The house being shut down right now. People being moved to hotels as we speak. Were not showing the house for obvious security reasons. Their lives already in turmoil. Now being moved to hotels as the christmas weekend unfolds. Were actually pretty happy that shes out of there because shes not doing her job. As news at the executive director of the troubled Family Crisis Center has resigned. Right now even though it is the holidays we need to be out of that shelter and its so sad and this is the only Domestic Violence shelter in pg county. If youre offered a hotel room this weekend will you go . Yes. I will definitely go. Prince georges only safe house is being temporarily shut down wusa 9 broke this down a week ago. Mold, heat that doesnt work. Inedible food being served. Prince georges county food safety. Now the executive director of the Family Crisis Center whose first instinct was to issue a statement on facebook suggesting the women gave reporters fake pictures is gone. So before her resignation today and this evening action to move all 48 women and kids to hotels. While the safe house is shut down for at least a week of emergency cleaning and repair with a new interim executive director in charge tonight. All right. So the folks are moving to hotels as we speak. The new boss in charge just took over. Andrea morris i just spoke to least a week to inspect and repair. And sanitize that facility you saw in those terrible pictures for a fresh start back at the safe house. It will start at the beginning of the new year. She apologized. She said the top priority is the safety of women and children who are under the threat of Domestic Violence. I want to mention its christmas time. Folks are going to be distributed to hotels theyre not exactly sure where everybody s going to be moved around. There are 48 people. There is a plan to distribute toys and food to the kids before christmas day. Reporting live in lantel scott pruitt. The Family Crisis Center is an independent non profit that receives at least 365,000 from goe Prince George state alert on tap for tomorrow. Rain expected to start tonight. Howards out on the terrace to talk more about it. Yeah, weve got a few more hours to go. We got warmer. Yesterday we were 57 for the high. Today the cold stuff. Its still freezing in providence and colder than that in new england where theyre expecting an icy mess tomorrow. Were expecting some rain. Look at virginia, kentucky, west virginia. Were not seeing anything close on first alert live depoer. Well be surprised if weve got some rainfall across the area. This is overdoing it initially but the surge of moisture will be here after 9001000 , so look for rain overnight tonight. Temperatures stay of year. Tomorrow, the first batch of rain will pass north of us. Southern maryland has a nice break. But later on in the afternoon after the front its going to be the beginning of a major cold spell headed towards us. Well talk more about that in a few minutes. Thanks howard. President donald trump has signed into law a 1. 5 trillion tax overhaul package. He was going to wait until january 1st to sign the legislation but changed his mind. The tax measure will have a big effect on what comes out of your paycheck and what you can deduct when you file your taxes in 2019. It is the republicans first major legislative accomplishment. After signing the tax bill, the president traveling to his estate at mar a lago before the holidays. That tax reform is already everyone a merry. Crews expressed frustration. The senate left town without allocating money. Im sorry to say that the United States senate is now leaving town without delivering on its commitment to help texas, to help florida and to help puerto rico recover. Congress will have a very full plate when it returns from the holidays. A trillion dollars infrastructure bill will be one of the first orders of business. The democrats say theyve been excluded from talks on crafting the infrastructure bill. The rush is under way too get home for the holidays. Aaa says this is the busiest 48hour travel period of the season. An estimated 107 Million People are expected to be on the move between now and january 1st. Many of plane to reach their destination. We are going to new york city for the first time with our kids. Trying to see the statue of liberty. Its a Christmas Gift so im super excited. This time year going on first class. Projected to be the busiest travel season ever for many airports across the country. The Washington City paper has found a new owner. Mark eine also owns the washington castle tennis team and has announced weeks of speculation after its previous owner put it up for sale. Eines says its going to form. Cnn anchor jake taper whos an alumni of the publication and local author. Heres big stories were working on tonight. An eldery couple is busted with a whole lot of pot. But they have a plan on what theyre going to do with the stash. We just cant get of this skate k team. And more fall out i did a big rant last night about this. Apple admitting its been slowing down older iphones. Outrageous. Now there are two lawsuits filed by a total of seven people. One suitls deceptive, immoral and unethical. Another claims theyre quote given the option to have their iphones. The problem can be fix add parentally with a new battery or a new phone which is what i had to end up doing. Its going to cost you 79 to get that new battery. Mourners gathered in dc to remember the dozens of Homeless People who lost