The day download our wusa9 app. A woman from potomac, maryland among 10 who died in a plane crash in coaster rica. Eileen steinberg, her husband bruce and three sons were on vacation from scarsdale, new york and their charter flight was going from a beach town to the capital of san jose when it crashed into a mountain. The family from florida, a tour guide and both pilots died. The cause is under investigation. The Civil Aviation agency said the airplane recently passed a safety inspection. Authorities of Prince Georges County consider Domestic Violence an epidemic and hope for a better year ahead. New years day began with a suspected attack in brentwood that claimed the life of a young mother of three. We follow up on this from brentwood. Reporter according to family members who gathered here they tonight he is under arrest and she is dead and three kids in two countries are without a mom. The victim was a 23yearold mother of three and one child an infant. She was slashed with a knife
Happy new year, right . Yeah, thanks a lot. Well, as you get back into your routine, remember you can get the power of storm team4 any time anywhere. Open up the nbc washington app on your phone. The bitter fold is keeping firefighters in our region busy tonight. Thats right. We have had a rash of house fires, many of them the result of people just trying to stay warm overnight. D. C. Fire crews battled the flames at a row house in northwest and at an Apartment Building in southeast. In virginia, firefighters were called to homes in annandale and in arlington, and in maryland there were 12 fires in Montgomery County alone this weekend. And there was a tragic end to a fire in annandale, a 94yearold world war ii veteran wasnt able to make it out in time. News4s amee cho has been talking to folks who knew him and joins us live from the neighborhood. Amee . Reporter meagan, his name was louis they called him mr. Lou. He loved to have fun and used a walker and maybe thats why he wasnt able
In maryland more than a dozen fires, but no serious injuries. In virginia, two new years day fires, one of them with a tragic ending. Flames raced through this home in annandale, trapping a 94yearold man inside. And tonight we are learning more about the victim from neighbors who captured images of the aftermath. News4s amee cho was at the scene on columbia road with reaction. Amee . Reporter leon, everyone on this street who knew that man says he was sweet and caring. His name was louis, but people called him mr. Lou. Neighbors tell us he used a walker and that may be why he was trapped. There is someone inside. Mr. Lou. Mr. Lou reporter as firefighters battled the flames, one neighbor stood anxiously outside waiting for news of her close friend mr. Lou. Very would later learn he didnt make it. He is inside, inside the house. I saw call, scream. I mean, anybody can grab him. Mr. Lou is small. They can grab him. Reporter she shared these pictures of mr. Lous life, 94yearold World War I
Westminster and twelve leonardtown and five fredericksburg and everybody off to cold start. No high temperatures above freezing. Ill have the details on this cold blast here to stay believe it or not next weekend. Coldest air yet arriving saturday and sunday. Details on that coming up. 13 this morning. High temps in the mid 20s. More weather back to you. Thanks, tuck, a few School Systems west of districts opening late today because of fridgeit temps, clark county, virginia schools on one hour delay this morning andal gapey and garrett countrys in maryland on two hour delays. And hampshire and West Virginia also delayed two hours and Orange County virginia schools you are on a two hour delay as well. Developing right now fox5 on top of major problems because of this major cold. South east d. C. A burst pipe flooded gas leak. Theres no electricity and theres no heat in crimeer middle school on q street in southeast and Melanie Alnwick is there. Shes live with the latest n now. Mel. Repo
Reporter and back here live, john than swope said investigators want to talk to the victims. They want to appeal to anybody that may have witnessed what transpired. They still dont have any notification of what these suspects looked like or what type of vehicle they were driving. This investigation will continue. Were live in healdsburg, rob malcolm, ktvu fox 2 news. Rob, how bad was the traffic there . Because there is no Good Alternative route when 101 is shut down. Reporter frank, it was pretty much backed up for over a mile and a half. People basically just had to kind of slow down and kind of get off at the nearest exit and make their way, if they wanted to, using a side road to get back southbound along the 101. So there was no real alternative for drivers. If you were driving in the northbound lane, you were fine. But heading southbound, you were really out of luck. Rob, thank you. New information about a string of east bay car fires. Fire officials in Contra Costa County told u