They had to take breaks. Medics say those working or even passing through in these conditions have to be careful with the exposed skin. Warning frostbite could set in in just a half hour. But they also warn of dehydration, something we normally dont think of until the hotter months. Its very easy to become dehydrated even in the wintertime. Were all bundled up trying to stay warm but at the same time while youre doing that you can also sweat. We do encourage people to make sure they stay hydrated as much in the wintertime as they are in the summertime. Reporter i was just checking our nbc washington facebook page. Right now some of you weighing in with some of your tips to keep warm ahead of this cold weekend. And coming up ahead at 6 00 well walk you through what those firefighters are doing when it comes to their equipment and their own safety tips you may be able to learn something from. Thats ahead in our next hour. Live in arlington, david culvert, news4. David, thanks. Just in a new picture of the damage from inside after a car slammed into this giant Grocery Store and forced customers out for several hours today. This happened at the van ness giant. Darcy spencer is outside the parking garage where it happened. Reporter right now the store is back open for business. If you look behind me right down that ramp is the parking garage where it happened. Fortunately, no one was hurt inside the garage or any shoppers in this incident but it really was a close call. Lets take another look at that video of that car that slammed into the parking garage underneath the building here of off of connecticut avenue pap driver and passenger were take on the hospital. Fortunately, their injuries were described as minor. Again, no one in the store was hurt no customers, basically slammed into a part of the building im told where there was a storage area. But it did force the shutdown of the store right as people were starting their lunch hour. Many customers were turned away. What do you think about Something Like this happening . Was that a thought or concern that Something Like this could happen . Never. I cant imagine. Reporter lets take another look at that photo that was just sent in by a viewer who was inside the store. You can see again it was a close call. The car came in through the dairy aisle of the store. You can see there are people sort of standing around there where they could have potentially been hurt. But, again, just the driver and a passenger were taken to the hospital. Coming up on news 4 at 6 00 ill tell you how this caused problems for people who werent even inside the store this morning. Live in northwest washington, darcy spencer, news4. A robbery suspect is dead after an exchange of gun fwooir Police Officers were running after him. Police say just before midnight officers began chasing a man who was suspected of backtoback street robberies in the u street area of washington. Officials say there was an exchange of gunfire between the officers and the suspect. He was later found dead near caroline and 15th street. Dead of a gunshot wound to his head. Very unfortunate that we lost somebody somebody lost their lives as a result of this. But its not you know, like i said doesnt happen every day, but it has happened in the past. Police say the man may be connected to a recent string of street robberyies in the area. His name has not been released. The man linked to two highprofile murders in virginia, a Virginia College student will face trial in june in our area. Jesse matthews attempted murder trial begins june 8th. He is accused of raping and trying to kill a woman in fair fact fax back in 2005. Earlier this week, a grand jury indicted him in the murder of uva student hannah graham. Hes also been link ld but not charged in the death of Virginia Tech student morgan harrington. Back in custody, a woman who got away from police overnight was just picked up late this afternoon six mimes away. Teresa brown escaped from a hospital in woodbridge overnight after Police Arrested her. They found her about an hour ago at a Shopping Center in dumfries about 6 1 2 miles away. Officers took her into custody for failing to appear in court and violating probation. If you missed the Live Streaming of the metro hearings today, there were some emotional moments. News4s derrick ward was there. Joins us with the tough questions for metro. Reporter this metro incident has generated a keen interest from congress. Jonathan rogers tried to save the life of Carolyn Glover as their subway car filled with smoke and she was overcome. Today before a house subcommittee even as he calmly narrated pictures he took of the incident, he welled up. In a photo to be i believe the last i took before giving cpr to miss glover sorry reporter a federal investigation is ongoing, but preliminary findings so far point to reoccurring issues in the metro incidents. First responders radios that dont work underground. Lawmakers were openly frustrated. I can