their lives. The event was organized by a group called the people for fairness coalition. Its leaders say Homeless People have a mortality rate 4 times greater than normal people. We see people experiencing homelessness every day. So were in relationship and in contact and in community with people who have been without a home for a really long time but i think we homelessness issue. We know that housing and Supportive Services and homelessness which is why were asking for our government to house people as soon as they can. The advocates are calling on dc mayor and the city council to fully fund housing in the city. Weve got a yellow weather alert set up for you tomorrow. And were in for a temperature drop during christmas week. Howards back to talk to us about it in just a couple of minutes. Sundays red skins game has turned into affordable family fun with ticket prices. But first. We didnt make it were very lucky. A fire broke out in a house today. Four cats and four dogs werent able to make it out in time. Firefighters were called to the 900 block of route 175 after 11 30. They found the home fully engulfed in flames. The 35 firefighters on the scene were aided by tankers that arrived with water. No people were hurt and its still unclear wha one bit of good news the homeowner was reunited with the remaining dogs that did survive the blaze. The Royal Caribbean cruise ships serenade of the seas is now back in south florida. That ship was one of two that was carrying passengers involved in had that deadly bus crash that happened in mexico. Killed in that crash a mother and son from thornton, virginia anna bayhart and her 11yearold son daniel. Passengers say they could have easily been on that crashed tour bus. The serenade of the seas cruising back into port everglades. Passengers like the whiten family disembarking from what was supposed to be a vacation. Grateful to have made it back alive. We didnt make that bus were very lucky. This five of five forced to take the next one. Later passing by this horrifying scene. We saw it on the side of the with blood all over them. 31 people on board the serenade for the seas and the exknox boat headed for the mayan ruins when the bus flipped and crashed. Twelve were killed including three from the same family on holiday. 78yearold grandmother shamese of Coconut Creek her daughter and her son daniel just 11 years old. We saw very dark skid marks going straight and then skid marks off to the left and then a trail of broken glass. Those skid marks on this narrow two lane highway indicates the driver was speeding. Oh, my gosh people there was already fatalities by the time we droe by. The other passengers her that an accident heard and even the crew members were quite upset about it. Twelve people were killed in that tour bus crash. At least 18 others were injured. Dick enberg is being remembered today. His family says enberg was found dead inside his house in san diego. He capped a six decade career in serving as a voice of the san diego padres. I guess along with missing my colleagues and missing as everyone would say the roar of the crowd and being in the arena, im going to miss preparation and anticipation. Enberg covered some of sports biggest events including 10 super bowls. 28 wimbletons and. Dick enbg thats exactly what some people pay for red skins tickets this morning. Since then, prices have skyrocketed up to oh, 10 and then 13. If youre looking to get closer to the field, oh, youre going to pay. Kickoff is 1 00 this sunday in landover. You can watch the action right here on wusa 9. Will it be kirt cousins last game as a red skin. Will it be grudens last game coaching the red skins. Well know after sundays game. Lets let the season end first. Theyve got another game after that. Youre busy over in your corner of the world tonight. Yeah, lots going on. If you are looking for some muchneeded rain weve got that coming. That will be following. I do want to talk quickly with the travel forecast bse the road. Started today. You saw the traffic. I just want to tell you weve got a storm system looks to be effecting the east. Notice all that wintery mix and snow. From areas in western pennsylvania up into new england. Thats one problem area. With the rain going through atlanta. Maybe some storms and then some scattered snows in the rockies here with a little bit of rain in the northwest and snow inland with the arctic area returning by sunday. Much of the east clears out sunday but were going to watch this clipper system by sunday evening. Snow showers moving in towards michigan. That by the way passing too far north. Well in other words of town sunday night. So White Christmas kansas went from slim to none today. That travel forecast out west. Looks good out on the west coast. No showers there. No problems in the southwest and the northern plains. Weve got the cold air in place it should beai when you get to louisiana and mississippi up towards birmingham and atlanta and charlotte thats when were dealing with the rain. Going down to florida no problems there. Rain south and northern new england. It will be a wintery mess out there. For us, were going to have showers around. Were going to break in the morning and more showers in the afternoon. Ahead of a front and look at these temperatures. Low to maybe even mid 60s in spots. Advertised 45. So way above average tomorrow and then closer to arch on sunday and then below arch the rest of the year. Right now 40s north to mid 50s south. What a day. We had