Putin have been time magazines person of the year, recognition that somebody has the biggest effect, positive or negative. But our new president elect says hes pleased. Revealed on the today show as time magazines person of the year, donald trump phoned in. I consider this a very, very great honor. Reporter but time called us the divided states of america. Trump is mending his divide with president obama calling for advice. He loves the country. He wants to do right by the country. Reporter does mr. Obama now like the man who insulted him for years . The president is pleased that he can play a role in ensuring a smooth and effective transition. Reporter trump picked retired marine fourstar john kelly as secretary of homeland security. Along with Michael Flynn and james mattis, the third retired general named by trump to a top spot. Too many generals . Yeah, theres a certain point that you want, you know you i dont think we hit that yet. Reporter trump today tapped oklahomas scott pruitt to run the epa. Hes close to the fossil fuel industry. Democrats slammed tom price running hhs. President elect trump nominated one of the most avout enemies of medicare in the country. Reporter along with mitt romney, trump confirmed he could name Rex Tillerson secretary of state. The exxonmobil ceo whos cut oil deals with vladimir putin. New air force ones, trump said Getting Better prices is how he sees his new job. Donald trump putting scott pruitt as head of the epa looks like proof that trump plans to keep his Campaign Pledge to roll back the Obama Administration regulations designed to slow global warming. Pruitt in oklahoma sided with the oil industry and defended Climate Change deniers. Im steve handelsman, news 4. Jim and wendy . Will be on capitol hill for the unveiling of a portrait of Senate Democratic leader harry reid. Reid is retiring at the end of this session of congress. Clintons public appearances have been rare since he conceded the president ial election. She made a speech at an event for the Childrens Defense Fund and she was spotted hiking near her home in new york. Also shopping for thanksgiving dinner at a Neighborhood Market two weeks ago. A father of two killed today when a tractor trailer slammed into his car. It happened in the crash happened where interstate 70 connects with i270. Thats where we find news 4s Mark Segraves now. Mark . Reporter jim, police say this is the tenth person to die in a Traffic Accident in Frederick County this year, and as you said, the victim was the father of two young children. Think its heartbreaking to find out, you know, especially someone thats, like, in our community here. Reporter the accident onto 270 southbound. It was about 5 30 this morning as rush hour traffic was already beginning to build. Thats when a tractor trailer jackknifed. In the area, he failed to negotiate the speed and saw the traffic was slowing. He hit his brakes abruptly. Reporter when the driver of the tractor trailer slammed on his brakes, police say he lost control of his truck. Slamming into a Toyota Corolla driven by 40yearold ross michaels. The collision sent michaels into a third vehicle. Michaels, a father of two who lived minutes from the scene of the accident, was killed. The operator of the tractor trailer was transported to local hospital, frederick memorial hospital, and he was treated and released this morning. Im very sorry. Feel sympathy for the family. A tragic accident. And its difficult to hear, to see. Reporter police say they see this type of accident way too often. One of the biggest problems we have is people tailgating and not paying attention. Paying attention to traffic. Reporter now police say the investigation is ongoing. The driver of that tractor trailer is from hagerstown, maryland. No charges have been filed. The investigation could last up to one month. Wendy, back to you. Mark segraves, thank you, mark. Troubling new details about the driver who was involved in a Deadly School bus crash in baltimore. Glen chapelle was among six People Killed when his school bus slammed into an mta bus ov history of seizures involved in at least 12 crashes in the past five years. According to a report from the National Transportation safety board. Chapelle worked for a Company Called affordable transportation that had a contract with Baltimore Citys public schools. The companys attorney has not responded to our request for comment. The Prince Georges County courthouse was evacuated those because of reports of a building. Chopper 4 was over the scene in Upper Marlboro this afternoon. People inside the courthouse were moved to another part of the building and nearby businesses including a Daycare Center were evacuated as a precaution. Bomb squad checked out the package. They did not find anything dangerous inside. The mgm National Casino officially opens for business tomorrow night. Casinos in maryland already generate hundreds of millions of dollars for the state every y revenue earner, is already sizing up the competition from mgm. Chris . Reporter well, wendy, maryland live is one of five casinos operating in the state tonight. But tomorrow that all changes as the sixth and final casino begins by a grand opening at Mgm National Harbor. Thats when the battle begins maryland live has been the biggest revenue producer of all the casinos in the state. Its building a Brand New Hotel here which will open in 2018. 