think of nothing worse than being smoked to death underground in a subway. I looked at some of the questions and answers with 2009 and some of the same things were said back then. Were going to do training. Were going to do this do that. And yet here we are some six years later and the same thing happened. Reporter there was more information about why d. C. Fire and ems radios didnt work. D. C. s assistant fire chief says that metro controlled equipment designed to boost radio signals in the tunnels wasnt working. However, all communications once we were back at the surface level, worked flawlessly. Reporter metros board chief says theyve satisfied most of the safety recommendations theyve got son far. I believe weve made Real Progress but we cannot claim that we are where we need to be in the face of this event. We need to do more. Reporter metros got some immediate protocols for safety in place, especially when theres smoke in tunnels. Lawmakers, those who hold the pursestrings for transportation funds, say the first hurdle is making sure the system is safe. The problems that emerged a few weeks ago have all been address ld before anyone is going to be wanting to put more money into it. Reporter the federal Transportation Administration is slated to do an audit soon of metro safety profile and the National Transportation safety board will hold its own hearings this summer. Now, that will come ahead of any findings of what may have caused this incident last month. This goes to show you any conclusions are still months away. Jim and wendy . Thank you, derrick. A virginia doctor faces decades in prison after pleading guilty to distributing prescription drugs. The doctor was the chief of medicine at stafford hospital. Prosecutors tell us she wrote prescriptions for oxycodone to patients who didnt need it. Several of those patients overdosed on the drug and at least one died. Mohanti also admitted to committing Health Care Fraud and could spend 20 years in prison. For the second time in a week someone in Fairfax County has stumbled upon what may be human remains. Police say a guy walking his dog noticed possible remains yesterday along zohara court in the Manchester Lakes area. The medical examiner will examine them to figure out how long theyve been there. Someone spotted possible remains last weekend in herndon. Bond is denied for one of the men suspected in that armored car shootout in Loudoun County. The judge today set a preliminary hearing in march for Jared Williams one of the two suspects in yesterdays attempted armored car robbery that occurred at the eastgate marketplace in south riding. Police say the armored car guards fired back hitting the other suspect, and officers later stopped them on the Fairfax County parkway. That other suspect who has not been named is still in the hospital. The son of the late marion barry is being offered a plea deal. Prosecutors offered Marion Christopher barry a deal in court today and if he accepts a simple assault charge will be dropped but he would still be facing charges of attempted threats and destruction of property. Barry is accused of threatening a bank teller and destroying a surveillance camera at the chinatown pnc bank last month. Prayers of support and well wishes continue to pour in for a little boy badly hurt in a sledding accident in mclean. We first told you about 6yearolds accident two weeks ago. Red ribbons adorn trees in his neighborhood. On facebook his mother says hes out of a medically induced coma and will soon head to a Rehab Facility in d. C. The boy is a huge caps fan. His story spread through social media when his family posted the prayforbman. A local mother outraged over Police Tactics used in the shooting of her son. New tonight, the deadly confrontation and why theyre vowing to continue their fight against metro police. Startling video that is just in from another Police Shooting on the west coast and why officers are now saying they had to open fire on a man who was run eight way from them. Oh its a feelgood victory pap moother of four says she just hit powerball gold. Why her story will touch your heart. Some call her the notorious rbg. Meteorologist Doug Kammerer will have your arctic blast forecast in a few minutes. First the family of an 18yearold shot and killed by a d. C. Police officer is disappointed after the verdict in their wrongful death lawsuit against the mpd. The 2011 shooting was captured in this video and made publicly available for the first time today. News4s Jackie Bensen joins us from North Washington with new details. Jackie . Reporter jim, police did claim and continue to claim that rafael brisco was armed with what was later to be a b. B. Gun. His familys attorney claims it was planted at the scene and he says that can be seen on the video. The images from a d. C. Police camera begins with a shot of 18yearold rafael briscos shadow. Attorneys representing the d. C. Government told jurors it showed a gun in briscos handle. His lawyer