the warm air move in eventually in spite of the cloud cover. The southerly winds bringing in the warm air and well have lows fall only about 5 or 6 degrees. That game by the way on sunday if youre headed out to fedex temps in the 40s. Dry. Chilly though. And with highs you probably need the heavier coat out there. As far as snow going back to christmas i just want to show you a look at the model. Theyre in tremendous agreement. The Allegheny Front gets the snow. So this is where we could see a little coating and the timing on that is going to be generally overnight sunday night maybe around midnight or so. If we get out to midnight mass. The colds in place now except for the south and east. Weve got some much Colder Weather but get ready for at times a wet saturday. At times showers tonight. Well see them developing. Cloudy and mild 44 to 49. Maybe 50 in town with southerly winds. Tomorrow morning weve got showers around mainly north and west of dc. And well have numerous showers in the afternoon and evening. Before we clear out. Stray flurries 38. It will feel like i 20s on christmas day. And late in the week friday, snow showers. Maybe something more than that but its still way off. Thanks. Because there are just far too many of them on earth space x ceo elan musk is going to send a tesla roadster into space. Musk is also the cofounder and ceo of tesla. Hell send the vehicle attached to a rocket on a loop between earth and mars. The rocket is called the falcon heavy and this will be its inaugural launch. According to the verge nasas next month will deliver bigger payloads into space. Did he explain why. Because. Why is the car just going to orbit earth and mars. All right. Man proved to be a dogs best friend in indiana. Two rescuers out there scrambling dog. The dog eventually pulled out of the frigid water and taken to shore. The lucky dog receive add i thorough drying and warming up and it was reunited with its owner. We just cannot wait to show you this next story. The first black woman to make an olympic speed skating team. How does that sound when i say that . Its unreal. You laugh every time i say it. Olympic team. The first black woman and shes a trail blazer. The incredible story is on the way. Gadgets, vacations, and food, what youre searching for online this holiday season. And were you searching for this online. Weve got a list of President Trumps most retweeted tweets of 2017. Stick around. What do you think . Hey, think ben will like it . Yeah, was i the only one hearing the angelic music . Im serious, i never know what to get him. Just tell me you got him fios too. Sigh. Mrs. Layne, fios is a 100 fiberoptic network. That, plus this sick console, hell be like whaaaaaattt. Your new tech is best on the 100 fiber optic network. So get fios. Now just 79. 99 per month with a 2year price guarantee with a 2year agreement. They also know you need to get your annual checkup. Iness. Now, with one touch using the mycigna app, you can find a doctor in your plans network to save money. Need to be thorough. Cigna. Together all the way. As we start winding down 2017 a list now of President Trumps most retweeted tweets of the year. Were going to bounce around for you a little bit. Were going to start with number 8. Something President Trump tweeted to the ucla basketball players. Now that the three basketball players are out of china and safe here from jail lamar ball of deangelo. Coming covfefe title. Probably one of the president s shortest tweets. Coming in at number two, the president s thoughts on north korea. Kim jung un. Why would he call he old when i would never call him short and fat. Oh, well i try so hard to be his friend. Dotard. Coming in at number one, President Trump punching a man with a cnn logo super imposed over his face because thats what you want to do pro mote violence against journalists. Not funny. Not president ial. In tonights alert is a love affair with bit coin over. The falling below 12,000 this morning. When all is said and done bit coin could have its first week since 2013 after a manic climb peaking at close to 20,000 on sunday. Fast food restaurants are facing off in a dollar menu war. Taco bell added the one dollar stacker. Thats a quesadilla egg sandwich to its menu. Mcdonalds is planning to update its value men in january offering new men items for 1, 2, and 3. And its just three days until christmas so whats hot this year . Sem rush conducted a survey of your online quiry and found the apple watch is the most searched item. Puerto rico is the most searched holiday destination and when it comes to holiday food favorites eggnog and christmas cookie recipes took the thats wusa 9 news at 5 00. The news at 5 30 starts now. Were going to bring you the incredible story of the first black woman skater. But first up meteorologist howard burnstein with a quick look at our holiday forecast. What do you say, howie . Now i see were going to have some rain in and rain chances will be on through tomorrow Late Afternoon early evening and then comes the cold. Weve been battling the cold. The difference between the warmth and the south. But its only 42 in middleberg. So northern and western suburbs. What 50 we never saw it. Youll be seeing it tomorrow the warm air ahead of the front and that front has the rain stretched out to memphis and into texas. This is whats coming for it tonight and at times on saturday. Ill come back well talk about the cold thats finally coming. Listen. We dont all have the opportunity to live o