310room luxury tower which i think will compete with everything in the area. Not be the nicest one in the area. Weve added a number of different restaurants and other amenities to the facility. Reporter mgm has hired away some dealers who left maryland live and baltimores horseshoe casino. Because were a destination resort, im not saying were better than anybody. Theyre very successful, theyre doing a very good job. Were offering a completely different product. What we are is the largest casino in maryland. Well have more hotel rooms, more casino space, more slot machines, more table games, more shopping, more restaurants. Reporter mgm may hurt the bottom line for the other casinos. State lawmakers decided years ago that those casinos can keep maryland lives share increases from 41 49 . Horseshoes take from 49 to 46 . As far as players are concerned, many want to sample mgm but may stay loyal to maryland live. Ill probably go to mgm and try it out but maryland live has great promotions. Maryland live usually pays off pretty well for the slots and until for how they pay off, ill probably go there. Im going to try mgm but im never going to leave this place. Reporter maryland live says it welcomes mgm and anticipates that the competition will be good for the Casino Industry and the state of maryland which uses its profits for education. Thats the latest from maryland live, jim, back to you. Thanks, chris. It happened two months ago in broad daylight. Two men armed with an Assault Rifle took down an armored car got away. Now, the fbis asking for help. Concern that the suspects will strike again. Pat collins has reaction from witnesses. Reporter october 25th might not stick out in your memory, but here in tacoma park, its a day they will not soon forget. I was working behind the bar. A guy ran in off the sidewalk, came into our restaurant looking all freaked out. This guy was really shooked up. Of clothes theyre wearing . He says, yeah, i seen the whole thing but i dont remember. He couldnt remember because he was so upset. Reporter october 25th, thats the day two masked gunmen with Assault Rifles robbed a brinks trunk here. It happened at the Suntrust Bank right around lunchtime. A brinks truck pulls up to make a delivery. The driver gets out. Opens up the money door and as he does, a robber with an the drivers head, forces him to the ground and makes off with a lot of cash money. Alvin smith, he was here, he saw that brinks driver right after the robbery. Wow, he was pretty shook up. He had to go over and take a seat. He was trembling all over. So basically i think it was the element of surprise that got him. Reporter the fbi isnt saying how much money was taken here. But they have a number of working the case. We believe someone out there knows something and, again, were asking for the publics assistance to help solve this case. Reporter theres a 20,000 reward posted in this case. The tip number, 4102658080. 4102658080. In tacoma park, pat collins, news 4. Were looking at weather now and a holiday tradition for they flipped the switch. Doug kammerer is there with zoo light. Reporter yep. Thats right. They flipped the switch on 500,000 lights. Thats half a million lights and theyre all powered by pepco. I love this area here, the base of the nice little toboggan trail and can take a snow tube all the way down. Dont even need snow. All the way down 150 feet. A lot of people waiting for that. We have the storm team x lot of people down here at the zoo. This is the tenth annual zoo lights at the national zoo. I want to show you what its going to be like tonight. Tonights weather probably the best for zoo lights youll have for the next couple weeks. Temperatures have been in the 50s today. Now dropping into the 40s. By 11 00 tonight, dropping down to 41 degrees. So, again, a nice cool night tonight. Next couple of days, well, it doesnt just get cool, it gets downright cold. Coming up in just a few minutes, well talk about how cold things get and how long that cold air all right. A hidden danger blamed for this local house fire and tonight a woman is sharing her story of loss hoping it will save lives this holiday season. Some Haunting Images from inside a warehouse in california. Investigators there are uncovering new clues that would cause that deadly fire. And the date that will live in infamy. New reaction from survivors as our nation marks the 75th the search for victims ended now as new developments begin to surface in the wake of that deadly fire in a warehouse in california. Tonight investigators are revealing possible new clues about what started that fire. It happened in oakland, california. They believe it was electrical. 36 people were killed. We also know that there trapped inside overcome by smoke. Nbc has the latest on the investigation. He was the father of two girls. He was also about to be a married man. Reporter alex and his fiancee, hannah, 2 of the 36 lives lost when fire tore through the makeshift artist colony friday night. Gasan posted an Instagram Video from inside the ghost ship as he was getting ready to play music. Im going to miss being able to, you know, talk to my brother, you know what im saying, be inspired by him. Reporter the work to clear the building is moving into a new phase. At this time, the search has been completed. Reporter the massive amount of debris, the ash, burned out appliances and the melted art pieces are being moved away from here and to an undisclosed location protected from the weather thats moving in this afternoon. All of the debris is being preserv a again, the investigation does continue. Reporter the focus is on electrical appliances and possibly overloaded circuits from the massive sound system in place here for the Electronic Music Party the night of the fire. Were looking at every possible source of ignition. But no conclusion has been made at this time as to what the source of ignition is. Reporter while officials still are not calling this a criminal investigation, that in the ashes. In oakland, nbc news. And tonight we learned about the death of a local soldier who served our country in afghanistan. Sergeant first class alan brown was 46. Lived in tacoma park. The Defense Department says brown and his unit were hit by