says its his finger and a cell phone. The former High School Track runner is seen sprint eight way from the unmarked suv with d. C. Police officers inside. Neither side disputed a shot was fired from the vehicle, but the lawyer who represents briscos family says the video also shows a gun later determined to be a b. B. Gun being thrown from the vehicle toward the 18yearolds body. Still images taken by mobile crime scene technicians show the gun broken into two pieces. Video did not persuade the jury in the familys civil lawsuit against the d. C. Police department to the disappointment of his mother. By looking at the video, it was a driveby on him. So im just angry. Im very very angry. And im not going to stop until justice is served for my son. Reporter billy ponds is the familys attorney. It did not depict rafael turning towards the vehicle. Im astounded and im ashamed of the outcome of the case. Reporter coming up at 6 00, the American Civil Liberties union has become involved in this case. Well tell you why. Live in northwest washington Jackie Bensen news4. There is outrage on the west coast after police shoot and kill a homeless man who they say was throwing rocks at cars and at officers. Cell phone video appears to show the man tossing at least one rock at a group of officers. Police say the officers then deployed a taser and it had no effect. They then followed the man across the street where you can see them open fire. This happened earlier this week in pasco in washington state. Pascos police chief is asking for patience this weekend as they review this case. President obama offered his condolences today to the families of the three unc College Students shot and killed this week. It comes as the fbi launches its own probe into the case. The fbi is trying to determine if any federal laws were violated. The victims found shot to death at an offcampus condo. Police say it may have stemmed from a parking dispute, but the families believe the suspect, a neighbor may have been motivated by hate. In a statement today, president obama said no one in the United States of america should ever be targeted because of who they are, what they look like or how they worship. Parents of americans held hostage in syria are calling for action tonight. They say the government is not doing enough to bring their children home. The parents of austin tice, the last known american hostage in syria, say someone needs to be put in charge of ensuring the safe return of hostages. Its believed that tice is being held by a group other than isis and there has been no demand for ransom. The president has ordered a review of hostage policies but he says paying ransom would only lead to more hostage taking. Right now a new effort under way to curb the growing threat of cybercriminals. President obama signed a new executive order this afternoon to increase cooperation between the government and private industry. Hubs would be created where information on potential threats can be gathered. So much of our Computer Networks and Critical Infrastructure are in the private sector, which means government cannot do this alone. But the fact is that the private sector cant do it alone either because its government often has the latest information on new threats. Some Tech Companies protested todays event over the government collection of personal data. Take a look at this. Two women actually walked away from this suv after it plummeted 60 feet from a new jersey bridge. Police say the women somehow drove off the Hackensack River bridge this morning and landed upright. Firefighters removed the roof and doors to get the women out, but they have just minor injuries. The suv missed landing in the river by about 40 feet. Heading outside and our weather, today is just a dress rehearsal for sunday. It really is. You know you wake up walk outside this morning, windchills between zero and about 10 degrees. Sunday morning they could be between 20 and 10 below zero. So were talking another 20degree drop by sunday morning. Right now, though not bad. Weve got some sunshine and, yes, it is on the cold side. It is going to be a very cold night, but notice the wind only west at 8 miles per hour. So that is not creating that much of a windchill, current temperatures at 29. So its been a very cold afternoon even with some sunshine. Temperatures now down to 23 in gaithersburg 28 manassas 31 the cold spot the cold temperature towards fredericksburg and 28 in winchester. Windchill is much colder does feel like 12 in gaithersburg 21 in d. C. 17 in martinsburg and 22 in manassas but were not talking act those Single Digits or near zero. That comes in the next 24 hours. Satellite radar showing sky bus back to the west heres our next system to the north. That is bringing another shot of arctic air and this will be a lot cold than the one weve got over us right now. Cold air is in place through early tomorrow morning. Well have a lot of cloud cover tomorrow on valentines day and a lot of