Well be there live. And let there be light. After a starstudded celebration, the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree is sheevening bright today, first, december 4th, 2014 from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on this thursday morning the rockefeller Christmas Tree looking so great. How many years collectively have we been doing this . Its the first time they let us prets the button. They used to do it. We were always a part of the tradition. It was fun, we should mention as we were doing that, there were protests in the streets of the city not far from that event. That is our top story, demonstrations not only here in new york city, across the country. They were in response to another controversial grand jury decision tied to the death of a suspect at the hands of police. We will speak with eric garner. Steffi gosk is in times square with the latest on all this. Good morning to
To actually establish a Safety Culture so that these types of accidents do not occur. Reporter today at metro headquarters the acting chair of the nlt sb chris hart sat in on a safety meeting and spoke about the changes metros making. Were always very pleased to see parties take immediate action when they see problems during the course of the investigation. The parties are up close and personal with the issues and when they see a problem, it needs to be addressed and they need to address them. Reporter metro add theys ear not being directed to take these actions but are doing so on their own. Coming up in my next report at 6 00 still so many questions about what happened that day at Lenphant Plaza. News4 as learned about major facetoface communication problems between d. C. Firefighters and metro transit police. Youll want to hear that. Reporting live at metro headquarters adam tuss news4. And continuing our Team Coverage right now, news4s derrick ward is live outside the king street m
Germantown where some folks struggled to get around today. Hi kristin. Reporter hi doreen. Whats important to know is that major roads like 118 here are clear. They look really good. Everybody is getting home pretty well. Buits the side streets and the neighborhoods that are problems. What we need to remember is that as it gets colder things are going to get icy. As it gets even colder in montgomery and frederick counties the wet snow and slush turns to ice. Just a little precaution to take this afternoon, especially as the temperature drops and things get cooler this evening. Reporter no afterschool activities at Urbana High School the Frederick County School System canceled them across the district. Montgomery county schools also called off afterschool programs as the temperature dropped and roads became slick. This afternoon parents like Shayna Callahan are mostly concerned about getting their Children Home safe. I do worry because some places arent cleared, and the kids have gone t
This afternoon parents like Shayna Callahan are mostly concerned about getting their Children Home safe. I do worry because some places arent cleared, and the kids have gone to school so you know the buses and things will be out later, just increased traffic on the roads. Reporter those northbound lanes of 270 are back open right now. Fortunately, no one was hurt in that car fire. Watch our web site nbcwashington. Com for updates in the morning on any possible School Delays or cancellations. In Montgomery County Kristin Wright news4. We only had a handful of delays and cancellations at our airports. Crews treated the runways, none had to be closed. They still advised to check with their airlines before they headed out. A reminder well keep you weather advisories and alerts on our nbc washington app. Download it now for the latest forecasts. Now to breaking news about that mansion fire in annapolis this week. Fire officials Just Announced the bodies of two people found in the rubble. Th
To check their ventilation systems to make sure theyre functioning properly. Chris hart the acting chair of the national chpgstransportation safe safety board briefed leaders. Weve seen theres a problem in the area and the problem needs to be addressed immediately. Reporter this was the scrum after the meeting at the regions council of government, everyone wanting to know why the fans didnt work the way they were supposed to. We asked questions as the interim president walked out to the elevator. Do the fans in your system work yes. Theyve all been tested, and to my knowledge theyre working. Reporter back here live, tomorrow marks one month since the lenfant episode here. Metro also has a board meeting. Well be there to ask more questions. Reporting live at lenfant plaza, adam tuss, news4. Our Team Coverage continues with chris gordon live outside the courthouse station in arl ton which was evacuated earlier today after a track fire. Chris . Reporter doreen, i just want down to the pla