an improvised explosive device on november 12th. He was being treated at Walter Reed Medical Center when he died from his injuries yete a day of infamy smeared into the memories of civilians and veterans. Today hundreds of survivors of the attack on pearl harbor, a special commemoration 75 years after that day. Nbc news jay gray in honolulu now where tributes to some of our countrys greatest heroes. Jay . Reporter hey there, jim. See the memorial to the u. S. S. Arizona over our shoulder here, the final resting place for more than a thousand sailors and marines. Its also been the centerpiece in the tribute today to those lost as well as those survivors you talk about. Many who will tell you they are here to make sure the nation and the world never forgets pearl harbor. The toll of a single bell. The grace and power that comes with a moment of followed by a missing man flyover honoring some of our nations greatest heroes. And you earn our commitment to always remember pearl harbor. Your life changed on the morning of december 7th, 1941, and after that day, you would change the world forever. Reporter 75 years later, thousands here and across the country stopped to remember the 2,403 lost in the surprise and the survivors. We will never forget your courage, under considerable fire, and seemingly insir mount bl odds. Reporter the ceremony filled with the pomp and circumstance you would expect but theres also a purpose for those memorial for those who fought here. The whole idea is were here to keep a remembrance of what happened that day so it doesnt happen again. Reporter and to make sure those lost did not die in vain. Take comfort in knowing that our departed world war ii veterans continue to stand vigil in watch as Guardian Angels of our nation. Reporter a grateful nation that today honors their sacrifice. The ceremonies and celebrations will continue here and across the island through the weekend. Harbor, jim, back to you. Thanks, jay. Tonight on nbc nightly news tom brokaw tells nightly news anchor lester holt the message that americans can take from the pearl harbor attacks. Thats at 7 00 right after this broadcast. Retiring senator Barbara Mikulski delivered her farewell address to the senate today and she started by thanking the people of maryland. 30 years in the United States senate, 10 years representatives, and, yes, 5 years in the Baltimore City council. You know, when people vote for you, its not only that theyre sending you to washington or city hall, theyre giving you a vote of confidence that you will be their voice, that you will be their vote, that you will be at their side and on their side. Senator Barbara Mikulski. She is 80 years old and the history of congress. She wont be replaced. None like her. Huhuh. The news in the making now, tonight a look back at the highs and lows just a few hours before the mgm at National Harbor opens to the public. And a new effort to lower speed limits near schools, but its getting some pushback. Christmas trees are part of what make this time of year so special, but safety is important to keep in mind. Coming up, hear from a woman who lost six family members after always wins. With slow internet from the phone company, you cant keep up. Youre stuck, watching spinning wheels and progress bars until someone else scoops your story. Switch to comcast business. With highspeed internet up to 10 gigabits per second. You wouldnt pick a slow race car. Then why settle for slow internet . Comcast business. Built for speed. Free, the world before me, the long brown path before me leading wherever i choose. The east and the west are mine. The north and the south are mine. Doug has on some interesting gloves and boy are they going to come in handy in the next than this, though, for next weekend. Even for this weekend, because weve got that cold air coming in. These gloves are awesome and so fitting for whats going on down here at zoo lights here at the national zoo. A great night for it. Probably the best weather night there is. And this is all powered by pepco, 500 million lights, half a million lights out there. 500,000. Did i say 500 million . Yeah. That would have been a lot of think tank and everything. Weve been out here ten years with the national zoo. We love this. I figure thats about 4,000 volunteer hours of breaking these glow sticks for this. This is a great event. Energy efficiency, l. E. D. Lights. Reporter all l. E. D. 500,000 of them. Reporter 500 million would light up a lot of stuff. Id did say 500 million. 500,000 lights. Its okay. Reporter you guys have been such a Great National zoo. Theyre thrilled to have you as a partner. Were talking about the weather. Shes dressed for whatever kind of weather. Perfect night for it. Temperatures tonight in the 40s right now. Lets take a look at those numbers. All across our region. Right now, current temperature 48 degrees. With calm wind and that calm wind really does help. Temperatures 37 gaithersburg. 37 frederick and warrenton coming in at 35 degrees. As we look toward the radar, not much. Were not going to see any rain right on through the next couple days. Take a look at future weather. It does bring us a slight chance of a shower early tomorrow morning. Yeah, not really bringing us much. A few clouds out there. Thats about it. As we move on through the rest of the afternoon, though, plenty of sunshine tomorrow. But temperatures will start to drop and youre going to notice that drop tomorrow, too. 37 around 7 00 a. M. Up to 48 by around 3 00. Under partly to mostly cloudy skies. But then we see the cold air. Temperatures drop after that 30s. Very cold air over the next few days. 41 for a high on friday. Were calling friday and saturday weather alert days because of the cold. And hey, we might as well put weather alert next week, too. Look at the high temper