned himself in last night and the child is back safely with her mother. According to police, dierra denny drove a rental car where he punched the babys mother and threatened her with a gun. Police say he grabbed the child and drove off with a car with no car seat. Denny faces several felonyies. Find a full list of the charges on our web site and our app. Afamily is stunned after they saw a Delivery Driver in their driveway. This story doesnt end quite the way you would expect. Mystery solve. D. How a good deed started a conversation on social media. Technology has improved our lives, in small ways. In big ways. But what about this . Couldnt this be better too . At redfin we asked ourselves the same question. Which led us to create new ways to take you inside a home or instantly schedule a tour. But we paired that with our own agents who arent paid on commission but on your happiness. And thats what makes it all work the world has changed and now real estate has too. Announcer youre watching news4 at 4. Youre looking at a live picture of the News Conference going on in annapolis. They are talking about that mansion fire that killed a set of grandparents and four of their grandchildren. We have learned already that a Christmas Tree that had been up for about 60 days had something to do with that fire. They found a tremendous amount of needles, dry needles there. Were going to get more information. Darcy spencer is live on the scene listening to the News Conference and working her sources. Shell have more. You can listen to this live on our web site or stream it on the washington. Com app as well. The online debate is raging over this canceled super bowl ad. Godaddy said it underestimated the emotional response viewers would have to a depiction of a puppys sale on a web site. Animal rights advocates including commenters on our Facebook Page says it others say they find the ad funny and previous ads they say have exploited women. Still no word on the content of the ad godaddy plans to air on sunday. 41 of the americans think the patriots cheat nd the afc championship game. Public polyfound that 27 do not think the pats cheated while 32 say theyre just not sure. Meantime, in phoenix, lets get the party started. Its Getting Started at the super bowl. Thats right. Whos right there in the middle of it . Jim handly looking very dapper in his shortsleeved tshirt. How many times have people told you today how cold it is now and how lucky you are . Reporter you know, chris and pat this is my last day to wear short and short sleeves because rain is coming in tomorrow, friday and saturday, too. Sunny for super bowl. But you said it the party starts today. In just a couple of hours, the clydesdales come galloping into town, we begin nightly free concerts and every night well see fireworks like theyve never seen before. A lot of people particularly young ones, are lining upe grand canyon experience a taste of the can yoonyon taking on this rock climbing wall. I tried my hands and feet on it. Its not a good look on me, hence the shades. Check it out. Here we go. Wow, this is harder than it looks. Okay i think i need longer arms. Oh, no thats not going to happen, guys. Hash tag halfway fail. This is the grand canyon experience. Its about three stories up. My problem, i needed my arms to be as long as my legs. I tweeted out a pic of my split blue jeans today. Check it out. Now take a look at how its supposed to be done. Our resident rock climber photographer chris kerwin makes it look easy. Check out how hes bouncing off the walls coming up. Hash tag fearless. He has done this before, folks. Speaking of it is a ninth time at the super bowl rodeo for nbcs al michaels. I got a chance to chat with him, hear about how he prepares and what makes this sunday different fwr his other sunday nights that draw the biggest audiences on tv every week. How is it different than youre usual sunday night, prepareing for a super bowl . We try not to make it any different actually because our feeling is amongst our crew is were doing a mini super bowl every sunday night. Its the number one show on television and were proud of that obviously. But we go in totally prepared for every game. You dont want to think that any one game is more important than any other. Whos your pick . I dont have a pick right now. How about triple overtime. Reporter there you go. I think these teams are so eveningly matched and the game gets decided in the third overtime. Reporter folks, weve got a lot coming up at 5 00. The feds were out in force today in glendale in an under cover scheme today. The crowds start to pour into phoenix. Well show you their haul. Were also going to get the native american take here in arizona on our redskins name. And finally we sample a native american tradition known as indian fry bread. Pat and chris, it is amazing. I had to loosen the belt today. Back to you. Well see you at 5 00. I never thought id say this, but stay dry in arizona, handli. Go work on your rock climbing. Theyre going to get a little rain. They are. Were going to get a little rain and even a little bit of snow around here. But that is about 24 hours away. Tomorrow this time. Meanwhile, weve taken a look at the latest information. We