activities on valentines day. Something else well be watching the snow chances. They could be a chance of rain or snow depending on where you are. Notice in d. C. Could be some shower activity with some rain showers, snow to the north and maybe snow showers during the evening hours too. Anytime these snow showers develop, they could develop very quickly and they could be fairly heavy for a brief 15, 20 minute period so, know that when youre heading out too and then the wind comes, and boy does the wind come. Were talking act some extreme wind out of this next storm. First off the wind chmielewskis out of this. Windchill watch in effect for western portions of Montgomery County western howard parts of western Loudoun County and everybody to the west here. Windchills 25 to 15 below zero. That is amazing as far as the windchills go in this area. Even around the d. C. Area not under a windchill watch. Well most likely see an advise advisory for windchills about 5 to 10 below zero maybe 15 below zero in the d. C. Area. The biggest factor is the wind. Winds gusting to near 60 miles per hour. Hurricane sandy brought us these 61mileanhour wind gusts so thats the kind of wind were talking about. We could see some trees down some Power Outages overnight saturday night into early sunday morning. This is a dangerous weather event we have coming up both with the wind and the temperatures. So just know that. Again, the winds really start to pick up tomorrow night. Notice tonight into tomorrow windchills not too bad. 24 d. C. 22 gaithersburg tomorrow. But by tomorrow evening 6 in gaithersburg 4 in winchester and by sunday morning were at 13 below in frederick, 11 below in d. C. 9 below in the metro area. So once again some extreme cold moving in and it stays here. 25 for a high on president s day after getting very close to a record low temperature monday morning. 36 for a high on tuesday. A chance for some light snow right now on wednesday before even more arctic air moves into the picture. Pat . Shes a mother who was in need of a miracle and it came in the form of five numbers and a powerball. Just in a bus barreling off the road. The new video and what caused this wild ride. Disgraced former congressman Anthony Weiner is getting all sorts of attention on social media once again. Why a Governors Office ordered him to keep his pants on. Disgraced former congressman Anthony Weiner is once again getting atepgt for his online postings. This time he took aim at new yorks governor referencing last months decision to shut down transit for a blizzard that wasnt as bad as everything was thinking. He tweeted, sundays going to be cold. Governor cay. The Governors Office wasnt having any of it. A spokesman for andrew cuomo tweeted back yes its going to be cold. Good reason to keep your pants on. Thats of course a direct shot at weiner who was involved in a sexting scandal in 2011. The first person claiming to have won a piece of that massive Powerball Jackpot has come forward tonight. Barbara harrison is here in the studio with more on who appears to be a very lucky and deserving lady. Barbara . Reporter deserving is right jim. Her name is marie holmes and shes just 26 years old. She says shes still trying to wrap her mind around the fact shes about to become a multimillionaire. I dont know if i want to cry, smile, what like im just grateful for this moment. Reporter holmes showed off the ticket today and it appears to have the winning numbers. Shes a mother of four and says shes been forced to quit jobs at walmart and mcdonalds to care for her children one of whom has the cerebral palsy. Everything is all all the struggle that i ever went through, it was all for him and i just want him to understand that money doesnt change you, but it can help you, so they dont have to worry about debt none of that like they can go to college, all on me. Reporter besides setting up College Funds for her children holmes says she plans on buying a new house and giving to her church. She did say that she plans on turning that ticket in today after meeting with a lawyer and financial adviser, so pretty exciting stuff, huh . Shes a gazillionaire. True. An interesting twist in the case of a missing boater. A man twho disappeared last summer has just turned up alive. Why investigators say he faked his death and how they say he did it. Reporter im julie carey in manassas where the housekeeping staff at this hotel made a troubling discovery yesterday in one of the rooms here pap 2yearold girl left all alone. Ill tell you what happened when mom came back. 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But tomorrow evening, everybody heading out for valentines day, i think well see bigtime issues. Take a look well show you what were dealing with. Over the next 24 hours or so well see winds that start to gust to near 60 miles per hour. Thats a huge deal. Windchills below zero. Were talking 10 to 20 below zero and maybe see near record cold during monday morning. Thats what weve got coming in here. Windchills overnight tonight down into the teens but not too bad. It will be a cold night, so bundle up get ready for that. But look at the windchills on sunday. 