>> we are glad that you are inside. snowy conditions causing a number of accidents over night. this is arlington. you can see some of the lines. some of snow cover. this was here in northwest, nebraska avenue. some of the trucks are out and about trying to salt and clear. u.s. park police responding to multiple accidents on the w or gw parkways. if you are headed out there, do be careful and be cautious. go slow. >> there was a little bit of a slick spot out there. lets take a look at the conditions right now. lets go to our somara theodore. > it does not take much with the ground so cold, you are seeing the snow sticking. be careful if you got to hit the road this morning. here is a look at the radar. we got the snow moving quickly. right now in the district pretty dry, along i-81 corridor and we are seeing flurries. that's going to be the gist for the next couple of hours. we start to dry things out as we head into the afternoon. notice most of us in the clear. there is enough energy in the atmosphere of the cold front. we could see afternoon snow flurries or light snow showers again. for the most part, we are going to start clearing out. here is your major forecast today. temperature s in the low to mid-30s, 33. we'll start to dry out i am going to talk to you more about your new year's holiday and your forecast. new this saturday morning. nearly 20 minutes left the scene this morning rescuing some of the people trapped inside. fire officials believe that all people evacuated. right now they are staying out of the cold across the street. the marine county fire says the bulk of the fire has been knocked down. the good news was no injuriessé reported there. the person was inside the apartment building when the fire started just before 11:30 last night. this happens onç southern hill drive and cape st. clair. at least seven people are left without a home this morning. loved ones can say good-bye to the couple gunned down in memorial service will be held for scott buckly. the 17 years old killed the pair and shot and injured himself last week. >> the family had concerns about the suspect who was dating her granddaughter. the family believed he had neo nazi views. this was in wood bridge telling us a driver who was pulled over assaulted an officer. this happened in the area of west long view drive. other officers responded. two people who were in the car ran away, they still don't know who they are. crew flew the officer to the hospital. fbi agents spent five and a half hours at a virginia town there is still sketchy. >> the fbi washington field jackie benson was there on courtyard square and sterling as neighbors at the complex saying the home occupants just started republicaning renting it last summer. >> it is a little confusing, i don't know what's going on here. >> investigators moving two minivan load of boxes. only information7 that was quot, "authorized law enforcement activity." a raid like this would not be public information unless charges are filed. in sterling, jackie bensen, news 4. gregory lee, he's the man who deputy say shot and killed his wife on thursday. they then say he went on a ed fire on officer while on the highway. lee was a registered sex offender. the sheriff's office says he hit a deputy's cruiser. >> you are talking about metal inches. >> it is incredible when you see those images. >> no officers fire back. lee died after shooting himself in the head. police don't know why he killed his wife. she's 36 years old. freezing temperatures of new york city. a candlelight vigil is held to honor those who were lost in the deadly fire in bronx. this was the scene last night after 12 people were all killed in officials say this is the deadliest fire in new york city. the death toll could only rise as four people continue to fight for their lives. anne thompson has more on what could have caused this fatal fire. >> it was horrific. >> every little kid is burnt. it is crazy. >> reporter: this was sparked by a three-year-old boy playing with a stove burner. when the fire took hold, his mother grabbed him and another child and ran without closing the door. >> it acted like a chimney and people had little time to react. >> firefighters was there within three minutes. >> joel rodriguez lived on the first floor and barely >> we got out and my wife. >> reporter: the fire moved too fast to save everyone. mar maria martinez died in the blaze after making terrifying call to her family. >> maria's granddaughter also perished. >> she was a wonderful person. four members of one family is now gone. a tragedy that officials say did not have to take so many lives. >> anne thompson reporting there. we are just a few short hours away from the biggest new year's eve party in the world. a live look at times square. it is going to be much but the living room's pretty blank. it's really nice when clients come in and have done some of their own research. working with a bassett designer was really easy. just 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time for your new year's eve celebration. >> i am glad you are covering the white house. few trips over seas. he started inç saudi arabia an ended up in the philippines. >> he did a lot of traveling. nbc cal perry takes a look president's trips this year. >> his foreign businessu#wy stg in saudi arabia on may 20th. a famous video from the summit, the saudis heavily engaged in yemen and as well as their own crack down and=g political reformulating there. the