have not one but two storms moving in over the next four days. Yes, one tomorrow, then a stronger one which well talk more about throughout this newscast. If youre going to be going out tonight, heres what you can expect, Clear Conditions and definitely cold. But at least the wind will continue to settle down. 38 degrees right now. Weve still got winds gusting over 20 Miles Per Hour currently less wind by 9 00 as we move from 38 to 31 degrees, went 9 almost ten degrees lower, with clear sky by 11 00 p. M. Here is a look at your future weather. Fairly clear by early tomorrow 10 00 a. M. Clouds on the move and over us. Partly sunny to mostly cloudy early part of the day. Then by 3 00 off to the west well start tracking that system. Cumberland i think its the snow, mixed conditions of rain and snow Martinsburg Winchester down through those areas rain and rain into leesburg. So its up to the north around Frederick Hagerstown where theres a chance for snow. Little snow mixed in with the rain around d. C. On south mostly rain. But again this will be a fast event for us. 8 00, this is a look at the temperatures throughout the area. Leesburg youre at 31 but that system well east of you. Baltimore at 34 degrees, 34 where typically the road temperature is a little higher. I think were just fine for road surface conditions tomorrow. Low impact storm, roads fine. But again a fast moving event from 4 00 p. M. To 8 00 p. M. Here again is your best chance of seeing the snowflakes mixing in with the rain. North of 66, up around 70 and even i83 to 72 toward areas of hagerstown hagerstown. Impact forecast, fairly low with this system. Our chance comes late in the day so most of the day salvageable for getting out. Run early, though, because it will be wet later. 24 degrees at 7 00 a. M. , 33 by 11 00 a. M. , 36 by 1 00 p. M. , then 39 for your afternoon. Yes, plenty warm for tomorrow. Here is a look at your storm team 4 forecast. Plenty warm as we get into the evening hours, 36 on friday. Weve got a quiet day, partly sunny. And this is what were going to be talking more about too, later on in the newscast this system not for saturday but for sunday. Not just rain with this but some snow. Thats right, snow. Well have more coming up in a few. Even buried under two feet of snow, one mystery mans good deed is not going unnoticed in boston. Here is the feelgood whodunit. Its a mystery the city of boston and so many on social media have been trying to figure out. During tuesdays snowstorm, the blizzard somebody actually went out and shoveled the Boston Marathon finish line. Now, this photo was taken, posted on twitter. It started getting a lot of retweets, people figuring out who was this man. Using the hash tag who shoveled the finish line. Hes actually run in the Boston Marathon, and he is a local bartender in the area. Again, this is the photo for the full story, head to our nbc washington Facebook Page. Thanks amelia. A medical myth exposed. It looks like where you live is not the cause of one particular health problem. Why that means some of you wont be breathing so easily. In just a few days, everyone, just about everyone, will be glued to their tvs for super bowl xlix. So is now the best time to upgrade your Entertainment Center . Plus, first at 4 super bowl sure has people talking. Its our nbc washington flash survey of the day. Tell us why you like to watch the big game. Vote by texting or calling the number on your screen. You can also cast your vote on the nbc washington facebook and twitter pages. Does inner city living put you at higher risk for developing asthma . Theres new evidence it does not. In news4 your help a study by John Hopkins Childrens Center that race, ethnicity and income are the biggest risk factors. We have a family asthma and allergy expert. Experts have said that africanamericans were at higher risk because they tend to be concentrated in inner cities. But this study refutes that. Thats right. Its not so much where they live. Its more that i think its because of demographics. Africanamericans have moved out of the inner city into the suburbs and even rural areas. But what they brought with them was a few things. One of course is their family history. Then those other links to asthma, whether it be premature birth which then has a risk factor for asthma because of these young fragile lungs, smoking exposure or pest allergy. All of that came out to the suburbs and the rarely area. We find this is also true with Puerto Ricans as well. The risk factors are out to other areas. Income also has a lot to do with it. Yes. What that really showed is, if you were looking for an asthmatic, you used to think, go straight to the inner city and find it. Really it came to the suburbs. Dont just look at the city. It may be because theres poor housing and also poor access to medical care. Now, if you live in maryland this could be an even bigger problem because of the budget cuts were expecting. Right. We just said that people that have lower income have an increased risk of asthma. So what happens . In 2013 there was a bill passed and the budget was amended to actually allow more money for physicians to accept medicaid patients. Because the problem is doctors literally