20 to 5 below zero here. This is in the d. C. Metro area. 5 below even around noon. These windchills all because of some brutal winds, amelia segal outside right now with more on what kind of wind well see. It is going to be impressive. The wind pick up saturday evening. If you have late dinner reservations tomorrow night, make sure youre bundled up. Here we are saturday at 9 00 a. M. In the morning. Winds not an issue tomorrow morning. Its breezy lunchtime hour is breezy. Dinner 8 00 p. M. Winds gusting from 30 to 45 miles an hour across the area. We could see some gusts late saturday into early sunday. That hit 60 miles an hour. Winds that strong you cant rule out some Power Outages across the area. So talking act the wind intensity, its not just maybe a few limbs down or garbage flying potential for downed trees. Doug not just this shot of cold air were looking at right now, its more cold air in the forecast to come. Yeah. Talking about cold air coming in tomorrow night and then another wave coming in through next week. A cold sevenday forecast for you. Thats coming up at 5 45. We spoke to some folks in the district on this frigid friday who are originally from the colder climates and some of them told us what their secrets are to staying warm. You know, im used to living in cold weather so, you layer up in this kind of weather. Reporter do you like it . If i dont have to go out in it sure. The weather may have people opting for a cozy night in this valentines weekend. When it gets this cold you need to make sure your car and home are ready. Consumer reporter Erika Gonzalez is here to help make sure youre not calling plumbers or mechanics this holiday weekend. Nobody wants to see them arnold. Last thing you want is an expensive repair bill. Due diligence right now can spare your wallet the expense. Lets start in the home. Make sure your pipes dont freeze. You know your house better than anybody else so where are the exposed pipes . Wssc says go to your kitchen, your bathroom sinks, open those Cabinet Doors beneath. That will keep the air, the warm air circulating. And if you just keep a trickle of water flowing from all of the faucets your pipes are less likely to freeze. Now, the other thing that hold people up during these big cold snaps, your car. Aaa says fill your tank tonight. Thatll reduce the chance the water vapor will freeze. Top off the radiator and deicing fluid. Youd rather have more than not enough. Lastly give your wheels a ttle more air, the cold tend to drop the psi. Your drivers side door should indicate exactly how much your tires need. Preventative care these things hardly take any money to do and they are really fast. It really is w effort. So spend a little bit of time on it tonight. Lit pay off. Back to you. Thanks erika. It is also very important that you bring your pets in during this cold snap. This weekend Animal Service officers are going to be out in Montgomery County to make sure that you comply. Through monday you are not allowed to leave your dogs tethered outside. Violators will be fined 500. Animal surveillances says even outdoor animals including livestock need to have a way to escape this dangerous cold. Statewide bridge inspections began in maryland today. The acting transportation secretary has orrered the review of all 27 stateowned bridges. Earlier this week youll recall chunks of concrete fell off the capital beltway bridge here and landed on a car driving on suitland road, the driver narrowly escaping injury. All of the bridges being inspected were built before 1969. A man from astone ya will spend a year and a day in prison for what prosecutors call a massive copyright and piracy scheme. Anders nome pled guilty in federal court in alexandria earlier today. His charges are connected to the nowdefunct website megaupload. Prosecutors say that site was designed to encourage piracy of movie, tv shows, music. Six others have been indicted in this megaupload case. A d. C. Council member says a new program to help boys in city schools is sexist and possibly illegal. School leaders announced a 20 Million Program to help africanamerican and latino buy buoys succeed. The chance says the plan addresses a School Population with the greatest need. But Council Member mary shea says girls need help too and shes asked d. C. s attorney general to do a legal review of the plan. And i applaud and support the of having special programs for struggling boys. My question to the attorney general is can we have such a program without having a comparable program for struggling girls . Tonight at 6 00, the councils chair of the Education Committee responds to sheas concerns. News4s Kristin Wright will have that plus new reaction from parents. The government has plans to improve dulles and other u. S. Airports so that