Reporter michael, the victim of this case, a 17yearold boy. He was just crossing the street here when a driver slammed into him. That driver just kept on going. Right now police say the driver is still on the loose. The victim is 17 years old. This was just before 11 00 p. M. Last night at junction and northern boulevard. Car parts and clothing were strewn across the street after the crash. Investigators say theyre looking for a black toyota camry, and its almost certain the car has visible damage to it as well. People who live here tell us theyre disgusted this driver left a teenager to die. You know, if they crash into somebody, just stay on the scene, no matter what the consequences. The consequence is going to be harder on them if they leave the scene than staying on the scene. Reporter and we just spoke victim. They tell us this 17yearold was walking home from a funeral at the time. Very tragic story. Right now police need your help identifying the hitandrun driver. Were live in J
Not the christians. You got that on camera. And how will that dominate campaign and will it help or hurt when people go to the plans. And the fbi looking into claims that one of the San Bernardino shooters syed farook discussed staging a similar attack back in 2012 as investigators trace his past to radicalization. Explosion. Another hover board burst into flames, this time at a mall. The device flaring up a second time after being extinguished so what should you do if your kids have them on your holiday list . And what will it be, putin, trump, caitlyn all on times short list of person of the year and were revealing it to you exclusively today, today, wednesday, december 9th, 2015. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everyone. Welcome to a today on a wednesday morning. The folks at Time Magazine gave us their short list for person of the year on monday and had a chance to pull it over along with our viewers. A lot of
A name. I was giving congress a title. Reporter field lashed out at republican congressman goodland. Hes blocking a move to make the zadroga act permanent. Ive been to 148 funerals. I have the right to say that. Reporter zadroga Funding Provides help for those injured or sick in the attacks. I dont need 9 11 to know right from wrong. Reporter his blunt words have lit up the virginias congressmans office. We reached out to the congressman, his staff refused to give a statement. Field who lost part of his foot work in the rubble of the twin towers said the conversation is far from over. My vocabulary expand as lot they support a move towards permanent funding. Press reps did not comment onto status of the bill and time is running out. Congress leaves town for this holidays by middecember. The young man who gave his life to protect his sister from an out of control car on halloween night was laid to rest in westchester county. The funeral for Kristian Leka was held today. He pushed his si
Lets get our first check on the commute. Good morning, everyone. We have a problem out there. An accident investigation in elizabeth, new jersey. Route 19 northbound shut down after grand street. We also have road work closures. This happens to be the turnpike. The truck lanes are shut down from southbound 15e to interchange 8. Well have more weather and traffic ahead on the 4s. New this morning, a driver is on the run after hitting and killing a man in queens. Police are getting new information about the car they want to find. Michael george is live on northern boulevard in jackson heights. What do we know about this car so parr . Reporter well, michael, police are looking for a black toyota camry. It happened right here. A 17yearold boy was just crossing the street when the driver slammed into him, and the driver just kept on going. At no point did they stop to find out if the person they hit was okay. We just learned the name of the victim. We learned he lives just three blocks away
You can see it here. On the right hand side is where we see the inbound lane making your way toward the 11th Street Bridge. Were looking at a fiveminute delay at this point. Right now police are investigating a late night shooting in prince georges county. The shooting was 11 00 p. M. In glen arrestedden. Police say thats where glen arden. Police say thats where they found a man shot in his car. Also in prince georges county, police are searching for two teens they say started a fire in a metro train. Crews were able to quickly extinguish the fire monday night. It happened between morgan boulevard and addison road. The teens got off at the addison road station. Here in northwest d. C. It is 16 degrees colder in the suburbs, a very cold morning. Cold temperatures and winds leading to dangerous conditions. Its the coldest weather of the season so far. That means shelters and Warming Centers are now open. Delia goncalves has more. She joins us from northern virginia. Delia, good morning.