cant afford to take care of them. Now, with the end of the Old Administration and now the start of anew, budget cuts will cut into this group of people who need it the most. So whats sadly going to happen is it, those low income at risk of having asthma are end up in e. R. S, then well end up running up medical bills because they wont be able to see their doctors in offices, which is where its best treated. Very interesting. Dr. Jackie, thanks so much. Youre very welcome. Its the video you need to see if you have kids. The very important warning this afternoon that could prevent a tragedy in your home. Were watching breaking news in annapolis. A deadly mansion fire, liv again . Give them something special. Gather around the worlds best chicken and homestyle sides for a dinner everyone will get excited about. Kfc. When youve got something to share, you need upload speed. And only verizon fios gives you upload speeds. As fast as your download speeds. And the fastest wifi available from any provider. Period. So join the millions who get the difference fios makes. And see how sweet it is. Call the Verizon Center for customers with disabilities at 800. 974. 6006 tty v breaking news, a News Conference in annapolis just wrapped up. Lets go to Darcy Spencer at the annapolis fire station. Reporter were learning a lot of new details about what happened with that tragic mansion fire just a bit more than a week ago. As weve been reporting, this was an electrical fire. Its been ruled as accidental. And it did involve a Christmas Tree. There was a problem with one of the power outlets that was nierear the tree. That outlet was powering 15,000 Christmas Lights on that tree, 15 feet high, and that served as a huge fuel load for that fire. Im told that it burned like an inferno. Some of the other information that came out today that this fire happen nd the greatroom of the home. As you can imagine a greatroom, 19foot ceiling a lot of air in that room. Again, fueling this fire it spread very quickly. The victims, at least the wife and the grandchildren were asleep upstairs in the sleeping areas which are all connected to the greatroom. Lets hear now from the atf. This fire was the result of a tragic accident that occurred at the absolutely worst possible time, while the piles and their grandchildren were sleeping. Reporter now, we also learned that theres a lot that investigators still want to learn about this fire in terms of how exactly it happened, what role this tree played. This tree was dried out. They do plan to do some testing with some other tree thats are just like that tree in the coming weeks. Well have more on this story coming up on news4 at 5 00. Live from anne arundel county, Darcy Spencer. Storms over, but boy, oh,ople who had Flights Canceled this week are still waiting to get home. Chris pallone shows us just how long the take in one ever the hardest hit areas. Reporter the blizzard of 2015 is officially one for the record books. This was the sixth biggest storm in the city of bostons history, and it was the largest storm on record in the city of boston in the many of january. Reporter from connecticut to maine heavy snow and high winds blasted the region, closing schools and businesses and shutting down roads, canceling thousands of flights. Now the cleanup and catchup is under way. Here in new englands second largest city, worcester massachusetts, theyre digging out from 34. 5 inches of snow. Its their biggest snowfall ever. Im on a mission. I want to get it done. Reporter like many new englanders hes racing to get things cleaned up before the next snow flies possibly later this week. The south shore of massachusetts and nantucket island took a beating from winds near hurricane speed and high waves which rocked the seaseawalls. State officials are assessing the damage. At the northeast major airport stranded air travelers are finally seeing signs of hope. Once it stopped, its not like a light switch. You cant just turn it back on. It has to go through a measured process. Reporter nearly 8,000 flights were canceled because of the blizzard. Im a little frustrated. I want to get home. Reporter since the Boston Marathon bombing, the marathon finish line has been a symbol of strength and se zilresilience. Chris pallone nbc news, worcester massachusetts. Its not often texas senator ted cruz praises the white house but he gave First Lady Michelle Obama a shoutout on facebook today. His post said, she stood up for women worldwide because she did not wear a sharia mandated head scarf in saudi arabia. In fact the first ladys bare head generated worldwide debate. The Washington Post was one of the first to report on this controversy. Adam, ive been to saudi arabia western women arent required to wear head coverings. Was she making a political statement or just sort of keeping her own sense of personal style . Well as my colleague wrote i think we can say the first lady always this thinks about what shes wearing. I think its actually a pragmatic choice. Remember the controversy her husband ka caused by allegedly bowing to the saudi king in 2009. I think she wanted to be herself. There is also the issue of whether she behaved appropriately or looked appropriate in the