coming to our country is an easier experience for international travels. Among the goals, installing automated passport control kiosks making a more efficient customs and baggage experience and they want to improve Airline Communication to better explain the customs requirements to travelers. Last Year International travelers spent an estimated 222 billion in the United States. A local mother is charged with child neglect accused of leaving her 2yearold in a hotel room. Why she still has custody. When we come back say hi, mom. An american congressman explains his winks on cspan. Raise a glass to supreme Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg. Her wine the former Intelligence Analyst convicted of leaking National Security secrets will undergo hormone therapy to be transition to a woman. At her 2013 sentencing chelsea manning, formerly bradley man, requested treatment. Defense officials tell nbc news since manning has been clinically diagnosed as transgender and is confined to a military prison the army is obligated to pay for her treatments. Manning is serving a 35year sentence for information that was give on the wikileaks. Your chance to sign up for Health Care Coverage is quickly coming to a close, folks. The last day to sign up on healthcare. Gov is this sunday. That is also the deadline to sign up through both maryland and d. C. s Health Insurance programs. All americans are required to have Health Insurance or face a fine of at least 325. Nearly 8 Million People have already signed up through the federal site. Carol burnett used to tug on her left ear at the end of her show to say, i love you to her grandmother watching at home. Well on capitol hill one local congressman tried a different approach for his family. As a georgia congressman was speaking marylands andy harris slid into a seat behind him as you can see there and at one point you see him wink at the camera. You see him texting, then looking up and winking. His office says that was for his mom who apparently gets a kick out of seeing him on cspan. It is the state of the union moment that has everyone talking nearly one month later. All over social media today. You may have spotted it live couple weeks ago, but now we know why Supreme CourtJustice Ruth Bader ginsburg appeared to be nodding off that night. During a recent talk at gw here, she admitted she was napping a bit but not out offer do boredom. Turns out before the address she and the other justices had a bit of dinner and fine california wine. She said she vowed to go only with sparkling water this year but the meal was so good it needed a little wine with it. Take a look right now at the winds, gusts only 5 to 10 miles per hour. This evening will be on the cold side but not too bad. Tomorrow night, those winds gusting 50 to 60 miles an hour. My complete forecast coming up after the break. And its a story you will only see on news4. A 2yearold girl is left alone at a local hotel room. Where was her mother . Im carol maloney. Ray rice plans to leave the state of maryland. Well tell you how hes asking for forgiveness. Well is it cold enough for you, wendy rieger . I have an antarctica coat so im good. You said it was an arctic coat earlier. Arctic or antarctic . Yes, it is. Yes. I can travel anywhere north or south. I want to mike sure because theyre reversed depending on which hemisphere youre in. It is going to feel like making our way through the next 24 hours or so. Not so tonight. Tonight will be a cold night. Take a look toward our reston live camera as we are looking at the sun going down, a beautiful shot as the sun makes its way down below the blue ridge. Temperatures in the 20s. Sunset tonight 5 43 three minutes ago that sun went down below the horizon. Looking off towards friendship heights, here it is the bethesda area some of the buildings towards rockville in the distance. 29 degrees currently, 26 at 7 00, 23 at 11 00. Its going to be a cold night but the winds have relaxed a little bit so were not going to be talking about brutal windchills but just dress for the occasion if youre heading out tonight. 21 in gaithersburg currently, 26 reston 25 in camp springs and 27 towards annapolis. Tomorrows forecast i want you to know this right now, not bad early. Tomorrow will be a cold start, but temperatures 37 to 44 degrees. Because of that we could see some rain or snow showers. It could start off with some rain in the d. C. Metro area then switch over the some snow. Some areas i think will see accumulating snow because the ground is so cold now. We ameme see upwards of half an inch to an inch in some locations tomorrow but it wont be that big of a deal. 37 to 44 degrees, but the winds increase late and the temperatures come down and thats where things really start to change. Heres the snow shower activity. Tomorrow during the day, right around 5 00 some shower activity rain or snow in the d. C. Metro area. A few more snow showers during the evening hours as you head out for that valentines dinner. The windchill watch in effect for western Howard CountyMontgomery County places to the west. Look at the windchill values here between 15 and 25 below zero. Even in d. C. Well be close to 10 below so were talking about an extremely cold night tomorrow night and extremely cold start to our day on sunday. The bigger deal i think is the wind. Not only are we cold but were seeing dangerous winds. Winds gusting to near 60 miles an hour. With that we could see power lines down trees down and maybe some Power Outages, so hopefully if you do have power, maybe you have gas, youll be able to keep the heat on but for some of us we might lose our heat too. Be ready for that as well. 42 degrees on your saturday 21 degrees on sunday. 