president visit the western wall and spoke with the prime minister in the israeli and we had the decision of moving jerusalem which angered many of the world and the president met with the pope. the president and the pope disadpr disagreed on climate change and immigration. the nato summit in brussels, another highlight of the year. we saw an odd handshake there between the french president, emanuel macron. south korea at the national assembly sending a message to north korea saying -- >> do not try us. >> he closed a $250 million trade deal. how will china deal with north korea. will they prevent the north from continuing to carry out missile tests. everybody here in london is looking forward to next year and a possible visit from president trump, it was supposed to be an official visit. it is what they are call a working visit where the president will open a new embassy. cal perry. coming up tomorrow on "meet the press,"oh chuck todd gets a look ahead from 2018, what to expect from president trump and democrats trying to take on congress. catch that tomorrow on nbc 4, starts at 10:30. hurricane harvey, this powerful video went viral. you see a man playing the piano in his flooded home. eric harding and his family lost the piano. >> harding's 14-year-old son is a competitive pianist and now he has a brand new piano to practice. >> i love seeing this. >> somaro. >> you were outside in southern california and in a convertible. >> that's right, drop tped the p and soaking up the sun. >> it is going to get colder believe it or not. >> oh great. >> temperatures are going to feel like the tomorrow. we got some snow to talk about. lets get straight to the radar. >> as we head through the day and we are looking at more so light flurries coming out there. we are seeing the steady snowfall and that's going to turn to flurries. this will taper off. future cast right now, notice we are still cloudy out there. afternoon around 4:00 or 5:00, our next chance to see a quick passing snow showers we are seeing here. after that, we'll clear things out and dry it in the afternoon, those temperatures are falling. 23 right now in the district. 19 in nasa. what does it feel like? >> 13 degrees is what it feels like. new year's plan. lets do this one together. to mid-30s. we are headed to 25 tomorrow, that's going to be breezy for sunday, windchills in the teens, it is going to be frigid outns there but mostly sunny conditions and beautiful to look at from the inside. >> lets talk about the count(+i down. get ready to go and turn upñr tt heat. temperatures is 21 droes egrees that time. i want you to dress warmly because if you are going to see fire works or anything loo i can th like that. >> make sure you are dresseduç warmlyxc if you are headed out. if you are going to be doing any party prepping, we are dry this afternoon so you don't have to worry about battling any the roads are still slippery out there. tomorrow, blustering, we are gointo linkg that right there is the end result when a date goes back. the 29 years old appeared in court on thursday of criminal mischief charges, she destroyed expensive art work. she was on a date with anthony busby when she was intoxicated. the total damages is estimated around $300,000. >> that was a lot of story. seeing the story, i have to think what could have gone so horribly wrong that caused her to rip off the painting and pouring wine on them. >> moving onto better news. do you have your tickets yet? >> the jackpot is getting mated $343 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morning. the last weekend of 2017. are you ready for it? we are going out with some snow? >> i like it. it is new year's eve, eve. we are in a winter wonderland. >> i am david culver and blayne. >> it does look like some of the system is moving lets go to somara now. >> we are left with lighter snow. we are seeing flurries coming down in our area as we head through the next couple of hours. here is a look at the radar you can see it there. it moves so quickly. we did have some steady snowfall out there. as you look back towards the west along i-81, light snow there. that's going to be the gist of this as we head through the next couple of hours. notice 12:00, most of us are dry. we'll get a chance for some passing snow showers as we head through the afternoon and then after that, we are good. temperatures in the mid-30s. after the snow moves out, it is all about the cold. you have to stick around so i can help you plan the rest of your holiday weekend. it is the about the end of 2017. lets reflect over the past year. it may seem like all politics and catastrophes. that's not the case as we count down to some of the wild and wacky moments of 2017. nothing heightens the senses of jumping into the airplane. number ten. walk this way, including on walking on hands and walking on ladders and walking on water. this iron man set the record for fastest jet suit. number nine, snake drank from a hand held water bottle. check out number 8, call an the golfer gave the gator a surprise spank. number six, this could have been hard gore. number five, rocky mountain load. >> it is the most dangerous thing to do on a horse. they used horsepower, check out this portlander shredded his own trail or don't try this at home. number four, shoveling the snow. these contestants competed in the mexico resort going as fast as > number átwo, frozen fever. number one wilddx event of block head. if this teenager does not set for