receiving line. Some leaders shook her hand and some did not. I guess the question was if they were shunning her in some way. Thats interesting. In saudi society, nobody is supposed to touch a woman that youre not related to or married to. It is haveinteresting that some people including king salmon did choose to shake her hand. Maybe a sign of pragmatism. Just a quick question. Condoleezza rice when she was secretary of state, she went scarffree. German chancellor Angela Merkel has not worn a scarf in saudi arabia. Why is it so controversial when the first lady chooses this . Theres two things. The first thing is we are living in a social media age. Really the people causing an uproar online were social conservative saudis. Then the second factor is the debates as she came from the states. I think thats because were at this point where people are really sort of reexamining the u. S. saudi relationship and saudi human rights. Adam taylor thanks for joining us to talk about that controversy. Thats right. Theres another controversy going on on a local campus. The social Media Campaign thats grabbing a lot of attention on a campus thats already dealt with its share of perronroblems. Into the flames. Fire fiertdfighters jump in to save children. Storm team 4 tracking more snow. Thats right. First we have this cold night to get through. Some wintry weather tomorrow. Then more wintry weather coming up the weekend. In fact sunday. There is a new chief for the u. S. Park police. Robert mclane was sworn in this morning during a ceremony at ford theater. Our news4 today colleague Aaron Gilchrist served as master of ceremony. Mclane was acting chief for more than a year and says hes honored to continue serving the group. U. S. Park police serve and protect federal land here and around the country. Several investigators considered videotaping license plates at gun shows to help fight crimes. But today dea administrator michelle leonheart told the Associated Press that the idea was only a suggestion and was never put into action. It would have included license tag scanners that take pictures of every passing car and record the information in a database that can be used to track vehicles movements. Investigators insist that no cameras were ever instauld. Check out this incredible video a rare firstperson look at saving lives. A firefighter pulled three kids out of a burning home. He had a camera attached to his helmet sunday in fresno, california. At one point, the firefighter gets inches away from the flames before carrying a small child outside. The kids suffered some smoke inhalation. Right now theyre in the hospital recovering. There is a controversy brewing on uvas campus tonight. A group that represents sororities is demanding sisters do not attend saturday midnight parties at frat houses. This is when Sorority Sisters going house to house having drinks with friends. But some sisters said there were suspensions fines and penalties if they violate the ruling, just days after the university itself l lifted its suspension of activities. The hunt for the perfect super bowl worthy big screen. Consumer reporter Erika Gonzalez shows us how to pick the best tv without blowing your budget. And decades of wrong finally righted by this group of friends finally getting their records clean. Announcer youre watching news4 at 4. Welcome back. We have Team Coverage first at 4. We have reporters and meteorologists standing by this afternoon, including storm team 4 veronica johnson. Are we talking a onetwo punch on super bowl weekend. Is that right. The second storm looks like it will be on sunday. Well give you the details here in this weather presentation. Lets head on over to the weather wall from outside. We have that nice clear sky so no problems whatsoever. But a cold start to the day tomorrow. Yes, were talking about with the first storm as part of your weather headlines here, rain and snow tomorrow, a mix. Then a stronger storm coming up for sunday. That is super bowl sunday. Ill give you the timing on that in just a moment. Look at the temperatures for early tomorrow morning 24 degrees right inside the beltway, but teens elsewhere. Youve got spots like aspen hill and poolsville starting around 14, 15 degrees chan tilly and about 15, morningside 22 degrees tomorrow morning. And as the day comes in a little bit of filtered sunshine. Dry roads with 24 teens in the outlying suburbs. As we get into the afternoon, 5 00 to 7 00 the system pushing in at 4 00, the roads will be wet but okay, the temperature 36. Thats because we get up to around 40 degrees here in d. C. Other locations, 36, 37 degrees to the north. Its not until we get to the late evening hours when temperatures could drop low enough, around 8 00, 9 00, where they could be 33 or 34. But the system will be moving out. School day forecasts for tomorrow the bus stop is cold. Youve goat the green light. Recess overcast and in the 30s green light. Dismissal, still a green light. A lot of graphics and a lot for you to plan out. You can always find more information by following me on twitter or of course on facebook. Take a look at this. On friday what comes in behind tomorrows system is the cold, as we go from windchills 15 to 25 degrees