25 on monday. The overnight low 9. Thats close to the record. I think dulles will shatter their record. Their record a at 11. I think theyll be down to 3 or 4 degrees monday morning. It stays cold. 36 on tuesday, a chance of snow on wednesday. But right now looks like light snow does not look like a big deal and it brings in much colder air again, highs in the 20s late next week too. A virginia mother is facing child neglect charges after she left her toddler alone in a hotel room. Our Northern Virginia bureau chief julie carey joins us live in manassas with the story you will see only on news4. Jules . Reporter mmhmm. Well, the housekeepers in that hotel got quite a surprise yesterday morning when they went into a room on the fourth floor. Someone was there. It was a 2yearold girl and not a parent in sight. The report of a toddler left behind in a hotel room drew a number of Police Officers to the Value Place Hotel off i66 in manassas. A worker from Child Protective Services arrived in this van. Only our news4 camera was there as police began to sort things out. Evidently housekeeping went to a room to do their normal cleaning tasks and discovered a 2yearold baby girl left in a playpen and no one around. Reporter about 30 minutes after Police Responded to the fourthfloor room, the childs mother showed up. Shed been gone for at least an hour. After police finished questioning her, 24yearold tia lasharma parker was charged with misdemeanor child neglect. We watch as an officer retrieved something from her car. Police say it was a marijuana, so she faces a possession charge too. But her little girl was not taken into protective custody. She appeared to be healthy and well cared for and i guess social services decided it was okay to leave her there with the mother. Reporter across the road from the hotel we told shoppers about the case. This mom, now grandmother, says its a serious offense that must have consequences. I think they should have charged for that because she should have never left the kids alone. To me thats child abuse. Reporter and Prince William authorities arent alone in dealing with a case like this. On news 4 at 6 00 ill tell you what happened to a Loudoun County mother who left her 7yearold alone in a hotel all weekend long with nothing but cheetos and soda. Reporting live in manassas, im julie carey, news4. A man who spent the last 40 years in prison was sentenced again today. James bonnett was convicted of killing his wife in Prince Georges County back in 1972. But he got a new trial after marylands Supreme Court ruled the jury seated before the 1980s often received bad jury instructions. Bonnett was reconvicted this past september. Prosecutors were asking for another life sentence. Two frightening pieces of video are very popular on social media this evening. Check this out pap passenger in a delivery truck was recording when a car swerved into a truck parked on the side of the florida turnpike whoa in boca raton here. The truck then burst into flames you see. Three people were inside. None hurt. The cars driver was charged with dui. And then there was this School Bus Ride for nearly a dozen little kids in minnesota. The driver suffered a medical emergency, lost control. A Police Car Dashcam recorded this bus weaving erratically. At one point as you can see it swerved into a ditch and almost tipped over. This runaway bus ride lasted nearly 15 minutes. Police had to use tireshredding spikes to get the bus to stop. But none of the kids who were between the ages of 6 and 14 were hurt. Its a big weekend for a come on nbc. Saturday night live is celebrating 40 years of bringing laughs to late night. The very first show will reair tomorrow night at 11 30, and on sunday former cast members way back and hoepss will return for a starstudded extravaganza. Its not only a celebration of the genius of the show but also the man who created it. Lorne michaels. He was a 30yearold guy from canada with not a lot of american credentials in television and they turned over 90 minutes of time to him. Lorne is as important to snl as the heart is to a human body. Like you cant get much done without it. Reporter sundays 40th anniversary celebration begins at 8 00 right here on nbc 4. Ray rice