most concussions, he wins anyway. nbc news. >> she's the one to 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>> like a long hair cat and you want to do everyday and a short hair dog not so much and just stay on top of regular baths and stuff like that. >> i guess be careful not to dry your skin out and you can talk to your vet. she wants a kitten. you can talk to your vet of a best shampoo and stuff like that. >> dental hygiene. it is very important because i had five of my dogs' teeth pulled. it is a good resolution you can start brushing their teeth. >> i guess if you get them in the routine, they'll get more used to it. the fifth resolution, update your pet's id. that's important. a lot of people forget about that. >> so poimportant, checking the tag on the collar making sure all information is correct or if your animal's micro chip, making sure if all that information is up to date if you have moved or anything have changed. >> i feel the micro chip is the one that's forgotten about because you don't see it. if you don't have your pet micro chipped, maybe that's a resolution. >> get them micro chip. if they get away from you, it makes it easier for us to give them home. and if you have a resolution of in do it with your pets because it makes it enjoyable. >> yeah, with this weather, it is hard to say to get out there with your pet >> thank you very much for being on. >> it is available for adoption >> gina, thanks. >> happy wedding day. >> she picked right the day to be leaving us, the snow is coming. >> i am suspicious of meteorologist whehr they take off. they know what's coming. >> shejz planned her wedding >> i am happy for her. for us, we have to deal with that weather out there. we had some snow this morning and most of us waking up on the ground but not falling outside anymore. we still have some lingering flurries here is a now, lets make sure my clicker is working. current conditions, 23 degrees out there. flurries is still coming down for some of us. it is a cold start. here is a look at the satellite radar. we got the radar on. you can see the bulk of this moving out of here. still seeing some flurries though. as we go ahead forward into the day, we are seeing dry conditions by this afternoon, however, cold front is passing through so we got that zest and energy in the atmosphere. we could see a few more flurries or a passing snow showers this afternoon, nothing to paut a damper, i would say be careful on the road. 23 degrees right now is the current temperature in the the day, we are headed to the low to mid-30s. around 25 degrees. low 30s. like i said, the snow moves out. we get some sun in here just a little bit. cloudy through much of your saturday. now, lets talk new year's. we got all the festivities going on. temperatures are going to be in the 20s tomorrow afternoon. it is going to be very blustering out there. it will be frigid for new year's eve, make sure you bundle up. new year's day, we'll start 2018 with a bang. temperatures only in the mid-20s. here is a look at your weather headlines. >> tomorrow, winter weather advisory in frederick maryland. >> that's to expire at noon. nonetheless, be careful towards northern maryland. the rest of inch. we'll continue to see those numbers coming in. i will have that later on in the show. tl snow is moving out in afternoon. the storm team, take a look, lets spend some time with it. temperatures tomorrow in the 20s. we'll be in the 20s all the way dlu the beginning of next week. the good news is, we have some conditions ahead of us and plenty of sunshine as we head through the middle of the week there and monitor our next snow chance. that's a look at your forecas we'llt, s more than 20 years after the fellow xsbeatle star,ñr he beca ringo star.hzi &háhp &hc% many considered him to beáthe greatest rock drummer ever. >> love it. >> onto some important news. we'll talk about celebrities here. >> two stars together seem like a perfect couple. 2017 turns out to be many hollywood break up pairs. >> the most shocking splits. >> duchanel. >> ben stiller and kristine taylor were together almost a decade. >> scarlett johanson and her husband called it quit after two robin and black chyna.ç a nasty custody battle. >> so crazy, right? >> nbc news. >> there you have it. >> hollywood, they are just like us. >> somara. i didn't notice it was kind of wet in some spots there. >> it was so cold, we got the freezing route. it takes a little bit of snow. >> please take your time out there. the good news is you don't have to battle. planning out today and by noon, those flurries should move out of here. around 4:00, we got to watch for a quick snow showers chance. temperatures in the mid-30s as we head through tomorrow. tomorrow is new year's. temperatures tomorrow is going to be in the 20s. around midnight when you are celebrating, it will feel like the teens. as we usher in 2018, we are looking at mostly sunny conditions. >> it is going to be cold though. >> that's going to do it for us here on a saturday morning. at least for the next 25 minutes, we'll bring you our local news updates. >> stay warm out t but the living room's pretty blank. it's really nice when clients come in and have done some of their own research. working with a bassett designer was really easy. just kind of ties in very well. we love it! whoa! the mercedes-benz winter event is back and you won't want to stop for anything else. 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