by the afternoon on friday, 5 to 15 degrees. So it really start getting cold here again pretty cold by the end of the week. Again, everybody though, doug looking to super bowl sunday and what will play out with this next storm. And you just mentioned the cold will be here friday will be here on saturday. Saturday probably the coldest day that we have. So the cold is already entrenched. Thats what makes the next storm an interesting one to watch because the cold air is here on saturday. As we move back to the west this storm, our next storm on sunday, will actually come from the south. So it will try to bring in some milder air. Now some of the late us a little farther to the south, and that means the mild air stays to the south and that means a better chance for snow as well. This moves in on sunday most likely sunday afternoon. Mostly snow, but right now nothing too heavy. This is something well continue to watch over the next couple of days and the forecast will continue to change. Well be all over it for you. We get through tomorrow just fine, again, 39 your high, quiet on friday. But very cold at 36. Your weekend, saturday sunday, temperaturewise its cold on saturday. We start out in the teens, the high around freezing. Good for us that at least we get up to 38 on sunday. But as we fall, again, its snow that will be moving into the area predominantly snow. Weve got a lot more on the sunday system at 5 00. Well, sails on tv leading up to the big game can lead to big savings. Market track says you can expect to shave about 20 off the cost of most tvs. Consumer reporter Erika Gonzalez shows us some of the best models for your money. So many options. So which tv should you buy . Consumer reports has tips to help you score the best set for watching sports. A sports bar is a great place to watch the big game. At this one, you can follow the action on 49 tv screens. Were going to expect a big crowd, a bunch of noise, and a good time. Reporter but if youre buying a tv for your Super Bowl Party at Home Consumer reports says a screen thats at least 50 inches or larger is a good size for a crowd. Testers in consumerConsumer Reports labs size up hundreds of tvs every year. Also important, a set that delivers a wide viewing angle. When youre watching a big game not everyone is going to get that great seat front and center. One of the issues with lcd and led pictures is it can start to look wiped out. Another consideration, how well the tv handles fast action. Most tvs do fine with motion but sports is one of the types of contents that can stress a tv with Movement Without causing the blur. They also evaluate the tv sound clear and loud enough without distortion. The 55inch sony bravia delivers silent sound and gets high marks. It costs 2,800. This years super bowl is not being broadcast in 4k but it will still look great on this set. This will have you future proofed when more 4k content becomes available. If you dont care about the ultra highdef the panasonic vieira is a Consumer Reports best buy for 700. While youll see big sales of televisions leading up to the super bowl, Consumer Reports says youll get even better deals in late february as retailers clear out older sets to make way for the new. And you can find a full list of Consumer Reports top picks for tvs, head to nbcwashington. Com nbcwashington. Com. It is essential that you keep safety in mind when installing these new tvs for the big game. According to the Consumer ProductsSafety Commission a child dies every two weeks from a tv or piece of furniture falling on them. The cbsc just released this dramatic video showing the possible danger of a tv not being anchored to the wall. Consumers are urged to mount tvs or ask for an antitip device when they buy a television. Its important to keep items that might tempt a child to climb off of the top of any furniture. By anchoring furniture and appliances, tragedies like that can be avoided. Some people call it creepy but his owner calls it a miracle. Theyre also using the term zombie cat to describe what happened to a florida kitty named bart. Bart was hit by a car and he certainly seemed dead. Bart was in fact buried. Not too well as it turned out. Five days later, bart dug himself out of the grave and showed up at his neighbors house. The cat will lose an eye, but otherwise he will make a full recovery recovery. With football getting a lot of attention, this could trigger a lot of talk. It shows that playing tackle football at a young age could raise the risk of memory loss and thinking problems later in loss. Researchers at Boston University tested a group of former nfl players who suffered a similar number of concussions during their pro careers. Those who started playing tackle football before the age of 12 did much worse on memory tests than those who started later. Im wendy rieger at the live desk. New details just in about that deadly mansion fire in annapolis. Investigators just wrapping up a News Conference where they say it was an electrical fire that ignited a 15foot Christmas Tree in the great room of that mansion burning that home to the ground and killing six people. Confirming the victims are as we first reported last week, don and sandy pyle and their