apologizes to fans and the city of baltimore. This news comes on the eve of the oneyear anniversary of his arrest for domestic assault. Carol maloney joins us with details. Ray rice wendy, is moving back to his home state of new york as he attempts to come back in the nfl. Today he issued a statement to the baltimore sun. His message, not a farewell or a goodbye but an apology. Part of the statement, to all the kids who looked up to me im truly sorry for letting you down. But i hope its helped you learn that one bad decision can turn your dream into a nightmare. There is no excuse for Domestic Violence and i apologize for the horrible mistake i made. I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me and i hope to make a positive difference in peoples lives by raising awareness of this issue. Ray rice is a free agent but has yet to visit or work out for any nfl team since being reinstated in november. Thanks carol. A bizarre twist not in a mysterious disappearance and presumed death of a boater. He was found alive. New tonight, why police say he staged his death and where investigators think hes been hiding. Plus top honors for a top dog. A big day for a member of the u. S. Coast guard. This is rosie, the mascot at the coast guard station in annapolis. A 10yearold black lab. Today she was honored with a special promotion to first class. Officers cited her great attitude and her ten years in service. They gave her a new collar and three bars. Yes, yes, she is a first class now. Do take orders from the dog. Rosie can go home with crew members, but she spends most of her time at the coast guard station, which has personnel there around the clock. Living the life now. Yes, she is. A man first thought to be dead after a boating accident on the jersey shore last summer has now been spotted. But soon after he vanished police theorized that hed staged his own death. And now it appears they may have been right. Ted greenberg has our report. I was so shocked. Couldnt believe it. Reporter not all of andy biddles neighbors in egg harbour township were stunned to hear hes back on their block seven months after Authorities Say he faked his death in a boating accident. Didnt surprise me. I never thought he was passed away or anything. Reporter neither did investigators. Get off my Property Reporter we were told to leave biddles house last night just hours after he surrendered in atlanta county. A judge allowed him to remain free on 50,000 bail. His lawyers say the champion power boat racer wanted to step up and do the right thing. Theres a bit of anger here. Reporter biddle disappeared the night of july 20th. Thats when this man, justin bells, allegedly told investigators he survived a boat crash in long port but claimed biddle had vanished a massive search immediately followed. There was a tremendous rescue effort to stage a disappearance like this, unconscionable. Reporter Police Believe he fled to avoid prosecution on theft by deception and fraud charges connected to the Boat Sales Company he worked. Law enforcement sources believe biddle spent some of his time on the run in florida. I have some questions for you now that andied by sl back. When i called justin bells today, a man who answered the phone said i had the wrong number and hung up. New Jersey State Police tell me theyre talking with other Law Enforcement agencies and consulting with the state Attorney Generals Office to determine if charges related to the allegedly staged ace dis appearance will be filed against biddle and bells. In longport new jersey ted greenberg, news4. Now at 6 00 video captures the moment d. C. Police shot and killed a teenager. The officers were cleared in a civil case but now the victims family wants to halt an Undercover Police tactic. There is new information just in from the ntsb about the National Impact of last months deadly incident on our metro. And a clerk fights back. New video of a robbery at a local Convenience Store with an upclose look at the suspect. But first at 6 00, our wintry weekend is just getting started. We began the day with windchills below zero and the wind is going to be even worse tomorrow night into sunday. We just learned that the George Washington memorial the George Washington birthday classic in alexandria on sunday has been canceled because of the cold weather. Outside right now, the wind has died down but, doug i have the notion that the best way to spend this valentines day might be indoors. Right . Indoors for sure vance. I think valentines day itself is going to be okay. Its going to be valentines night that will be the real issue here as you may go into dinner. By the time youre out of dinner it will be just brutal. Look at the current windchills. Theyre cold 17 in frederick, 20 in d. C. 27 manassas but thats not nearly as bad as it will get. This eve ang cold night, 26 by 7 00 24 by 9 00 23 by 11 00. But tomorrow night look at the windchill watch here. Its in effect for areas to the west of the d. C. Metro area