four young grandchildren who were sleeping over. News4s Darcy Spencer has learned more, she has details on the time line of that fire, where the bodies were found andspring letters. Thats coming up at the top of the hour. I will see you then. Thanks, wendy. A man was waiting for a delivery but got something he never expected. Basically, i paid someone to come to my house and pee on it. What he did when he said the Delivery Service didnt act fast enough. And were following a developing story in northwest. A water main has burst in the busy Dupont Circle area. Its causing a mess 54 years later, civil rights protesters are finally getting their records cleared. Theyre known as the friendship 9. They were arrested for sitting at a whites only lunch counter in South Carolina charged with trespassing and breach of peace. The men famously opted for hard labor instead of posting bail. Their jail no bail tragedy was adopted by demonstrate rz around the south. All but one of them is still alive and remembers those days vividly. I remember being grabbed up by my belt and thrown to the floor and dragged out of the store. By whom . Police officers. Looking back on it it made a big difference in the civil rights movement. Im very proud of it. Now, its interesting to note here that the judge who is expected to overturn their sentences is the nephew of the judge who originally sent the friendship 9 to jail. A u. P. S. Driver caught on camera doing something that would infuriate anybody is now out of a job. He ruined a package by tossing it over a fence. But as nbcs Robert Arnold shows us its what the driver did next that really shocked a homeowner. So when it happened, i was like, wait, whats going on . Reporter that sense of bewilderment when he was scanning Surveillance Video. What he saw was a u. P. S. Driver walking up to his gate. The gate was locked but instead of setting the package down he chucks it over the fence. The package broke open and damaged hundreds of dollars worth of ammunition chemicals and a machine used to clean gun parts. Adding insult to injury, the u. P. S. Driver then unzips his pants and pees on the side of lucas house. So basically i paid for someone to come to my house and pee on it. Reporter he first offered to send u. P. S. The video. I just wanted them them to hear me and give me an email address where i could send them the video. They simply didnt want to give it. Reporter after getting what he felt was a lukewarm responsibility from the company with no real apology. He decided to post the video to social media. That prompted a stronger response from the company. In fact while we were meeting with lucas he got a call from a u. P. S. Divisional manager. Lucas says he not only got an apology but also an offer for the company to send over a were sorry gift. Lucas said he was also told that driver had been fired. Thats what i kind of wanted, somebody to say, yeah, he shouldnt have done that and well try to make sure it doesnt happen again. Now a statement directly from u. P. S. Confirms that driver has been fired and that what he did indeed violated both decency and delivery care standards. News4 at 5 starts now with chris and wendy. We have breaking news at 5 00. We have just learned sprinklers would have made a huge difference in that deadly electrical fire at the mansion in annapolis. A Christmas Tree went up in flames and took the lives of six family members. Darcy spencer was at the News Conference that just wrapped up. Darcy what are you learning . Reporter chris, this has just been a tragic event that happened just a little over a week ago. Its more and more tragic as we learn additional details. What we today is that this was in fact an electrical fire. This was accidental in nature, caused by a problem with a power outlet that was near a Christmas Tree. This Christmas Tree had been up for 65 days in the home. Were told the tree was extremely dry. Weve reported about the dangers of dry Christmas Trees in the past, and this is just a horrible reminder of those dangers. Also, you mentioned about the Sprinkler Systems. Weve been reporting previously that there was no Sprinkler System in the home. It was not required. There was no Sprinkler System required to be in the home. But officials told me today that it would have made a difference without a doubt. The fire again was electrical in nature. There was a problem with one of the outlets near the Christmas Tree. It ignited combustibles and that Christmas Tree in the great room of the home. Were told that the tree served as sort of a fuel load for the fire, creating a virtual infern know. It went up fast. No one had a chance to get out alive. Im told don pyle was found in the great room where the fire started. His wife sandy and their four young beautiful grandkids were on the second floor of the home in the sleeping areas. The firefighters were able to get there quickly after getting an alert from their Alarm Company but the house was already virtually destroyed. Now, lets hear from a fire official talking more about the role the tree play nded in the fire. The fuel load from the Christmas Tree itself is what created the significant amount of fire and heat to cause the fire to spread as quickly as